Tom Carr (politician)


Tom Carr is the City Attorney of Boulder, Colorado. He manages an office of 17 people, and receives a salary of $170,000 per year.
He formerly served as Seattle City Attorney from 2002 to 2009. He is remembered for founding the Community Court, and for supporting an extensive undercover operation against underage drinking. He was defeated in 2009, receiving 38% of the vote to Pete Holmes' 62%.
Prior to his career in public service, Carr was a partner at Barrett Gilman & Ziker, an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York, and Chairman of the Elevated Transportation Company Council. He received his Bachelor's degree from St. Johns University and his Juris Doctor from New York Law School. He was born in The Bronx.