Mitchell R. Morrissey Politician

Mitchell R. "Mitch" Morrissey (born 1957) is the elected District Attorney of Colorado's Second Judicial District in Denver, Colorado.A Democrat, Morrissey was elected in November, 2004 and was sworn into office on January 11, 2005. As the chief prosecutor in Denver, he is responsible for the prosecution of more than 6,000 felony and 18,000 misdemeanor criminal cases every year. Prior to being elected as the District Attorney, Mitch Morrissey worked in the Denver District Attorney’s Office for twenty years, ten of which he served as a chief deputy district attorney. Morrissey was named the 2011 “Individual Community Ally of the Year” by the Denver Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. He received the "Distinguished Service Award" from the GLBT Community Center of Colorado in 2006 and was named the 2001 "Prosecutor of the Year" by the Colorado District Attoney's Council. In 2012, Morrissey was awarded the “Patriot Award” by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve division of the U.S. Department of Defense. The award honors supervisors for supporting staff during absences for Reserve training and deployments in foreign countries.