Judge Shaffer became a Magistrate Judge for the District of Colorado in 2001. Prior to being appointed to the Bench, Judge Shaffer was in private practice with the firms of Moye, Giles, O'Keefe, Vermeire & Gorrell, and with Dufford & Brown, where his practice focused on litigation, both civil and criminal, with particular emphasis in the areas of environmental law, criminal law and complex commercial litigation. From 1983-1991, Judge Shaffer served in the United States Department of Justice, first with the Civil Rights Division and then in the Environment and Natural Resources Division. He began his legal career with the Navy Legal Services Office in Naples, Italy, and then as a Senior Commissioner, Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review. Judge Shaffer is a member of the Advisory Board of The Sedona ConferenceŽ and a contributor to Thomson-Reuter's recent publication, E-Discovery for Corporate Counsel.

Craig B. Shaffer is on the Advisory Board for The Sedona Conference.