DISTRICT ATTORNEY DISTRICT 26
District attorneys are the elected representatives of the state in all criminal and some juvenile matters. The primary responsibility of the district attorney, with his or her assistants, is to prosecute all criminal cases filed in the Superior and District Courts. District attorneys also advise local law enforcement and prepare the criminal trial docket. Each of the 44 prosecutorial districts has one district attorney and at least four full-time assistant district attorneys. Each District Attorney is elected to a four-year term by the voters within the district he or she serves.
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Spencer Merriweather
(DEM)
What experience and skills make you the best candidate for this office? (Max. 750 characters)
What is the most important or challenging issue for the District Attorney’s office currently? (Max. 750 characters)
Are there new programs you would like to implement at the District Attorney’s office? (Max. 750 characters)
What services of the District Attorney's office could be improved with more funding? (Max. 750 characters)
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Position/philosophy statement
We fight everyday so that families and communities can thrive and so that every person can live in peace and so that families and communities can thrive and so that every person can live in peace.
Current Occupation
District Attorney
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48
With two decades of service to this community as a prosecutor, I have demonstrated knowledge and command of what it takes to ensure justice in this state’s busiest judicial district.
The continued rise in violent crime among our youth remains one of the most challenging issues we are grappling with as a community.
In the coming year, we will help establish our community’s first Family Justice Center, the Umbrella Center, which will serve as a one-stop location for the provision of services to individuals and families victimized by various violent crimes. This will be a paradigm-shifting initiative for our community.
When the District Attorney’s Office has more funding, it can hire and retain more people. More people to do this work means specialized attention to victims, faster response times, and reduced burnout for those individuals who have assumed the heavy burden of guiding neighborhoods and families to justice in the wake of having been victimized by crime.
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