Montgomery County States Attorneys Office

The Constitution of the State of Maryland provides that each county and the City of Baltimore shall have a States Attorney whose primary responsibility is the investigation and prosecution of all criminal defendants. The States Attorney is an independently elected state official, who serves as the chief prosecutor in Montgomery County, Maryland. The Office of the States Attorney is staffed with 70 full-time Assistant States Attorneys, including the elected States Attorney and two appointed Deputy States Attorneys, and is supported by a staff of highly-trained of legal assistants, investigators, victim/witness coordinators and a devoted group of volunteers. These dedicated public servants serve nearly one million Montgomery County residents. The mission of the Office of the States Attorney is to serve the public interest through fair and honest administration of justice by exercising responsibilities to: prosecute criminal violations in Montgomery County; educate the public on crimin...