Attorney's Office

The Office of the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney employs 15 Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys and has a support staff of 30. We prosecute only those crimes that violate State law, not local ordinances. We exercise exclusive jurisdiction over all felony crimes committed in Jefferson County and those misdemeanor offenses which occur in the unincorporated areas of the county. Each city or town in this County has its own municipal court to prosecute violations of their local ordinances. In addition, Jefferson County has a municipal court to prosecute County violations and violations of County Ordinances. The types of crime prosecuted by this office include but are not limited to; alcohol related offenses, traffic offenses, domestic violence, drug offenses, forgery and fraud, burglary and stealing, white collar crime, criminal non-support, arson, child physical and sexual abuse, sexual assault, and homicides