Our Commitment to this Community
The rich complexity of Mecklenburg County helps make this area a strong and vibrant place to live, work and raise a family. Seeking justice with integrity demands we continuously strive to have a workforce that honors both the array of world views featured across our county and fidelity to our shared interest in cultivating public confidence.
We are committed to emphasizing values of community literacy and institutional responsibility in the recruitment, hiring and development of staff, as well as in our service to the public as ministers of justice. We believe the pursuit of these values is central to maintaining the trust of the community and to ensuring every person in our County can live in peace.
The District Attorney’s Office is an institution of public servants sworn to seek justice, but the pursuit of justice does not stop at the courtroom door. We also have an ongoing responsibility to seek justice so that every person can live in peace. Under District Attorney Spencer Merriweather’s leadership, the District Attorney’s Office has been fully committed to building a workplace that reflects an intimate understanding of the needs of our county’s neighborhoods, each with their own unique history and composition. Just as importantly, we are dedicated to sustaining an office environment that recognizes our unique moral imperative in ensuring justice and fairness in a civil society.
"No matter who they are or where they come from, every victim, every survivor, every family member and every concerned citizen has a right to expect that the people of this office will, through our work, demonstrate a whole appreciation for the full measure of each person’s humanity," says DA Merriweather.