York County Senior Deputy Prosecutor

York County Senior Deputy Prosecutor

Trial Teams and Specialized Prosecution Teams are the two primary categories of prosecution units in the District Attorney’s Office, and Senior Deputy Prosecutors are the supervising attorneys charged with managing those teams.  The Senior Deputy’s assigned to our general trial teams are responsible for the prosecution of all types of criminal offenses and handles all phases of those prosecutions from pre-arrest investigation through post-sentencing appeals. The Senior Deputy directly supervises the Trial Deputy Prosecutors assigned to the team.  The Senior Deputy prioritizes the work of the team, taking into consideration the scarcity of resources, strength of the evidence, relative severity of the crime and its impact on the victim and the community.  In addition to training his/her Trial Deputy Prosecutors, the Senior Deputy acts as a consultant to law enforcement officials, probation officers and other service providers in the criminal justice system.  In addition to the supervisory responsibilities of the position, a Senior Deputy must perform all of the prosecution functions of a Trial Deputy Prosecutor as outlined in that job description.  This position reports directly to a Chief Deputy Prosecutor, and acts by virtue of authority delegated by the First Deputy.

A Senior Deputy Prosecutor must be a licensed attorney, admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with at least one year of experience as a Trial Deputy Prosecutor in this office or comparable and/or relevant experience in the legal and/or law enforcement profession.

Salary: $87,500.00

Please send resumes to:

Michelle L. Baughman
Chief Administrator
Office of the District Attorney
mlbaughman@yorkcountypa.gov