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New Mariposa County district attorney outlines mission, warns office remains lean
Summary
District Attorney Walter Wall, newly returned to the office, told the board the DA’s office is operating with roughly half its typical staff and described immediate priorities including victim services, collaboration and office integrity.
Walter Wall, who identified himself as Mariposa County District Attorney, told the Board of Supervisors on Sept. 9 that the District Attorney’s Office is operating with fewer attorneys and support staff than historically typical and described initial steps since he took office.
Wall said the office generally consists of 15 people but was functioning with seven at the time of his remarks. He described staff performing duties beyond narrow job descriptions to keep cases moving: investigators answering phones, secretarial staff helping with court paperwork and only one deputy district attorney handling much of the prosecutorial workload alongside the DA.
Wall said the office completed a team exercise to draft a mission statement emphasizing integrity, accountability, transparency, support for victims and attention to underlying issues such as mental‑health and substance‑use disorders. He told the board he has an open‑door policy and invited supervisors and residents to report case problems, victim‑service gaps or other issues that merit the office’s attention.
Wall listed staff by given name in his remarks (investigator Josh Kaheeli; investigators Weston Carroll and Chris Boehm; deputy district attorney Steven Carey) and asked the board for support as the office works to address staffing and workload. No formal staffing request was made at the Sept. 9 meeting.
Chair and supervisors thanked Wall for the update and welcomed his commitment to outreach.
