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State’s Attorney’s Office gains two assistant prosecutor positions after commissioners approve reorganization
Summary
The commissioners approved the final phase of a three-part reorganization in the Office of the State’s Attorney, converting two existing positions into two Assistant State’s Attorney I positions to address a growth in trials and caseload.
The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County approved May 13 a reorganization request from the Office of the State’s Attorney to convert two current positions into two Assistant State’s Attorney I positions as the final phase of a three-part staffing plan.
Jessica Hall, chief of staff to the state’s attorney, told the board this is the third phase of a plan that began April 22 and included salary-scale adjustments requested during the budget process. Phase three reallocates a senior legal assistant and a deputy chief of staff position into two entry-level prosecutor slots. Hall said the net projected salary savings across all three phases is $33,397, although this phase has a projected cost of $45,693; the earlier phases produced larger savings that more than offset the current cost.
Hall described a substantial recent increase in trials and caseloads and said the office would benefit from additional attorneys; the office will total 18 attorneys after the change. Commissioners noted an administrative-judge request for an additional courtroom and discussed broader needs for prosecutorial staffing.
A motion to approve converting the two positions carried by voice vote with no recorded opposition in the provided excerpt. The decision was described as a practical step to better support charging, trial preparation and courtroom work while continued staffing needs remain.
