(45) District Attorney

Recommended Budget FY 25/26

Department Overview

The mission of the San Benito County District Attorney's Office is to do justice, by protecting the innocent, holding the guilty accountable, securing the rights of victims, maintaining due process for defendants, and caring for the needs of the community through a devotion to truth.

Divisions

District Attorney
 
Victim Witness

Strategic Plan Focus Areas

  • Operational Development and Excellence
  • Technology
  • Community Engagement
  • Healthy and Safe Communities
 
Detailed Information can be found here: Strategic Plan Overview

Staff

Recent Departmental Accomplishments

  • Office has gone fileless
  • Superior Court Interface Project on-track for current year completion for case management and court disposition information exchange
  • Successful Trial of High-Profile Animal Cruelty Case involving local High School
  • 7 Trials to Verdict Completed in Fiscal Year
  • Filing/Issuing of Cases largely brought current

Top Departmental Concerns

  • Working with Justice Partners to Implement Prop 36
  • Increase of Post-Sentence Motions resulting in Increased Workloads on Attorneys
  • Deterioration of Building creating capital project needs

Long Range Planning Goals (3-5 years) For Department

  • Complete Interface Project with Courts
  • Improvement of Office Space Conditions