PROSECUTOR POSITION - RENO COUNTY
PROSECUTOR POSITION - RENO COUNTY
The Reno County District Attorney’s Office is taking applications for an Assistant District Attorney. Applicant will need to be a member of the Kansas Bar & willing to relocate to Hutchinson, Kansas.
Starting salary is $56,384, but is negotiable based on experience.
Duties will include courtroom appearances, jury trials, & appellate work. Salary includes benefits, insurance & payment of bar fees.
Please send resume and cover letter with references to Thomas R. Stanton, Reno County District Attorney, Reno County District Attorney’s Office, 206 West First, 5th Flr, Hutchinson, Kansas 67501
About the District Attorney’s Office
Formerly the county attorney, the office was established as that of the district attorney by a legislative act in 1999. The district attorney’s office prosecutes criminal and selected civil matters referred from five police departments, the Reno County Sheriff’s office, the Kansas Highway Patrol, and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. 1,517 law enforcement reports were logged into the office in 2002. 182 additional misdemeanor worthless check complaints were logged into the office by private citizens in 2002.
The office services approximately 65,000 citizens spread throughout 15 communities in an area of 1,365 square miles.
In 2002, the office filed 1,291 adult criminal cases, 418 juvenile offender cases, 253 Child in Need of Care petitions, 34 drug asset forfeiture cases, and 127 Care and Treatment cases. Additionally, the office handled 225 juvenile diversion cases, 44 appellate briefs, and was responsible for 6,143 traffic cases filed in the district court. The 27th Judicial District was ranked as the second busiest in Kansas based on caseload per judge in 2002.