District Attorney David Brower confirmed today that he is retiring.
He said in an email exchange that his last day on the job is April 30.
Brower was hired as the regional district attorney for Juneau in February 2011. He has worked for the state Department of Law since 1991.
Previously, he worked as an assistant district attorney in Nome and Juneau, a special prosecutor focused on traffic cases and in the civil division representing the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.
His replacement will be named by Attorney General Michael Geraghty.
No one has been selected yet, and the law department is currently in the process of seeking qualified candidates, said Richard Svobodny, the deputy attorney general for the criminal division.
Ideally, someone will be selected by the end of April, Svobodny said.
“Mr. Brower’s leaving at the end of April — we would hopefully want somebody in place by that period of time,” he said. “Depending upon again who the person may be, that may or may not work.”
The Juneau district attorney oversees an office of three assistant district attorneys, one paralegal and three support staff, as well as supervises the Sitka office. In addition to handling Juneau cases, the office also handles cases out of Haines, Hoonah, Kake, Petersburg, Skagway and Yakutat.
• Contact reporter Emily Russo Miller at 523-2263 or at emily.miller@juneauempire.com.
Comments (10)
Add commentMakes me wonder...
...if the old short timers syndrome led to less than aggressive prosecution of dangerous criminals and predatory perps...and cops.
Good Riddance
Good Riddance
Thankless Job
It's got to be a thankless job. If the cops mess up and evidence gets suppressed - blame the DA. If the victim turns out to be not so credible and a case falls apart - blame the DA. If there aren't enough resources to keep up with the caseload - blame the DA.
Say what you will based on what you read, but it can't be an easy job. I'm sure he'll enjoy his retirement - you can't work for the state that long and not be Tier I.
It's clear
AKHunter has no idea what he's talking about.
FBomb
I was thinking the exact same thing - thankless job to the extreme.
Thank you, Mr. Brower for your service and for trying to make our community a better, safer, more lawful place - inspite of all of the obsticles placed in front of you.
Happy trails!
DA in action
I've seen the DA in action. Fbomb is correct. The DA has to work with busy law enforcement, lack of evidence, hostile or absent witnesses, victims who change their story, and a work load that covers the ENTIRE SouthEast Alaska. These 4 assistant prosecutors, Brower, Williams, Kemp, and Polasky cover Juneau, Haines, Hoonah, Kake, Petersburg, Skagway, Sitka and Yakutat and juggle countless cases.
They do what they can, and they do it as well as they can.
I wish you well Mr Brower.
Will be interesting
to see who Parnell anoints as his replacement.......
Busy law enforcement?
Victims that change their story? DA in action? Funny thing about perspective. It's a lot different if you don't have a dog in the fight.
Tier I?
You had to be first hired befoe mid 1986 to be Tier I
@ ima49er
If Parnell sticks to his past criteria/choices it won't be anyone that has any legit legal experience, but rather that is well connected and has watched a lot of Judge Judy.