District Attorney Kathryn Slattery, a prosecutor with over twenty eight years of experience, and her attorney staff of fourteen and support staff of nineteen are dedicated to prosecuting criminal cases and civil violations that occur in the towns and cities of York County, Maine. York County has a year-round population of 199,431, making it the second most populous county in Maine. There are sixteen police agencies located in York County responsible for serving the residents of York County. Those agencies: the York County Sheriff’s Department, the Maine State Police, the Berwick Police Department, the North Berwick Police Department, the South Berwick Police Department, the Buxton Police Department, the Eliot Police Department, the Kittery Police Department, the Kennebunk Police Department, the Kennebunkport Police Department, the Ogunquit Police Department, the Old Orchard Beach Police Department, the Saco Police Department, the Sanford Police Department, the Wells Police Department, and the York Police Department are responsible for criminal investigations that are brought to the District Attorney’s Office for review. In fiscal year 2014, the York County District Attorney’s Office prosecuted 10,081 criminal cases, 2092 civil violations and 525 juvenile matters.
The attorneys and support staff are assigned to work in one of the four offices located in each of the York County courts: York District Court, Springvale District Court, Biddeford District Court and the York County Superior Court located in Alfred. With the four court locations crimes are prosecuted geographically.
