This site is provided as a public service in the hope that it will foster a better understanding of our criminal justice system and of the services provided by the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office.

I am both honored and humbled to have been selected by Governor Rick Perry in May 2009 to serve the unexpired term of my friend and Tarrant County’s longtime District Attorney, Tim Curry, who passed away in April 2009. I am also indebted to the citizens of Tarrant County who elected me in 2010 for a four-year term.

This office is staffed by 164 attorneys. The total staff, including support personnel, is about 325. The annual budget, provided by Tarrant County through the action of our Commissioner’s Court, is approximately 34 million dollars.

We sincerely hope that the information provided on this website will be helpful to you. Our mission is to make Tarrant County a safer place to live. We need your help in this endeavor.

Sincerely,
Joe Shannon Jr.
Criminal District Attorney