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Responsibilities & Services
The Brazos County District Attorney's Office represents the State of Texas in the District Courts of Brazos County. The duties of the office include:
- Prosecuting felony crimes in the trial court and on appeal
- Prosecuting juvenile offenses for offenders between the age of 10 and 17
- Prosecuting misdemeanor offenses when such offenses are committed by a defendant with felony charges
- Providing victim services to the people that suffer from crime
- Representing Child Protective Services for cases of abuse and neglect
Staff
In order to perform these duties the District Attorney's Office employs 44 people to perform the following tasks:
- A receptionist who answers the phone and fields questions for the public
- A secretary responsible for preparing legal documents regarding forfeitures in drug cases
- An evidence technician that safeguards physical evidence
- An elected District Attorney who prosecutes cases and supervises the office
- An executive secretary who supervises the budget and assists the District Attorney
- Four investigators that assist in preparing cases for trial, work hot check collection, and investigate complaints of criminal activity that come directly to the District Attorney's office
- A specialized prosecutor to handle Crimes Against Children
- A specialized prosecutor to handle Family Violence
- Three prosecutors and a secretary to handle juvenile crime as well as represent Child Protective Services
- Four prosecutors and one secretary to prosecute felony and misdemeanor cases in each of the three district courts
- Two people who input data
- Two prosecutors and two secretaries to accept cases and prepare them for grand jury presentation
- Two prosecutors who handle appeals to the Courts of Appeals and Court of Criminal Appeals
- Three Victim Assistance Coordinators
Contact Us
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Jarvis Parsons
Brazos County District Attorney
Brazos County Courthouse
300 E. 26th Street
Suite 310
Bryan, TX 77803Ph: (979) 361-4320
Fx: (979) 361-4368