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ORLANDO, FL, March 25, 2022 — State Attorney Monique H. Worrell and the Ninth Judicial Circuit’s Community Engagement team will host the first of a series of community townhall meetings on Tuesday, March 29th at 6:00pm. This community townhall will be held at The Kingdom Church located at 800 N. Pine Hills Road in Orlando.
ORLANDO, FL — State Attorney Monique H. Worrell has appointed veteran public defender and Assistant State Attorney Mark Daniel Wixtrom as her Chief Assistant State Attorney. In this role, Wixtrom will help execute the administration’s vision for the Ninth Judicial Circuit.
ORLANDO, FL, November 14, 2021 — Under the leadership of State Attorney Monique H. Worrell, the State Attorney’s Office is proud to announce the development of a newly developed Narcotics Unit. The mission of the Narcotics Unit is to promote a fair and equitable administration of justice, while protecting public safety and preventing overdose deaths through the investigation and prosecution of high-level narcotics trafficking.
ORLANDO, FL, November 12, 2021 — State Attorney Monique H. Worrell On Wednesday, November 10th, the Community Engagement Team at the State Attorney’s Office hosted a meet-and-greet for members of the inaugural Community Engagement Committee. State Attorney Monique H. Worrell believes that prosecutorial accountability requires systemic change and should start with empowering communities by putting the responsibility for oversight in the hands of the people.
ORLANDO, FL – The State Attorney’s Office for the Ninth Judicial Circuit will be closed today, Thursday, November 11th, in observation of Veterans Day.
ORLANDO, FL – The regular meeting of the Osceola County Investigative Bureau (OCIB) will be held on Monday, November 8, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the County Administration Building (directly across from the Osceola County Courthouse), conference room 4727. The physical address is 1 Courthouse Square, Kissimmee, FL.
ORLANDO, FL – As Domestic Violence Awareness Month concludes, State Attorney Monique Worrell offers a message of hope, while reaffirming her office’s commitment to advocating for those impacted by domestic violence across the ninth judicial circuit.
ORLANDO, FL – The Office of the State Attorney would like to recognize National Coming Out Day. This day was inspired by a single march that took place on October 11th, 1987. On that special day, 500,000 people participated in the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. The march was such a huge success, it generated momentum that lasted for months. During this period, over one hundred LGBTQIA+ identifying individuals gathered outside Washington, DC, and decided to create a national day to celebrate coming out. This celebration began on the first anniversary of this historic march.