The District Attorney’s office and defense attorneys today agreed on dates for trials and administrative sessions for 12 murders which remain on Halifax County court dockets.
District court judges who are currently presiding in the soon-to-be merged judicial districts of 6A and 6B are working together along with other officials to address concerns that might arise when the union becomes official in January.
Valerie Asbell, the current district attorney for Judicial District 6B, is running for district attorney for the newly created Judicial District 6, which comprises Bertie, Halifax, Hertford and Northampton Counties.
For 13 years, I have served as the Elected District Attorney for Bertie, Hertford and Northampton Counties with pride and integrity. As the only candidate for District Attorney with the experience managing a multi-county district, I understand that each courthouse operates differently.
Melissa D. Pelfrey, candidate for District Attorney for the new District 6 (comprised of Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, and Northampton Counties), wants residents of those counties to review the annual statistics compiled by the state Administrative Office of the Courts when considering their choice of the candidates for District Attorney.
State Senator Angela Bryant explained in a news release Friday the consolidation of the two local judicial and prosecutorial districts was done through an attachment to the state budget bill that also sought to create a new district in Stanley County.
