District Attorney
CurrentAs District Attorney for the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit, Sherry Boston oversees the prosecution of felony offenses filed in the Superior Court of DeKalb County. These crimes include murder, drug and sex offenses, child and elder abuse, theft, and corruption Ms. Boston supervises a staff of 175 individuals including attorneys, investigators, paralegals, victim-witness advocates, and administrative professionals assigned to various divisions. Ms. Boston is currently serving her first term as DeKalb County District Attorney. Prior to this role, DA Boston served as DeKalb County Solicitor-General, the elected prosecutor in charge of misdemeanor crimes.During her tenure as Solicitor-General, Ms. Boston was instrumental in the development of DeKalb’s Traffic Division and also implemented a wide variety of innovative programming and strategies aimed at community outreach and crime prevention.