Thursday, February 02, 2006

State's Attorney Glenn Ivey Biography

Judicial Branch, State's Attorney Biography: "Biography of State's Attorney, Glenn Ivey
Glenn Ivey
State's Attorney

Courthouse
14735 Main Street
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-3050

Contact: Receptionist
(301) 952-3500
Fax: (301) 952-3775


Elected in 2002, Glenn F. Ivey is the current State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County Maryland. A former federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., Ivey served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1990 until1994. During his last two years in that office, he served under Eric H. Holder Jr., former United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. While there, Ivey handled nearly 40 criminal jury trials, numerous appeals and grand jury investigations.

In 1983, Glenn graduated with honors from Princeton University and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1986. He joined the litigation department of the prestigious Baltimore law firm of Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, followed by a move to Capitol Hill as senior legislative assistant to Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). His extensive experience includes serving as Chief Counsel to former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) and as Counsel to the Senate Whitewater Committee for Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD). He is a former Partner at the Washington law firm of Preston, Gates, Ellis & Rouvelas, Meeds and is currently an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Maryland School of Law.

In 1988, former Maryland Governor, Parris Glendening appointed Ivey as Chairman of the Maryland Public Service Commission where he held jurisdiction over the electric, telecommunications and gas industries in the state.

Now, as State’s Attorney, he continues to help create a more collective and collaborative approach to rehabilitative justice, launched an aggressive community outreach program to work with community groups and local residents to make neighborhoods safer, and developed youth empowerment initiatives to help reduce juvenile crime by getting youth involved in learning life skills and in understanding the criminal justice process."

Prince George's County, MD - Judicial Branch : Glenn Ivey State's Attorney

Prince George's County, MD - Judicial Branch : State's Attorney Office: "Office of The State's Attorney for Prince George's County
Glenn Ivey (Bio)
State's Attorney

Courthouse
14735 Main Street
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-3050

Contact: Receptionist
(301) 952-3500
Fax: (301) 952-3775


The State's Attorney's Office prosecutes anyone charged with committing a crime in Prince George's County. This includes crimes of violence, like murder, rape, robbery and assault, as well as nonviolent crimes against citizens and their properties. The State's Attorney's Office also investigates charges of police and public official misconduct and misuse of funds, and works to educate the community about crime prevention and the criminal justice system.

Since 2002, Glenn F. Ivey has worked hard to help make Prince George’s County a good place to live, work and raise a family. His mission is to make our communities safer, which is why he has implemented proactive crime reduction and crime prevention programs designed to benefit and protect all county residents. Since taking office, Ivey also has worked to increase access to intervention programs and to improve prosecutorial and investigative accountability. His vision is that these efforts, along with the combined efforts of all law enforcement offices, community groups and individual citizens, will help protect the rights of all residents of Prince George’s County."