The current Baltimore County State's Attorney is Scott D. Shellenberger. Shellenberger took office on January 2, 200

Shellenberger started his legal career in the Baltimore County, Maryland, Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office working as a law clerk while attending the University of Baltimore Law School. Upon being admitted to the bar in 1985, Shellenberger began working as a prosecutor. Shellenberger slowly moved through the ranks in the State's Attorney's Office. In addition to trying cases, Shellenberger served as supervisor of the Felony Screening, Career Criminal and Automobile Manslaughter Units. Shellenberger was born and raised in Baltimore County. He is a graduate of Loch Raven High School, Loyola College and the

University of Baltimore School of Law The University of Baltimore School of Law, or the UB School of Law, is one of the four colleges that make up the University of Baltimore, which is part of the University System of Maryland. The UBalt School of Law is one of only two law schools i ...

. He resides with his wife and daughters in the same Baltimore County neighborhood where he grew up. Shellenberger will serve a four-year term. The office is responsible for prosecuting

felony A felony is traditionally considered a crime of high seriousness, whereas a misdemeanor is regarded as less serious. The term "felony" originated from English common law (from the French medieval word "''félonie''") to describe an offense that r ...

misdemeanor A misdemeanor (American English, spelled misdemeanour elsewhere) is any "lesser" criminal act in some common law legal systems. Misdemeanors are generally punished less severely than more serious felonies, but theoretically more so than admi ...

and juvenile cases in

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. The office currently employs 58 attorneys to handle the case load in the District, Juvenile, and Circuit Courts of

Baltimore County, Maryland Baltimore County ( , locally: or ) is the third-most populous county in the U.S. state of Maryland. The county is part of the Central Maryland region of the state. Baltimore County partly surrounds but does not include the independent cit ...

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