Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel recently announced to his office that he will not seek re-election to a third-term. Hummel’s term runs through the end of 2022. Absent a November run-off, the election in May of 2022 will decide who takes office in January of 2023 as Deschutes County’s next district attorney.
In Hummel’s announcement to his office (full text of announcement here) he highlighted the successes they achieved together over the last seven years. Some of the successes he called out were the development of innovative programs to keep our community safe by preventing crime and incarceration (the Emerging Adult Program that provides targeted services to people ages 18-24 in the criminal justice system; the Clean Slate program to provide people suspected of possessing drugs with primary care doctors instead of prosecution; and the Veterans’ Intervention Strategy that provides targeted services for veterans in the criminal justice system); advocating for and achieving long prison sentences for the few people for whom prison is the only option to keep our community safe; and providing excellent legal services in the approximately 50,000 cases the office handled during his tenure.
Statement from District Attorney Hummel to the residents of Deschutes County:
“Serving as your District Attorney has been a privilege and an honor. Every morning when I walk the three flights up to my office I think about the important work that my colleagues in your DA’s office and I have to do that day for the people of Deschutes County. During my final 16 months in office I’ll continue to work tirelessly to ensure that justice is done daily. Thank you for allowing me to represent you.”
