Join us this Friday, September 12 at Maggiano's to welcome Sherry Boston, DeKalb County District Attorney. Sherry Boston stands among the elite in the world of prosecution as one of the rare 1% of African American females currently serving as district attorney nationwide. Ms. Boston was first elected as the district attorney for DeKalb County in 2016. In her capacity, DA Boston oversees the prosecution of felony offenses filed in the Superior Court of DeKalb County and supervises a staff of more than 300 people including attorneys, investigators, paralegals, victim advocates, and administrative professionals."

Since taking the helm as district attorney in January 2017, Ms. Boston has assembled a diverse and highly experienced leadership team. She recognizes the critical role her office plays in the criminal justice system and was the first district attorney in Georgia to mandate Implicit Bias training for all employees.During her tenure, DA Boston has made it a priority to keep her office on the leading edge of crime trends establishing a Human Trafficking and Internet Crimes Unit, a Digital Forensics Unit, and a Firearm Violence Prevention Unit. Her office also works closely with the DeKalb County Police Department, DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Federal Bureau of Investigation and others as part of the DeKalb County Cold Case Task Force.

Atlanta Magazine has repeatedly lauded her as one of metro Atlanta’s 500 Most Influential People, featuring her on the coveted front cover of the publication in 2019. Through her work with the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution, DA Boston has also become an integral part of the national dialogue on criminal justice reform and innovative prosecution strategies specific to juvenile justice, reentry, and accountability initiatives. DA Boston served as one of the original appointees to the GRACE Commission, a statewide task force created in 2019 by Georgia’s First Lady to combat human trafficking.Prior to her role as district attorney, Ms. Boston served as DeKalb County solicitor-general, the elected prosecutor overseeing misdemeanor crimes. During her tenure as solicitor-general, Ms. Boston was instrumental in the development of DeKalb’s revamped Traffic Division and also implemented a wide variety of innovative programming and strategies aimed at community outreach and crime prevention.

In addition to her elected positions, DA Boston has received numerous legal appointments and wide recognition for her innovative prevention/intervention initiatives and impassioned commitment to domestic violence awareness. In 2018, she received the Champion for Change Award from the Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence for her leadership in the DV arena, including the development of two signature community awareness campaigns.

In 2024, DA Boston was honored with awards on the national, state and local levels. Public Rights Project, a non-profit that works with local governments to protect civil rights, named DA Boston a 2024 Justice Seeker. The Georgia Association for Women Lawyers presented her with the Leading Lady Award, which is given to a GAWL member who is an exemplary leader in the legal profession and in the community, and Leadership DeKalb recognized DA Boston with a Distinguished Alumni Award. Several other organizations have also recognized DA Boston in recent years with awards for her public service. Among her varied involvement in community and legal organizations, District Attorney Boston is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia where she serves on the Board of Governors, the State Bar’s policy-making arm.

District Attorney Boston is a graduate of Villanova University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Emory University School of Law.  She resides in DeKalb County with her husband and two daughters.