Courthouse

District Attorney
Jamie Adams

Anson, Richmond & Scotland County

Prosecutorial District 21

(910) 419-7501
District Attorney's Office PO Box 1925
Rockingham, NC 28380
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The Interim District Attorney for the Twenty-First Prosecutorial District is Jaime Adams

Thank you for visiting the web site of the District Attorney’s Office in Prosecutorial District 21. This District includes all of Anson, Richmond, and Scotland Counties in North Carolina. The mission of the District Attorney’s Office is to seek justice by ensuring that victims’ rights and the public’s safety are our number one priority through the fair, equal, vigorous and efficient enforcement of the criminal laws.

The goal of this site is to make the information and services provided by the District Attorneys’ Office and the criminal justice system available to the public. Please take the time to search each webpage and explore all of the information we have provided you. Should you have any questions, we have also included details on how you may contact us.

“District Attorney” commonly refers to an attorney for the community elected by the people in his/her district to represent the interests of the general public, including crime victims in court proceedings against people accused of committing crimes. Other jurisdictions use various terms: Prosecutor, U.S. Attorney (a federal prosecutor), Solicitor, or State’s Attorney.

The primary duty of the District Attorney is to prosecute all criminal cases filed in the district. The District Attorney represents the state in all criminal and some juvenile matters. In addition, the District Attorney is responsible for preparing the criminal trial docket and advising law enforcement officers in the district.

Jaime Adams earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 1998 before receiving her Juris Doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School where she graduated with Cum Laude honors in 2008. Prior to this appointment, Jamie served the Chief Assistant District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 21.

She began her career as a prosecutor in 2008 in the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office where she supervised the newly formed Domestic Violence Team. After spending several years in Mecklenburg County, she transferred to Catawba County in Prosecutorial District 36 where she continued to handle domestic violence cases but also expanded her expertise to both child and adult sex offense cases and homicides. In addition to her courtroom skills, Jamie regularly teaches for Conference of District Attorneys on a variety of topics from special victims cases to homicides and ethics.