MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Just three weeks after his victory over former District Attorney Amy Weirich, Steve Mulroy has been sworn into office as the new District Attorney General.
The swearing in ceremony was held Wednesday, August 31, 2022, in the Shelby County Commission Chambers of the Vasco A. Smith Jr. County Administration Building.
The oath of office was administered by Circuit Court Judge Yolanda Kight Brown, and Father Val Handwerker of St. Patrick Catholic Church gave the invocation.
In a speech after the ceremony, Mulroy followed up on some of the issues he ran on, saying the Mid-South can't incarcerate its way out of crime and public safety is his number one priority.
Mulroy said when he takes office he wants to focus on violent crime and public safety. Mulroy said he wants to flatten the curve of crime and plans to refocus crime force towards violence and off things such as marijuana possession.
Mulroy said he has full confidence in his diverse team and believes they will accomplish the goal of justice reform.
The swearing-in was a public event, and a reception was held after.
