Sharmese Walcott
Oct 25, 2022, 10:09 AM
Subtitle:
Attorney, Office of the State's Attorney
Sharmese L. Walcott was appointed by the Criminal Justice Commission as State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Hartford on September 25, 2020. State’s Attorney Walcott is the chief law enforcement officer in the Judicial District of Hartford, which includes the capital city and 18 surrounding communities. The State’s Attorney oversees employees at the Judicial District courthouse in Hartford, Geographical Area courts in Enfield, Hartford and Manchester and the Juvenile Court and Community Court in Hartford. State’s Attorney Walcott joined the Division of Criminal Justice in 2007 in the Danbury Judicial District. She was honored with the Theresa Foss Award for her work in Justice and Advocacy supporting those suffering with mental health needs. In 2018, she moved to the Hartford Judicial District where she served until her appointment as Executive Assistant State’s Attorney in 2020. Recently, she was honored by the Connecticut Alliance with the Advocacy In Action Award for her work in the area of sexual based offenses. In addition, State’s Attorney Walcott is the law enforcement lead and co-founder of the Regionalized Human Trafficking Recovery Taskforce/ She is a member of the Trafficking In Persons Council, active in the Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee, and serves on the Governor’s Council on Women and Girls. She also serves on the Legislative and Management Committees for DCJ, and is the former Chair of the Commission on the Standardization for the Collection of Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations. State’s Attorney Walcott serves as a partner to local government and organizations in their efforts to interrupt, intervene and prevent violence, particularly gun violence, in the community. State’s Attorney Walcott earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Western Connecticut State University in Danbury and a Juris Doctor Degree from the George Washington University Law School in Washington D.C.