Erin White

About Erin White

Ms. White received her license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2005, and became an Assistant Commonwealth\'s Attorney in October 2005. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, and received her law degree from the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville in 2005. While in law school, she was the recipient of the Josephine Fischer Scholarship for three years, was the recipient Robert W. Zollinger Memorial Award in 2005, and also received the Clark, Boardman, and Callahan Best Brief Award.In her past positions, Ms. White worked in multiple areas of Social Work, in Kentucky as well as in Florida. Locally, Ms. White was a Crisis Counselor for Seven Counties Services for two years, and she attained the rank of Senior Social Worker for Louisville Metro Human Services where she was employed for almost three years. Prior to becoming an ACA, she served the Commonwealth\'s Attorney as a Law Clerk and Senior Law Clerk for two years. Ms. White is a professional member of the Kentucky Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association, and the Women Lawyers\' Association of Jefferson County. As an ACA, she was the Deputy Division Chief of a General Trial Division, and was the office Robbery Liaison, in charge of the process of assigning robbery cases. Ms. White was the Co-Chief Trainer of prosecutors in the office, responsible for coordinating and assisting in all prosecutor training and instruction, especially in-court. In her current position, Ms. White is the Director of the Criminal Division in the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office, overseeing a staff of over 100 in Kentucky’s largest metropolitan area. Prior positions within the office include DV/SA prosecutor in Jefferson County juvenile court, head of the Warrant Intake Unit, and head of the Special Victims Unit. Ms. White and her successful cases have been featured twice on segments of the popular A&E television show \"After the First 48\".

Experience

1. Assistant County Attorney

   Jefferson County Attorney

   Jan 2014 — Present · Louisville, KY, US

   Head of the Division responsible for the prosecution of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse in Jefferson County District Court.

Education

• Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville

  JD, Law

  2002 — 2005

• Saint Louis University

  Honors BA, Psychology, Women's Studies

  1993 — 1997

Skills

• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Legal Research
• Trials
• Criminal Law
• Appeals
• Trial Practice
• Appellate Practice
• Juvenile Law
• Criminal Defense
• Courts
• Hearings
• Westlaw
• Torts
• Training