- January 14, 2025
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Stasia Warren
AGE: 62
FAMILY: One son, five stepchildren
QUIRKY FACT: Works out at 5 a.m. every day
BIO: Born in Detroit. Graduated from Michigan State University and was a teacher in inner-city Detroit, in New Port Richey, and the Outback of Australia. Warren obtained a law degree from the Detroit College of Law and moved to Daytona Beach to work as a prosecutor in 1980. After working as a prosecutor for six years, she joined her husband, Dan Warren, in the criminal defense practice. Then, in 1990, she was elected county court judge, a position she held for 21 years. She resigned her judgeship to run for state attorney in April 2012.
How can the State Attorney’s Office work more effectively with local law enforcement and victim services?
Making the attorneys and victim advocates available to law enforcement 24/7 supplies the tools necessary for successful prosecution of cases, e.g., search warrants, and arrest warrants. Also, by cross-swearing law enforcement officers as state attorney investigators will provide them with the legal authority to investigate multijurisdictional crimes.
State attorney victim advocates can be great assistance to law enforcement by being with victims at the scene in cases of sexual and domestic violence
What is your approach to staff salaries and other budgeting concerns?
Community safety is the paramount goal. To train and keep good prosecutors, the funding issues will be addressed with local, county, state and federal governments. Grant money will be aggressively sought. Salaries cannot be top-heavy. A true merit-based salary schedule will be developed.
What makes you the most qualified?
My 31 years of experience in the criminal justice system at every level makes me uniquely qualified for this office. My integrity and service as a judge for the past 21 years offers hope to all that they will be treated fairly. The fact that I have the support of law enforcement shows they have confidence in my ability. I will not allow a conviction rate statistic dictate my performance. My goal is to seek justice.
What is your vision for the next four years in office?
Restore confidence in law enforcement by communicating with them from the very start of their cases. Have the same prosecutor from start to finish on cases so that there is continuity and efficiency.
Ensure that the rights of victims are protected under our state statutes and constitution. Victims, like law enforcement, need consistency with the prosecutors so that they can communicate at every stage of the case.
Restore the elderly abuse unit. Our elderly population is growing, and too many seniors are being financially and physically abused.
Revive our partnerships in the community to assist all our victims.
Stop the revolving door of injustice by pursing enhanced sentences for habitual offenders and prison releasee reoffenders.
