Jason M. Walsh | |
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District Attorney of Washington County | |
Assumed office August 23, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Eugene A. Vittone |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Rebecca Walsh |
Children | 4 |
Education | Saint Francis University (BA) Ohio Northern University (JD) |
Jason M. Walsh is an attorney and member of the Republican Party. Jason Walsh is the current District Attorney of Washington County,Pennsylvania. [1]
Walsh attended Saint Francis University in Loretto,Pennsylvania from 1989 until graduating Summa Cum Laude from the honors college in 1993. [2]
After completing his bachelor's degree,Walsh then attended Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law. He received his Juris Doctor degree there in 1996 and graduated with Distinction. [2]
Upon graduating law school,Jason Walsh joined Herman J. Bigi in general practice in 1996. [1] During this time,he practiced law with a concentration in Criminal Law,DUI,White Collar Crime,as well as all other areas of law. While in private practice,Walsh served as Washington County Children and Youth Services Solicitor for nine years. [3]
After 20 years of working for his private practice,Walsh joined the Washington County District Attorney's Office as Deputy District Attorney in September 2016. [1] [3] Walsh was appointed to First Assistant District Attorney by District Attorney Eugene A. Vittone in 2020. [3] [4]
Walsh was sworn in as the District Attorney of Washington County on August 23,2021,after the death of Eugene A. Vittone. [5] [6] During Walsh's DA tenure,he has prosecuted several felonies,including homicides. [5] [7]
Walsh has sought the death penalty in cases where the accused is charged with homicide in the first-degree. Under Pennsylvania law,an accused person may only receive a death penalty sentence after they have been convicted of first-degree homicide. The guilt trial of capital murder case is separate from the sentencing trial,as consistent with the Pennsylvania criminal code. [8]
Walsh has voiced intention to seek the death penalty in specific cases involving the killing of infants,all of which were under six months old. [9] [10] [11] [12] He has sought the death penalty in the case of the killing of a convenient store worker. [13] He has also sought the death penalty for a case where the victim was killed by being burned alive. [14]
Walsh ran unopposed for the Republican nominee for the office of Washington County District Attorney in the May 2023 primary. [15] [16] Walsh was the Republican candidate for the office of Washington County District Attorney for the November 2023 general election.
On November 7,2023,District Attorney Walsh won his first full-term. He swiftly defeated his challenger by earning 61% of the vote. [17]
Jason Walsh is a lifelong resident of Washington County,he grew up in Donora,Pennsylvania [3] and currently lives in Carroll Township. He is married to Rebecca Walsh,and they have four children. [1] Jason also has a brother,Justin Walsh,who has been a judge in Westmoreland County since 2019. [18]
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