Jimmie M. Edwards | |
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9th Director of the Public Safety Department - City of St. Louis | |
In office November 6, 2017 –March 31, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Richard Gray |
Succeeded by | Daniel Isom |
Personal details | |
Born | St. Louis,Missouri,U.S. | June 18,1955
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Stacy Edwards |
Children | 3 |
Profession | Lawyer,politician,circuit judge |
Jimmie M. Edwards was a circuit judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit,serving St. Louis. He was appointed to the court in April 1992. [1] [2] Edwards left the bench in October 2017 due to his appointment as Director of the Public Safety Department - City of St. Louis by Mayor Lyda Krewson. [3]
Edwards received his undergraduate degree in 1978 and his J.D. in 1982,both from St. Louis University. [2] [4]
Edwards was at the center of a controversy over public statements made following the deaths of 13 minors during the Summer of 2019 as a result of violent crime. [6] During an interview with Saint Louis public radio,Edwards stated that not all the minors who have died were "innocent bystanders",asserting that many of them were involved in criminal activities. [7] Edwards reiterated his comments at an October 11 meeting of the STL Public Safety Committee. [8] Edwards statements were condemned in a joint resolution by thirteen Saint Louis activist organizations,including Action St. Louis,ArchCity Defenders,ACLU-Missouri,Metropolitan Congregations United,the Deaconess Foundation and the Organization for Black Struggle,writing "This kind of demonization of our children is shocking and unacceptable. It builds on racist,dehumanizing tropes about Black children and distracts from the public policies that continue to deepen poverty and despair instead of investing resources to create safety and opportunity. Public Safety Director Edwards is the highest-ranking law enforcement official in the City of St. Louis. If this is what he thinks of children dying in the streets,it is no wonder that the response from public safety officials continues to focus on police,surveillance,and incarceration." [9] [6]
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