OVERVIEW

The goal of this office is to ensure that justice is done in every case we handle.  Justice is achieved, no matter what the outcome of the case, when all have been treated fairly, when evidence has been presented completely, when laws have been applied evenly and when the case has been presented zealously but with an even hand.  Our goal cannot be achieved without the dedication and hard work of our law enforcement team members nor without committed citizens who witness crimes.  When all of us work together, we create a safer community in which to live, work and raise our families - a community where justice is served.

Kim White

Commonwealth's Attorney

County of Halifax

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KIM WHITE'S BIO

Kim Slayton White has been the Commonwealth's Attorney for Halifax County since January 2004.  Previously she served as Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney for the City of Lynchburg and was a partner with Woods Rogers.  Active in the Virginia State Bar, Kim serves on the Standing Committee on Lawyer Discipline, Bar Council, on the faculty of the mandatory Professionalism Course and is a past chair of the Ninth District Disciplinary Committee.  Kim is a founding member and secretary of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.  Kim is chair of the Ethics Committee for the Virginia Association of Commonwealth's Attorneys.  She also served on the Attorney General's Youth Internet Safety Task Force. 

Kim frequently speaks and teaches to community groups and law enforcement on gang awareness and internet safety.  She serves on faculties for the National District Attorneys Association and the Virginia Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council. 

In her community, Kim, has served as a board member of the Community Arts Center Foundation, a former actress with Halifax Little Theatre, and an active member of Trinity Episcopal Church.  She and her husband, Dave, have two children, Hampton and Katherine.