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Mireku-North Launches Challenge To Montgomery County State's Attorney
June 23, 2021
"In my time as a prosecutor, I knew right away that the justice system was not equal for everyone," she said at a virtual campaign launch event. "
Mireku-North launches challenge to Montgomery County state’s attorney
June 22, 2021
Mireku-North highlighted her legal acumen, as well as her reform efforts, during the campaign launch event. She attended Montgomery County Public Schools and holds degrees from the University of Maryland, College Park and Howard University School of Law.
Montgomery primary: Gaithersburg lawmaker, former Raskin aide join council race
June 22, 2021
Bernice Mireku-North, a criminal defense attorney, announced last week that she will challenge incumbent John McCarthy in the Democratic primary for state’s attorney next June.
Mireku-North Launches Challenge to Montgomery County State’s Attorney
June 21, 2021
Bernice Mireku-North (D), a Silver Spring attorney and criminal justice reformer, formally launched her bid to unseat Montgomery County State’s Attorney John J. McCarthy (D) on Monday.
Silver Spring attorney files for Montgomery County state’s attorney race
June 17, 2021
Mireku-North said in an interview on Thursday that she wants to restore trust in the criminal justice system and increase transparency in the State’s Attorney’s Office. She said the office needs to be more “data driven” in its approach to criminal justice.