Jonathan Church
Coalition Member
Jonathan Church has been active in the field of law enforcement for nearly 35 years. He is currently a Senior Assistant State’s Attorney and the chief of the General Crimes Unit for the Howard County, Maryland, State’s Attorneys Office. Jonathon was also a Deputy State’s Attorney for the Anne Arundel County, Maryland, State’s Attorneys Office and Deputy State’s Attorney and Chief of the Homicide Unit for the Prince George’s County, Maryland, State’s Attorneys Office.
During his career as an Assistant and Deputy State’s Attorney Jonathon has been fortunate enough to prosecute hundreds of homicides, sex offenses, child abuses, armed robberies, carjacking, and other violent crimes cases.
Prior to obtaining his Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland School of Law, Jonathon was a police officer and commander with the Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Police Department before he retired in 2006. Jonathon is also a recent recipient of the ADL’s S HIELD Award for significant contributions towards protecting the American people from hate crimes, extremism, and domestic and international terrorism.