The people of Durham deserve a District Attorney who is fair, firm, and consistent.
“The people of Durham deserve a District Attorney who works for them every single day, regardless of their background. My career has been dedicated to putting the community above politics and focusing on the people’s business. As your District Attorney, that’s exactly what I will continue to do.”
— Satana DeBerry, J.D.
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As District Attorney, she has prioritized the prosecution of serious offenses, implemented policies to reduce unnecessary pretrial incarceration and court involvement, and worked to improve trust and equity in the courts.
Throughout her career, Deberry has worked to dismantle systems that restrict the lives of poor people, families, communities of color, and other marginalized and underrepresented groups. She brings to the office of District Attorney extensive experience, having served as a criminal defense attorney in her hometown of Hamlet, North Carolina, General Counsel for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and executive director of the nonprofit North Carolina Housing Coalition.
Deberry has served two terms as District Attorney in Durham, North Carolina. She is a recipient of the North Carolina Justice Center’s 2020 Defender of Justice Award for Litigation, the Duke Law Alumni Association’s 2020 Charles S. Murphy Award for Civic Service, and Attorney General Josh Stein’s Dogwood Award. She received her AB in Sociology from Princeton University, her Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law, and her master’s in Business Administration from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. She is a mother who enjoys spending time with her adult daughters.
