Maintain public safety and defend victims by enforcing the law with respect for individuals’ rights.
– Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney
United in a spirit of teamwork with law enforcement agencies and community partners, we at the State Attorney’s Office of the First Judicial Circuit, are committed to treating all parties in the criminal justice system with dignity and respect, while pursuing fair and impartial punishment and accountability for those guilty of crimes.
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July 27, 2026 PRESS RELEASE (Santa Rosa County, Florida) Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announces on July 27,
July 27, 2026 PRESS RELEASE (Santa Rosa County, Florida) Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announces that on July
PRESS RELEASE On July 16, 2026, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed the denial of Tina Lasonya Brown’s successive post-conviction motion, ending her latest effort to
July 16, 2026 PRESS RELEASE State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announced that on July 16, 2026, a jury found 16-year-old Remington Crumbs guilty of Second
July 9, 2026 PRESS RELEASE (Escambia County, Florida) On July 9, 2026, Circuit Judge John Simon sentenced Terriny Krepps to a total of 18 years
June 22, 2026 PRESS RELEASE (Santa Rosa County, Florida) Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announces that on June
April 10, 2026 PRESS RELEASE (Escambia County, Florida) On April 8, 2026, Circuit Court Judge John Miller sentenced Dominique Fountain to thirty-one years in state
April 9, 2026 PRESS RELEASE (Walton County, Florida) Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announced today that Judge J.