Government
BY ATIRIKTA KUMAR
Mike Holley, Montgomery County’s new district attorney, discusses his career, top priorities
Mike Holley began serving as Montgomery Coun- ty’s new district attorney in late October, after being appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott on Oct. 29. Holley succeeds former DA Brett Ligon, who resigned from the position in early October to run for Texas Senate District 4. What are your top priorities in the new role? If I was going to summarize my kind of philos- ophy ... is that people who are doing good things should be happy in this county, and people who are doing bad things should be scared. ... I want families and students and kids and retirees, and people who are working, or just anybody ... if they’re trying to do the right things, I want them to be safe and nd joy. But for the people who commit serious crimes, they need serious time, and I want them to be afraid that if they’re in this county, ... they’re going to be arrested, and ... we’re going to prosecute them.
What’s your vision for the department as the community is growing? Brett ... had a vision for what it looks like, and I’m going to continue that vision, which is, we continue to modernize. We are traditional, but we look for things that are innovative that help us do the work the right way. What are some initiatives you want to continue or new initiatives you want to introduce? We’re going to continue to be very aggressive in the Internet Crimes Against Children world. Unfor- tunately, crime doesn’t stay static either, and the use of computers and the exploitation of children, the people who do that are getting more aggressive. And so we’re responding in kind. ... I would like to advance the ability for our prosecutors to get into the courtroom and have the visuals they need and the resources they need.
Mike Holley (left) succeeds Brett Ligon as Montgomery County’s district attorney after Ligon resigned to run for Texas Senate District 4.
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This interview has been edited for length and clarity. For a longer version, visit communityimpact.com .
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