The Administration Division oversees and supervises all other divisions in the Criminal District Attorney’s Office and is responsible for setting office policies, practices, strategies, structure and direction.
The Appellate Division of the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney's Office is responsible for post-conviction appellate litigation. This includes direct appeals of criminal cases, juvenile cases, and parental rights termination cases. It also includes discretionary review to the Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals as well as writs of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States. In addition to the appellate work, the Division serves as a general legal resource for the office to assist with the training programs and to provide legal advice in specific cases.
The Civil Division for the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office is responsible for the representation of Bexar County, its officials and employees in all county civil litigation and legal transactions.
The Intake Division of the District Attorney's Office is responsible for investigating and reviewing felony and misdemeanor cases (except juvenile and family violence cases) where the suspect is not in jail and remains at large.
As an integral part of the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office, the Criminal Investigation Division assists with all criminal cases that are accepted by the office.
As an integral part of the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s office, the Special Crimes Division handles those sensitive cases often involving society’s most vulnerable: children, elderly, the disabled and victims of official oppression.
The Major Crimes Division of the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney's Office investigates and prosecutes cases which are considered to be high-profile, unique, time intensive and particularly complex.
The Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Juvenile Section handles a variety of felony and misdemeanor cases ranging from Truancy to Capital Murder committed by juveniles between the age of ten (10) and under seventeen (17) years of age.
