Office of the State's Attorney New Haven Judicial District

Welcome to the Office of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven.

The New Haven State's Attorney's office is responsible for the prosecution of all criminal offenses which occur in the Judicial District, which includes the communities of Branford, Bethany, Cheshire, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Meriden, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Wallingford and Woodbridge.

The Office of State's Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven, or the "Part A" office located at the New Haven Superior Court, prosecutes the more serious cases, mostly those crimes classified under state law as class A or class B felony offenses, from all communities in the Judicial District.

The Geographical Area offices, located at the "Part B" Superior Courts in Meriden and on Elm Street in New Haven, primarily prosecute cases involving crimes classified under state law as class C, class D or class E felony offenses as well as all misdemeanor offenses and infractions, including motor vehicle offenses.

State's Attorney John P. Doyle, Jr.

State’s Attorney John P. Doyle, Jr. was appointed by the Criminal Justice Commission as the New Haven State’s Attorney on June 20, 2022. He currently serves as the chief law enforcement officer in the Judicial District of New Haven, which includes the city of New Haven and twelve surrounding communities.

As the New Haven State’s Attorney, State’s Attorney Doyle is responsible for the supervision of the prosecutors’ offices at the Part A Judicial Superior Court in New Haven, G.A. No. 23 (New Haven), G.A. No. 7 (Meriden) courts and the Superior Court for Juvenile Matters and Housing Sessions in New Haven.

State’s Attorney Doyle worked as a Special Deputy Sheriff in the New Haven Judicial District while he attended college and law school before joining the Division of Criminal Justice in 1998. For 22 years, he served as a prosecutor in the Judicial District of New Haven. An experienced litigator, State’s Attorney Doyle has tried more than 50 criminal jury trials to verdict, including a significant number of firearm and gang-related cases. He has worked with the New Haven Police Department and federal agencies on Project Safe Neighborhoods, the first firearm initiative in Connecticut.

From 2008 until his appointment as an Executive Assistant State’s Attorney in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney in March 2020, State’s Attorney Doyle served as president of the Connecticut Association of Prosecutors, the bargaining unit for Connecticut’s roughly 250 sworn prosecutors. He currently serves on the Legislative and Management Committees for the Division.

State’s Attorney Doyle teaches classes at local police departments on several criminal justice topics, including search and seizure law, criminal evidence and procedure, firearm law and trial preparation and has supervised more than thirty undergraduate and law school interns who now have careers as attorneys, police and probation officers. He is also a certified Police Instructor for the Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST).

Attorney Doyle earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, and his Juris Doctor Degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law. Since 2001, he has been an adjunct instructor at Quinnipiac University.