Office of the State's Attorney Judicial District of Tolland

Welcome to the website of the Office of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Tolland.

The Tolland Judicial District serves 13 towns with about 150,000 residents in the east-central part of Connecticut. The 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 Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Ellington, Hebron, Mansfield, Stafford, Somers, Tolland, Union, Vernon and Willington.

The Office of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Tolland office located at Rockville 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 office, located at the "Part B" Superior Court in Rockville, primarily prosecutes 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 Nowak joined the Division of Criminal Justice in 2000 and has been assigned to the State’s Attorney’s offices in the Judicial Districts of New Haven, Middletown and Bridgeport, where he currently serves as the Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney in Geographical Area No. 2. Throughout his career, he has tried numerous cases to verdict, including murder, sale of narcotics and manslaughter cases, and has defended several post-conviction habeas cases.

Attorney Nowak retired from the United States Army and Connecticut Army National Guard as a Colonel after 32 years of service that included deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. He is the recipient of a Bronze Star for his efforts in Afghanistan and the Connecticut Medal of Merit for his work as a Battalion Commander during relief efforts following Hurricane Irene.

A cum laude graduate of Fairfield University, he earned his law degree with honors from Pace University School of Law.