On April 22, 2013, Erleigh Norville Wiley was sworn in as the new Kaufman County District Attorney. Wiley's previous position had been as a Judge in the County Court at Law in Kaufman. She served in that position for 10 years before her appointment by Governor Perry as the new D.A. She also spent 14 years as a Supervising Attorney in the Juvenile Division for the Dallas County D.A.'s Office.
On April 22, 2013, Erleigh Norville Wiley was sworn in as the new Kaufman County District Attorney. Wiley's previous position had been as a Judge in the County Court at Law in Kaufman. She served in that position for 10 years before her appointment by Governor Perry as the new D.A. She also spent 14 years as a Supervising Attorney in the Juvenile Division for the Dallas County D.A.'s Office.
Wiley was sworn in by Chief Justice Carolyn Wright of the Fifth District Court of Appeals. Her swearing-in took place in front of a small crowd of family, well wishers, and media. She specifically requested that major media markets select one pool camera to cover the event, in order to make sure that all Kaufman County media members were able to attend and cover the ceremony that took place in the county court at law courtroom.
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Wiley takes over for interim D.A. Brandi Fernandez, who had stepped into the position when previous D.A. Mike McLelland was killed. Wiley was appointed as the new D.A. before the arrests of Kim and Eric Williams in connection with the killing of Assistant D.A. Mark Hasse and Mike and Cynthia McLelland. She was confirmed for the position by the Texas Senate on April 17.
