Portsmouth Commonwealth's Attorney Stephanie Morales was asked to serve as special prosecutor in a case involving a Hopewell police officer who fatally shot a robbery suspect. Morales took the case on in 2019 but has yet to announce a decision.
Local attorney Matthew Morris has had his law license suspended three times in the past year, including for a series of threatening texts he sent to a former client. He started working for the Portsmouth Commonwealth's Attorney's Office last year and is s
Local attorney Matthew Morris has had his law license suspended three times in the past year, including for a series of threatening texts he sent to a former client. He started working for the Portsmouth Commonwealth's Attorney's Office last year and is still employed there despite a six-month suspension that begins later this month.