Commonwealth Attorney
The Commonwealth Attorney is an elected Constitutional Official, chosen by the voters and serves a four year term. The Commonwealth's Attorney's Office is responsible for prosecuting criminal offenses that occur in Carroll County.
Below is a list of Commonwealth Attorneys since Carroll County was founded. Please let us know if you see any errors. If we have underlined the name, we have a photo of the Commonwealth Attorney. We are in search of photos of the ones not underlined. Please reach out to us if you have a photo we can add to the list.
This list of Commonwealth Attorneys was taken from Court Order Books 1-13, Law Order Books 5-8, and The Carroll News Election results.
From Court Order Book 1-13:
1842.06.06 Madison D Carter
1843.06.05 Madison D Carter
1852.06.08 William H Cock
1856.07.07 Gabriel D Handy resigned 1858.07.05
1858.08.02 James J Hill
1860.07.01-1860.10.01 James J Hill
1860.11.05 - 1864.07.01 James S Tipton
1864.07.01 – 1865.07.01 James S Tipton
1865.07.29 – 1868.07.01 James S Tipton
1868.08.04 George R Carter, appointed to replace Tipton, Tipton appointed Judge
1868.10.05 W N Patterson
1870.05.16 Garland Hale
1871.01.01 Garland Hale
1872.01.15 R M Brown appointed
1873.01.01 Norman Hale
1874.01.01 Norman Hale - 3 years
1875.07.01 -1879.07.01 Norman Hale
1879.07.01 -1883.07.01 Norman Hale
1883.07.01 -1886.01.19 Norman Hale (died in office)
1886.01.19 - 1887.06.30 R M Brown Resigned: 1887.05.14
1887.05.16 William J Wilkinson appointed Resigned: 1887.05.27
1887.05.27 - 1887.07.01 Walter Scott Tipton appointed
1887.07.01 – 1891.07.01 Walter Scott Tipton elected
1891.07.01 – 1895.07.01 Walter Scott Tipton
1895.07.01 – 1899.07.01 Walter Scott Tipton
1899.07.01 – 1903.07.01 Enoch M McPeak Resigned 1902.04.09
1902.04.09 – 1904.01.01 C Lee Dickens
From Law Order Books 5-8:
1904.01.01 – 1907.12.31 William McDonald Foster
1908.01.01 - 1911.12.31 William McDonald Foster
1912.01.01 - 1915.12.31 William McDonald Foster (died in office 1912.03.14)
1912.03.15 – 1915.12.31 Sidney Floyd Landreth
1916.01.01 - 1919.12.31 Sidney Floyd Landreth
1920.01.01 – 1923.12.31 W. Glenn Edwards
1924.01.01 - 1927.12.31 W. Glenn Edwards
From The Carroll Newspaper:
1928.01.01 - 1931.12.31 W. Glenn Edwards
1932.01.01 - 1935.12.31 John Alderman
1936.01.01 – 1939.12.31 Dexter Goad - Died in Office
1940.01.01 – 1943.12.31 John Alderman
1944.01.01 – 1947.12.31 Byrum Perry Goad
1948.01.01 – 1951.11.31 Byrum Perry Goad resigned
1952.01.01 – 1952.05.31 Rush P Webb resigned
1952.06.01 - 1955.12.31 Dale W LaRue appointed
1956.01.01 – 1959.12.31 Byrum P Goad
1960.01.01 – 1963.12.31 John Alderman
1964.01.01 – 1967.12.31 John Perry Alderman
1968.01.01 – 1971.12.31 John Perry Alderman
1972.01.01 – 1975.12.31 John Perry Alderman
1976.01.01 – 1979.12.31 John Perry Alderman
1980.01.01 – 1981.11.24 John Perry Alderman
1981.11.25 – 1983.07.01 Craig Teller
1983.07.01 – 1983.12.31 James T Ward
1984.01.01 – 1987.12.31 James T Ward
1988.01.01 – 1991.12.31 James T Ward
1992.01.01 – 1995.12.31 Gregory G Goad
1996.01.01 – 1999.12.31 Gregory G Goad (1st full time Commonwealth Attorney)
2000.01.01 – 2003.12.31 Gregory G Goad
2004.01.01 – 2007.12.31 Gregory G Goad
2008.01.01 - 12.31.2011 Gregory G Goad
2012.01.01 – 2019.12.31 Nathan Hunter Lyons
2020.01.01 –2023.12.31 Roger Dean Brooks
2024.01.01 - present Roger Dean Brooks
Below is a list of Commonwealth Attorneys since Carroll County was founded. Please let us know if you see any errors. If we have underlined the name, we have a photo of the Commonwealth Attorney. We are in search of photos of the ones not underlined. Please reach out to us if you have a photo we can add to the list.
This list of Commonwealth Attorneys was taken from Court Order Books 1-13, Law Order Books 5-8, and The Carroll News Election results.
From Court Order Book 1-13:
1842.06.06 Madison D Carter
1843.06.05 Madison D Carter
1852.06.08 William H Cock
1856.07.07 Gabriel D Handy resigned 1858.07.05
1858.08.02 James J Hill
1860.07.01-1860.10.01 James J Hill
1860.11.05 - 1864.07.01 James S Tipton
1864.07.01 – 1865.07.01 James S Tipton
1865.07.29 – 1868.07.01 James S Tipton
1868.08.04 George R Carter, appointed to replace Tipton, Tipton appointed Judge
1868.10.05 W N Patterson
1870.05.16 Garland Hale
1871.01.01 Garland Hale
1872.01.15 R M Brown appointed
1873.01.01 Norman Hale
1874.01.01 Norman Hale - 3 years
1875.07.01 -1879.07.01 Norman Hale
1879.07.01 -1883.07.01 Norman Hale
1883.07.01 -1886.01.19 Norman Hale (died in office)
1886.01.19 - 1887.06.30 R M Brown Resigned: 1887.05.14
1887.05.16 William J Wilkinson appointed Resigned: 1887.05.27
1887.05.27 - 1887.07.01 Walter Scott Tipton appointed
1887.07.01 – 1891.07.01 Walter Scott Tipton elected
1891.07.01 – 1895.07.01 Walter Scott Tipton
1895.07.01 – 1899.07.01 Walter Scott Tipton
1899.07.01 – 1903.07.01 Enoch M McPeak Resigned 1902.04.09
1902.04.09 – 1904.01.01 C Lee Dickens
From Law Order Books 5-8:
1904.01.01 – 1907.12.31 William McDonald Foster
1908.01.01 - 1911.12.31 William McDonald Foster
1912.01.01 - 1915.12.31 William McDonald Foster (died in office 1912.03.14)
1912.03.15 – 1915.12.31 Sidney Floyd Landreth
1916.01.01 - 1919.12.31 Sidney Floyd Landreth
1920.01.01 – 1923.12.31 W. Glenn Edwards
1924.01.01 - 1927.12.31 W. Glenn Edwards
From The Carroll Newspaper:
1928.01.01 - 1931.12.31 W. Glenn Edwards
1932.01.01 - 1935.12.31 John Alderman
1936.01.01 – 1939.12.31 Dexter Goad - Died in Office
1940.01.01 – 1943.12.31 John Alderman
1944.01.01 – 1947.12.31 Byrum Perry Goad
1948.01.01 – 1951.11.31 Byrum Perry Goad resigned
1952.01.01 – 1952.05.31 Rush P Webb resigned
1952.06.01 - 1955.12.31 Dale W LaRue appointed
1956.01.01 – 1959.12.31 Byrum P Goad
1960.01.01 – 1963.12.31 John Alderman
1964.01.01 – 1967.12.31 John Perry Alderman
1968.01.01 – 1971.12.31 John Perry Alderman
1972.01.01 – 1975.12.31 John Perry Alderman
1976.01.01 – 1979.12.31 John Perry Alderman
1980.01.01 – 1981.11.24 John Perry Alderman
1981.11.25 – 1983.07.01 Craig Teller
1983.07.01 – 1983.12.31 James T Ward
1984.01.01 – 1987.12.31 James T Ward
1988.01.01 – 1991.12.31 James T Ward
1992.01.01 – 1995.12.31 Gregory G Goad
1996.01.01 – 1999.12.31 Gregory G Goad (1st full time Commonwealth Attorney)
2000.01.01 – 2003.12.31 Gregory G Goad
2004.01.01 – 2007.12.31 Gregory G Goad
2008.01.01 - 12.31.2011 Gregory G Goad
2012.01.01 – 2019.12.31 Nathan Hunter Lyons
2020.01.01 –2023.12.31 Roger Dean Brooks
2024.01.01 - present Roger Dean Brooks