Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine has hired long-time St. Louis prosecutor Mary Pat Carl as a member of his violent crimes unit.
Carl served for 15 years as a prosecutor in the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office, having tried over 85 jury trials to verdict, and eventually becoming the lead homicide prosecutor under former Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce.
Carl opposed Kim Gardner in two elections for St. Louis Circuit Attorney. In the Aug. 4, 2020 Democrat primary election, Gardner won by a 60-40 margin.
Carl has spent the last several years in private practice, of counsel at Husch Blackwell in St. Louis.
“Mary Pat Carl has been a fighter for justice for over a decade and a half in the City of St. Louis, and her skills in the courtroom have earned the respect of her peers from across the region,” Haine stated in a press release.
“We are excited that one of St. Louis’s top violent crime prosecutors has joined our office, which stands committed to maintaining safe neighborhoods for all and combatting the scourge of violent crime in our area.”
Carl received a bachelor of arts degree from DePaul University and a juris doctorate from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis.
She was sworn in by Haine on Tuesday, and will begin work immediately in the State’s Attorney’s Office.