Josh is from Fairfax Station. He attended Lake Braddock Secondary School. He has a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a law degree from University of Virginia.  He lives with his wife and children.

Josh is a lawyer. He used to be deputy commonwealth’s attorney for Arlington County. He used to be a prosecutor in the General District Court, the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, and the Circuit Court.

Josh Katcher’s campaign for commonwealth's attorney is his first entry into politics.

Supports the use of pretrial services, probation monitoring, and comprehensive mental health treatment.

Plans to have a specific senior prosecutor responsible for all felony gun charges.

Opposes qualified immunity for the police, and said, "[w]hen an officer commits a criminal violation in the performance of his or her duty, that officer needs to be disciplined, fired, and charged."

- Supports the use of pretrial services, probation monitoring, and comprehensive mental health treatment.
- Plans to have a specific senior prosecutor responsible for all felony gun charges.
- Opposes qualified immunity for the police, and said, "[w]hen an officer commits a criminal violation in the performance of his or her duty, that officer needs to be disciplined, fired, and charged."

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Supports restorative justice models in conflict resolution, which focuses on repairing the harm from the crime rather than on punishment.

Supports the Drug Treatment Court, where drug cases are heard in a separate division of the court and people go through treatment rather than to prison.

Plans to have a specific senior prosecutor handle all drug dealing cases.

Said "if an individual is arrested for a drug offense, the goal should always be to try to avoid a conviction and achieve recovery."

- Supports restorative justice models in conflict resolution, which focuses on repairing the harm from the crime rather than on punishment. 
- Supports the Drug Treatment Court, where drug cases are heard in a separate division of the court and people go through treatment rather than to prison. 
- Plans to have a specific senior prosecutor handle all drug dealing cases.
- Said "if an individual is arrested for a drug offense, the goal should always be to try to avoid a conviction and achieve recovery."

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Parisa has a bachelor's degree in philosophy and comparative literature from the University of California, Berkeley and a law degree from New York University. She lives with her family.

Parisa is a lawyer. She used to be an innocence protection attorney.

Parisa Dehghani-Tafti is currently the commonwealth's attorney for Arlington County and the City of Falls Church. She was first elected in 2019 and has been in office for one term.

Said "We’ve centered prosecutions on violent crimes, gun crimes, sexual offenses, and crimes against children, and we’ve obtained convictions in unresolved homicide and rape cases left behind from the prior administration."

As commonwealth's attorney, created a Critical Incident Response Team to respond to crisis calls and a Community Oversight Board to monitor police misconduct.

- Said "We’ve centered prosecutions on violent crimes, gun crimes, sexual offenses, and crimes against children, and we’ve obtained convictions in unresolved homicide and rape cases left behind from the prior administration."
- As commonwealth's attorney, created a Critical Incident Response Team to respond to crisis calls and a Community Oversight Board to monitor police misconduct.

Opposes charging people with crimes related to marijuana.

Supports restorative justice measures, which focus on repairing the harm causes to the victim of the crime rather than on punishment for the perpetrator.

As commonwealth's attorney, expanded the Drug Court to nearly full capacity. Drug courts are a separate division of the court than handles drug crimes through treatment rather than prison time.

- Opposes charging people with crimes related to marijuana. 
- Supports restorative justice measures, which focus on repairing the harm causes to the victim of the crime rather than on punishment for the perpetrator. 
- As commonwealth's attorney, expanded the Drug Court to nearly full capacity. Drug courts are a separate division of the court than handles drug crimes through treatment rather than prison time.

Parisa Dehghani-Tafti

- The Commonwealth's Attorney is the top prosecutor for criminal cases in your city or county. They work closely with police officers and victims, decide whether to bring criminal charges, and lead prosecutions in court.
- Commonwealth’s Attorneys often supervise a team of assistant prosecutors and staff in their office.
- Most Commonwealth’s Attorneys are elected to four-year terms in odd-numbered years. Elections are partisan. 
- Their salary varies by locality and experience, but the average in Virginia is around $150,000.

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