Satana received her AB in Sociology from Princeton University, her Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law, and her master’s in Business Administration from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. She has two adult daughters.

Satana has served two terms as District Attorney. This means she was the district's chief prosecutor in legal cases. Prior, Satana was criminal defense attorney in her hometown of Hamlet, North Carolina. Prior, Satana was General Counsel for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and Executive Director for the North Carolina Housing Coalition.

Deberry has served two terms as District Attorney in Durham, North Carolina.

Satana has served two terms as District Attorney. This means she was the district's chief prosecutor in legal cases.

Prior, Satana was criminal defense attorney in her hometown of Hamlet, North Carolina.

Prior, Satana was General Counsel for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. This means she provided legal services and counsel to the department.

- Satana has served two terms as District Attorney. This means she was the district's chief prosecutor in legal cases.
- Prior, Satana was criminal defense attorney in her hometown of Hamlet, North Carolina.
- Prior, Satana was General Counsel for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. This means she provided legal services and counsel to the department.

Legal Experience

As District Attorney, she has "used the DA’s Office’s limited resources to concentrate on prosecuting violent crime and other serious offenses — rather than on low level offenses that do not threaten public safety and that clog our court system."

Wants to work with courts to confiscate guns that have been "used in crimes or that are present in homes experiencing domestic violence".

Wants to provide better services to victims, including "high quality, trauma informed services", reducing financial burdens for victims, and providing services to immigrants who are victims.

Promises to prioritize prosecution of violent crimes.

Wants to "increase resources to divert nonviolent crimes to mental health and drug court", to break the "cycle of crime"

Wants to reform the criminal justice system, including ending cash bail, mass incarceration, and increasing trust and transparency with the courts and DA offices.

- As District Attorney, she has "used the DA’s Office’s limited resources to concentrate on prosecuting violent crime and other serious offenses — rather than on low level offenses that do not threaten public safety and that clog our court system."
- Wants to work with courts to confiscate guns that have been "used in crimes or that are present in homes experiencing domestic violence".
- Wants to provide better services to victims, including "high quality, trauma informed services", reducing financial burdens for victims, and providing services to immigrants who are victims.
- Promises to prioritize prosecution of violent crimes.
- Wants to "increase resources to divert nonviolent crimes to mental health and drug court", to break the "cycle of crime"
- Wants to reform the criminal justice system, including ending cash bail, mass incarceration, and increasing trust and transparency with the courts and DA offices.

Public Safety

As of January 31, 2024, Satana Deberry’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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