Peter Gilchrist, District Attorney for Mecklenburg County, announced on Thursday that he will not seek re-election and will retire after 35 years as the county’s chief prosecutor.
For more than three decades, Gilchrist ably guided his department through the extraordinary growth of Charlotte and all of the public safety challenges related to that growth. At the same time, he always tried to conduct the activities of his office with honor and integrity, and consistently recognized that the District Attorney must be apolitical.
I would like to extend thanks to District Attorney Gilchrist on behalf of Governor Perdue for his years of service to the people of Mecklenburg County and the State of North Carolina.