William V. Grady Retirement
On Monday evening, family, friends and colleagues gathered at the Poughkeepsie Grandview to honor District Attorney William “Bill” Grady for his forty years of public service to the people of Dutchess County. In his remarks DA Grady said that, “it had been an honor and privilege to serve the people of Dutchess County as their District Attorney. My entire career has been dedicated to holding offenders accountable, ensuring that the needs of crime victims were met as well as being proactive in creating and supporting programs for offenders which deal with the underlying causes of crime such as alcohol, drug abuse and mental health issues.”
In order to address these unique needs, Bill mentioned the creation of the Special Victims Bureau, Violent Crime Bureau, and DWI Bureau, organization of the Dutchess County Drug Task Force, and played a significant role in helping to organize the County’s Domestic Response Team. DA Grady’s career began in 1970 when he was hired as the first full time assistant DA by then DA Albert M. Rosenblatt. Bill said, “At that time, it was a small office with seven part time ADAs. Since I was elected as DA in 1983, the size of the office has grown to 36 full time ADAs, including 20 women. Seven Bureaus were also created to deal with the complexity and increased numbers of various crimes.”
Most importantly, he stated, “Dutchess County is very fortunate in regard to the quality of the attorneys who chose to dedicate either part of or their entire career to public service by becoming prosecutors and helping to keep our community safe.”
Bill said he was looking forward to retirement and spending more quality time with his family, including four grandchildren.
