1800 N. Graves St., Ste. 200
McKinney, TX 75069

More than a dozen law enforcement agencies file between 500 - 1100 misdemeanor cases each month with our Intake Division. When misdemeanor cases are accepted for prosecution, they are randomly filed in each of the five County Courts at Law. The prosecutors assigned to a court by the District Attorney are responsible for the cases filed in that court.

The docketing of criminal cases occurs daily in every court. Prosecutors in the Misdemeanor Trial Division tried 353 jury trials in 2004, an all-time record, and disposed of more than 8,500 misdemeanor cases.

The Chief of this Division is responsible for all aspects of its operation, including the training and professional development of the trial attorneys and providing the education and experience they need on their road to becoming the best trial attorneys in Texas. The Division Chief also advises the District Attorney and the First Assistant on all matters relating to the Misdemeanor Division, including transfers, assignments, and promotions of misdemeanor prosecutors.

Benjamin Smith received his undergraduate degree from Boston University in 1996. He later enrolled at Boston University School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor in 2002. While attending law school, Mr. Smith interned at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, Criminal Bureau, assisting in the prosecution of environmental crimes, and worked part-time representing indigent clients in housing, employment, and disability cases at Greater Boston Legal Services. In 2002, he was a visiting law student at Oxford University, England, where he studied Jurisprudence, Intellectual Property and Comparative Law. Upon obtaining his license to practice law in Texas, Mr. Smith joined the Kaufman County Criminal District Attorney’s Office. He joined the Collin County Criminal District Attorney’s Office in November 2004.

Benjamin Smith - Ext. 3644; bsmith@co.collin.tx.us