Collin Sims, who served as First Assistant District Attorney and long-time Chief Criminal Assistant District Attorney under DA Warren Montgomery, has announced his candidacy for District Attorney.
Sims has been with the 22nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office since 2015 and is presently serving as interim District Attorney following the passing of Montgomery. Louisiana Supreme Court Justice William J. Crain presided over his swearing in on November 15, 2023.
Sims has spent more than 17 years as a career felony criminal prosecutor specializing in complex jury trial presentations, investigations and prosecuting violent gangs, murder, rape, organized drug trafficking, money laundering, fraud, child exploitation, racketeering (RICO) and public corruption.
Sims and his wife of 18 years, Elizabeth, live in Madisonville where they are raising their three children. He is a graduate of St. Paul’s High School, Mississippi College, and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. He and his family attend St. Anselm Church.
The special election for 22nd Judicial District Attorney is expected to take place on March 23, 2024.
