National Hispanic Prosecutors Association

WHO WE ARE

The NHPA is the only professional membership organization dedicated to the advancement of Hispanics as prosecutors. Founded in 1997, the Association's membership is comprised of over 100 prosecutors nationwide. It includes both chief and line prosecutors nationwide. In addition to prosecutors, the association's membership includes law students, former prosecutors, and law enforcement personnel. The NHPA was launched with a kick off reception held in the Exhibitors Hall during the Seattle Hispanic National Bar Association in 1997. A group of state and federal prosecutors, who had been separately working on forming a prosecutors' organization, joined forces to form a single organization.


NHPA GOALS 

• To serve as a national voice for the fair administration of justice.
  
• To develop mechanisms to facilitate the exchange of information among Hispanics involved in prosecutorial offices.
  
• To work for the immediate implementation of programs to increase the number of Hispanics at all levels of the criminal justice system.
  
• To develop strategies for the elimination of discrimination against Hispanic attorneys.
  
• To conduct conventions and seminars in order to provide continuing legal education for attorneys and foster the exchange of ideas and information among its members.
  
• To provide the recruitment and retention of Hispanics in law school.
  
• To provide testimony before Congress and other federal and state legislative bodies as well as national and local leadership on issues of concern to the administration of justice and the community.
  

To work with other bar associations, governmental agencies and community groups to achieve greater involvement, and understanding of the American criminal justice system.

REGIONAL CHAPTERS

The Association was founded to serve as a regional organization, consisting of five regions, each directed by a Regional President. National officers are elected by the membership at large, and regional officers are elected by their regional members.