First elected in February 2015, Stephanie Morales is the first woman to serve as commonwealth’s attorney in Portsmouth. PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — First elected in February 2015, Stephanie Morales is the first woman to serve as commonwealth’s attorney in Portsmouth. Now the lawyer and author has been named one of Forbes’ first For(bes) The Culture 50 Champions. (Photo courtesy: Stephanie Morales)“I want to see everyone live full lives. Morales made national headlines in 2016 when she charged a Portsmouth police officer with murder in the shooting death of an 18-year-old unarmed Black man.

Source: Forbes November 08, 2021 15:41 UTC