New Chief Assistant District Attorney Named

Mobile County veteran prosecutor Keith Blackwood has been named the new chief assistant district attorney for the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office. Blackwood was appointed by District Attorney Ashley Rich after Chief Assistant Deborah Tillman retired earlier this month. As chief assistant district attorney, Blackwood will handle a variety of administrative duties and act as head of the department in the district attorney’s absence. He will also educate and guide a new generation of prosecutors. Blackwood has almost 13 years of experience as a prosecutor and has been a member of the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office’s circuit court and murder teams. The Alabama native is a graduate of Auburn University and the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham.