Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City
Steward Beckham has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and organizations. Steward started their career in 1997 as the Chief of Fiscal Services at the Baltimore City Fire Department. Steward then worked as the Associate Chief Financial Officer for the Government of the District of Columbia from 2001 to 2007. Following that, they served as an Attorney at the Law Offices of Steward D. Beckham, LLC from 2007 to 2009. Steward joined the US Department of Homeland Security in 2009, where they held the position of Director, National Capital Region Coordination until 2013. Steward then worked as a Senior Counselor at DHS FEMA from 2013 to 2014. Steward subsequently took up the role of Chief of Administration at the Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City from 2015 to 2017. Steward then served as an Assistant for Public Affairs at the Comptroller for Baltimore City from 2017 to 2019. Starting in 2019, Beckham worked as the Chief Operating Officer at the District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health until 2021. Steward then joined Baltimore County Public Schools as the EEO Officer from 2021 to 2023, and later became the Chief of Finance and Human Resources at the Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City, starting in September 2023.
Steward Beckham began their education by earning a High School Diploma from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in 1977. Steward then attended Carnegie Mellon University from 1976 to 1978, although no degree or field of study information is provided for this period. In 1978, Beckham enrolled at Howard University and completed a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Accounting in 1982. Lastly, they pursued a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree in Law from the University of Baltimore School of Law from 1985 to 1988.
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Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City
The mission of the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City is to create true public safety through partnerships with elected officials, law enforcement, and our residents. The Office fulfills this goal through the successful prosecution of all crimes in Baltimore City. Pillars of the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office: Fairness- in the pursuit of violent criminals and in the diversion of those who require services to help them out of the cycle of criminal prosecution Accountability- of prosecutors to pursue an exemplary standard of advocacy and justice while focusing on repeat, violent offenders who continue to plague our city Collaboration- with key stakeholders, internally and externally, because effective crime reduction is a collective effort to be undertaken by the SAO, BPD, City Hall, the Governor’s Office, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the community Technology-Driven - use of training and modern processes that allow implementation of innovative tactics and methods to pursue justice in a way that is holistic and strategic while equipping the assistant state’s attorneys with the tools they need to do the work pursued Set the Standard- the BCSAO will be the pinnacle of what a modern-day prosecutors’ office should be, with improved resources, training, and diversion strategies that are rooted in community collaboration **This page is not regularly monitored for communication. Please reach out to the office directly with any questions at mail@stattorney.org.