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Glenn Harwood
District attorney
Glenn Harwood was sworn in as the Midland County District Attorney on January 1st, 2025.
He began his professional career in the Army in 1993. He spent five years in the Infantry as a young officer, then was awarded a full scholarship to law school. He attended William and Mary Law School and graduated in 2001.
He served the remainder of his twenty-two year career in the Army as a JAG Officer. He served as both a prosecutor and defense counsel, both stateside and in Korea and Germany. His service also included two combat deployments to Iraq and one combat deployment to Afghanistan. He retired from the Army as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2015 and moved to Midland, Texas to begin his career as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Texas.
During his six years at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, he prosecuted hundreds of violent crimes involving narcotics and firearms, child exploitation cases, white collar cases, and immigration cases. He left the U. S. Attorney’s Office to enter private practice and begin his campaign for District Attorney in 2022. During those transitional years, he represented clients in both federal and state courts throughout West Texas. He has been married for over thirty years and has six children and a growing number of grandchildren.
The mission of the Midland County District Attorney’s Office is to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and State of Texas, to investigate and prosecute vigorously, within the bounds of the law, all offenses over which we have jurisdiction and to not merely seek a conviction, but to see that justice is done with integrity, competence, and compassion.
In an effort to accomplish this mission, the Midland County District Attorney’s Office strives to meet the highest ethical standards in the profession. We want to ensure that the guilty are held accountable by means that are appropriate for the defendant and the offense and that the innocent are set free.
GENERAL FAQS
WHAT IS A DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE?
It is the duty of the District Attorney's Office to prosecute all felony and misdemeanor cases that are committed in Midland County. Our job is to see that justice is done. Our office handles cases submitted to us by a law enforcement agency.
We handle the cases through trial and all appeal proceedings. We do not represent any one individual. Instead, we represent the State of Texas and the citizens of Midland County.
CAN A CRIME BE REPORTED DIRECTLY TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE?
Any crime should be reported to your local law enforcement agency. The only direct filings the District Attorney's Office accepts are for hot checks.
WHO DO I CONTACT TO REPORT A CRIME?
In most cases you should report the crime to your local law enforcement agency. If your report is an emergency, call 911.
If the crime occurred in the city limits, report the crime to the police department. The City of Midland Police Department Telephone Reporting Unit's phone number is 432-685-7108. If the crime is committed outside the city limits in Midland County, contact the Midland County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division by calling 432-688-4600.
WHAT IS A GRAND JURY AND WHAT DOES IT DO?
Texas law requires action by the grand jury in most instances before a felony case can be brought to trial. If the grand jury believes that there is probable cause to prove that a person has committed a felony, it votes to issue an indictment. A no-bill means that there is not sufficient probable cause to move the case forward.
The District Attorney's Office assists the grand jury in hearing evidence and preparing indictments, but the actual deliberations are secret. Only the grand jurors are present during deliberations and voting on the cases.