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MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office is to protect our diverse community through the fair and ethical pursuit of justice, to safeguard the rights of the victims of crime, and the rights and reputations of the innocent. We will accomplish our mission by vigorously and professionally prosecuting those who violate our laws and by working cooperatively with law enforcement and community leaders to improve Delaware County.
biography
Tanner Rouse is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Fordham School of Law. A native of Phoenixville, he joined the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office immediately after law school, eventually rising to the prestigious Homicide Unit. Tanner has prosecuted thousands of cases ranging from first degree murder charges to hate crime charges stemming from racial abuse at a Black Lives Matter protest here in Delaware County. He lives with his wife and two children in Swarthmore.