District Attorney Steps Down After 26 Years Of Service To Bucks Co.

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn on Friday closed out 26 years of service with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.

Schorn, who has served as the county’s appointed District Attorney for the past two years, has held multiple leadership positions throughout her career and is widely recognized for her work on behalf of victims and her contributions to cold case homicide prosecutions.

On January 2, a farewell ceremony was held to recognize Schorn’s decades of public service. During the ceremony, she was presented with plaques of recognition by members of the Bucks County Police Chiefs Association, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Bucks County Detectives.

The District Attorney’s Office also presented Schorn with a commemorative plaque featuring headlines from the cold case homicides she helped bring to resolution.

Schorn spent a significant portion of her career in the Special Victims Unit, where she prosecuted cases involving children, victims of sexual abuse, and individuals with cognitive impairments. Her work emphasized fairness, professionalism, and a commitment to ensuring that vulnerable members of the community received justice.

She also played a leading role in solving and prosecuting several of the county’s most challenging cold case homicides.

Notable cases include the successful prosecution of the 1991 murder of Joy Hibbs and the resolution of the 1962 murder of Carol Ann Dougherty.

Schorn will continue her public service at the state level as the incoming Director of Cold-Case Homicide Investigations and Prosecutions for the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.

The District Attorney’s Office will continue all operations without interruption during the transition to new leadership.

Schorn's successor, Joe Khan, will be sworn in as Bucks County's new District Attorney on Monday morning at the Bucks County Administration Building.