Contributed by 63rd Judicial District Attorney ‘s office
New 63rd District Attorney Suzanne West has announced recent personnel moves that further enhance the professional excellence in our law enforcement community. The 63rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office prosecutes felony crimes in Val Verde, Terrell and Kinney counties.
The District Attorney is excited to announce Emma Arnesen is the newest Border Prosecution Attorney.
Arneson is originally from Birmingham, Ala., and recently graduated from Washington and Lee University School of Law. Her husband Eric is a T-38 instruction pilot at Laughlin Air Force Base, and the two of them have called Del Rio home for the past two years.
Arneson said she has always known that she wanted to use her law degree in a way that allowed her to make a difference in peoples’ lives, and she lives out that goal every day in the district attorney’s office. Arneson said she is thankful that the military brought her family to Del Rio and is glad to spend the next several years growing in this community and working to help keep the people of Del Rio safe.
Also announced is the promotion of Jessica Shawver-Savino to serve as First Assistant District Attorney. Hailing from El Campo, Texas, Savino is a graduate of St. Mary’s University School of Law and has since made public service her life’s mission.
Before accepting this position, Savino previously served as Assistant Attorney General III, a Border Prosecution Unit Attorney for the 63rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office, an Assistant District Attorney for the 329th Judicial District Attorney of Wharton County, Texas and an Assistant County Attorney for Val Verde County.
In her spare time, Savino spends as much time as possible with her husband Clint and their four dogs. They are both avid hunters and fishermen.
