Moriarty is vowing to pursue and promote the policies she's championed, including with young adult offenders, for the remainder of her term.

Moriarty plans to focus the final year and a half of her term with an enhanced focus on domestic violence cases.

In a statement, Moriarty said that rather than running for reelection next year, she is instead “choosing to focus on creating enduring change in the system” over the remaining 17 months of her term.

Mary Moriarty will not seek a second term as Hennepin County attorney, setting a sudden deadline on a tenure that has been filled with reform-minded policies and controversial charging decisions. In an interview with the Minnesota Star Tribune this week,