Mike Mancuso - District Attorney

Mike Mancuso took office as the elected District Attorney of Monroe County on January 1, 2024.

Prior to this election, Mike served as the first assistant district attorney under now-retired District Attorney E. David Christine, Jr. and has been employed in the Office of the District Attorney since January of 2000.

District Attorney Mancuso was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1965 , relocating with his family to the Poconos in 1978.  Mike attended Pocono Mountain High School where he played football and took up boxing.  He graduated from Pocono Mountain High School in 1983.

Following high school, Mike attended Kutztown University, studying political science and history, graduating in 1987, and attended law school in Jackson, Mississippi at the Mississippi College School of Law and later at the Dickinson College School of Law in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

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Michael T. Rakaczewski - First Assistant District Attorney

Michael Rakaczewski is the First Assistant District Attorney, having been appointed to the position in 2024 by District Attorney Mike Mancuso. 

Mike graduated from King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where he majored in Criminal Justice. He received his Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. While attending law school, he worked with the Harrisburg Civil Law Clinic providing assistance in drafting the Address Confidentiality Program for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking.

First Assistant District Attorney Rakaczewski has been employed with the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office as an Assistant District Attorney since 2004. He has extensive trial experience, having conducted over 80 criminal jury trials to verdict, in addition to numerous bench trials.

His current duties and responsibilities including prosecuting sexual assaults, major domestic violence cases including violations of protection from abuse orders, child abuse cases, and sexual exploitation of children cases, as well as serving as legal advisor to the Monroe County Drug Task Force.

Brian Germano – ADA / Appellate Section Chief

Brian Germano joined the Office of the District Attorney in 2024 and serves as the chief of the appellate section.  In that role, Brian focuses on handling appeals for the District Attorney’s Office.

Prior to joining the District Attorney’s Office, Brian served the citizens of Smithfield Township, Middle Smithfield Township, and the Borough of Delaware Water Gap as the Magisterial District Judge for District Court 43-4-01.

Mark S. Matthew - Assistant District Attorney

Mark S. Matthews has been employed with the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office since July of 2002. Prior to joining the District Attorney’s Office, ADA Matthews was a law clerk for the Honorable Linda Wallach Miller (retired), and then the Senior Law Clerk for the Honorable Ronald E. Vican (retired).

ADA Matthews is a graduate of the Pocono Mountain High School, and received his B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan. He is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania.

Mark is a life-long resident of Monroe County. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mark worked for over 20 years with his family in a restaurant that they owned in Mt. Pocono.

Chad Martinez - Assistant District Attorney

Chad Martinez received his Juris Doctorate from the Dickinson School of Law in 1992. After graduation he practiced civil law for 10 years, mainly in the areas of zoning and planning, family law, school law, and criminal defense.

In 2004, ADA Martinez opened his own legal practice and began working part time as an Assistant District Attorney with the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office.

Curtis Rogers - Assistant District Attorney

Curtis Rogers graduated from the West Virginia University School of Law in 1989.  He began with the Office of District Attorney in 1990, serving as First Assistant and working under three different District Attorneys until his departure in 1997. During his tenure, he was responsible for handling major cases of all types, including homicide, sexual assault and controlled substances.

Since that time, he has held a number of different positions in the public and private sector, including Investigative Counsel with the PA State Ethics Commission and in-house counsel positions with corporations in northeastern Pennsylvania. He is currently engaged in a commercial practice focused on the needs of various business clients in the region.

ADA Rogers is also active with a number of non-profit organizations in the area, including serving as a member of the executive board of the Monroe County United Way and board president in 2011-2012, and also as a member of the advisory board of the Devereux Pocono Center.

Andrew Throckmorton – Assistant District Attorney

Andrew J. Throckmorton is an assistant district attorney in the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney.  He holds a law degree from Villanova University School of Law.

James Nasatka – Assistant District Attorney

James Nasatka joined the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney in 2023.

James Fuller – Assistant District Attorney

James Fuller joined the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney in 2023.

Dan Dolan – Assistant District Attorney

Dan Dolan joined the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney in 2024.

Elizabeth Anderson – Assistant District Attorney

Elizabeth Anderson joined the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney in 2024.

E. David Christine, Jr. - District Attorney Emeritus

On January 1, 2024, E. David Christine, Jr. officially retired as the longest-serving District Attorney in the history of Monroe County, having served six terms in office. He was appointed by incoming-District Attorney Mike Mancuso to the position of District Attorney Emeritus.

As District Attorney Emeritus, David will continue to use his experience, professionalism, and legal expertise to mentor new Assistant District Attorneys.

Read David’s full biography.