Photo: New Assistant District Attorney Steven Jubera (Courtesy photo)
July 18 – DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton Thursday announced that his office is adding new Assistant District Attorney Steven Jubera to his office.
“We are proud to welcome Steve Jubera to our team as an Assistant District Attorney,” Barton said. “With a distinguished career as both a seasoned prosecutor and a Marine, Steve brings a wealth of experience and a steadfast commitment to upholding justice.”
Steven Jubera has served as an Assistant District Attorney for the state of Mississippi since graduating from the Ole Miss School of Law in 2006. A United States Marine Corps veteran, he was deployed to the Middle East with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. After his honorable discharge, he earned his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois.
Jubera assisted in the formation of Healing Hearts Child Advocacy Center in Southaven to provide critical services for children who have been or are being abused. He currently sits on the board of the Family Crisis Services of Northwest Mississippi, a child advocacy center that provides support to the children of Lafayette County and the surrounding area and assists law enforcement in the prosecution of child abuse. He has spoken several times as an advocate for children including at the One Loud Voice conference in Mississippi.
He currently is the chair of the Review Board for the Catholic Diocese of Jackson. In that role, Jubera and the board make recommendations to the bishop regarding allegations of clergy abuse. In 2020 he was nominated by the Bishop and appointed to the National Review Board to the Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops where he offers his expertise on protecting from predators and protecting the most vulnerable among us.
He is married to Holly Dionne Jubera with four children, one son-in-law, and one grandson, with a second grandson on the way. Steven and Holly love to cook competitively in outdoor competitions. Jubera took this a step further by forming the Thacker Mountain BBQ Youth Crew, serving as a mentor to young men wanting to learn the art of barbecue. Steven and Holly are active in the community, most recently promoting the Velvet Ditch Steak Classic in Oxford to benefit Family Crisis.
