Greg Bower, Ada County Prosecuting Attorney

Greg Bower was elected Ada County Prosecuting Attorney in 1982. He had served as a deputy in that office since 1975, and became Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor in July of 1977. Ada County is the most populous in Idaho and Bower's office is the largest in the state, filing over 3000 felony cases annually.

Bower was born and raised in Boise, Idaho. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Idaho in Moscow in 1971, majoring in Business Finance. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence at the University of Utah in 1974. Bower graduated from the NDAA Trial Techniques College and the Executive Prosecutor Course of the National College of District Attorneys. He has served as a faculty member for numerous National College of District Attorney seminars, Idaho Prosecuting Attorney’s Association training seminars, the Idaho POST Academy and Boise State University Criminal Justice classes. Bower has been active in preparing and lobbying for legislation of interest to prosecutors and law enforcement in the Idaho State Legislature. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Idaho Prosecuting Attorney’s Association and is the Idaho State Director of the National District Attorney’s Association.

Greg Bower has been a leader in Criminal Justice issues in Idaho, establishing the first Victim-Witness Unit in 1985, and the first Sexual Assault Unit in 1986. In 1994, through Ada County’s leadership a Domestic Violence Task Force was assembled. Uniform reports and officer protocols are helping to mark Ada County as a leader in the domestic violence area. In 1999, Bower with other criminal justice officials established the Ada County Drug Court.

Vulnerable victims in Ada County now have the Ada County Grand Jury that hear their cases. This humane, victim-oriented system was developed by Bower as the first Standing Grand Jury in the State of Idaho. The system protects victims of sexual assault from re--victimization on the witness stand and has resulted in hundreds of convictions that would not have been possible without the cooperation of these vulnerable victims.

More than 100 people staff the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office, with approximately 50 of those as deputy prosecuting attorneys. Greg Bower has hired each of these people and is dedicated to insuring that all of them work to make our community a better, safer place. An active administrator and trial lawyer, Greg Bower regularly handles cases in the courtroom.