PERSON: Jim Skinner

Collin County, Texas

Sheriff

Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner is a 32-year law-enforcement veteran, trial attorney, and former prosecutor. He took office on January 1, 2017, and oversees 550 personnel, who deliver services to over 1.1MM citizens across 880 square miles in the northeast quadrant of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Like others, he recently lead his Office’s response to the national emergency related to Covid-19 and is keeping an eye on a major project to renovate the intake, infirmary, kitchen, and housing areas of the county jail. He’s honored to have been designated as a subject-matter expert in connection with the work of the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice. In January 2020, he was a panelist and speaker at the White House’s summit on human trafficking and commemoration of the TVPA 2000. As Chair of the Legislative Committee of the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas, Sheriff Skinner was proud to be a part of the efforts to persuade the people and the 86th Texas Legislature to pass a constitutional amendment and several statutes important to law enforcement, including SJR 32 and SB 2100 (2019), which improved the humane retirement of law-enforcement dogs and other service animals. And, in May 2018, he spoke, by invitation, at Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s multi-disciplinary meeting in response to the May 18 Santa Fe High School shooting.

— collincountytx.gov