Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Marilyn Mosby

By Popular Timelines Editorial Team · Updated: July 14, 2025

Discover the career path of Marilyn Mosby, from the first major opportunity to industry-changing achievements.

Marilyn Mosby is a former American politician and lawyer who served as the State's Attorney of Baltimore from 2015 to 2023, becoming the youngest state prosecutor for a major U.S. city. She rose to national prominence following the death of Freddie Gray in 2015. Mosby led the investigation into Gray's death and controversially prosecuted the involved police officers for murder; however, none of the officers were convicted. Mosby was later convicted on federal charges of perjury and making false mortgage applications.

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2005: Law Clerk and Assistant State's Attorney

From 2005, Marilyn Mosby served as a law clerk and an Assistant State's Attorney for Baltimore.

2005: Graduation from Boston College Law School

In 2005, Marilyn Mosby earned a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School.

June 2013: Announced Candidacy for State's Attorney

In June 2013, Marilyn Mosby announced her plans to run for State's Attorney for the City of Baltimore and ran against incumbent Gregg L. Bernstein in the Democratic primary.

2014: Liberty Mutual Fraud Investigator

Until 2014, Marilyn Mosby was a Liberty Mutual fraud investigator.

January 8, 2015: Sworn into Office as State's Attorney

On January 8, 2015, Marilyn Mosby was sworn into office as State's Attorney and announced restructuring inspired by offices in New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta.

January 2015: Start of Administration

Since her administration began in January 2015, Marilyn Mosby campaigned on a promise to target and prosecute violent repeat offenders.

May 2015: Secured Conviction of Nelson Clifford

In May 2015, Marilyn Mosby secured the conviction of Nelson Clifford, a sex-offender who was acquitted in four previous sexual assault cases and was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison.

2015: Elected State's Attorney and Freddie Gray Case

In 2015, Marilyn Mosby became the State's Attorney of Baltimore and gained national attention following the death of Freddie Gray. She led the investigation and prosecution of the police officers involved in Gray's arrest and transport.

2015: War Room Announcement

In 2015, in response to a spike in violent crime in Baltimore, Marilyn Mosby and newly appointed interim Police Commissioner Kevin Davis announced that prosecutors and police officers would co-locate inside of a 24-hour "war room".

2018: Mosby Re-elected

In 2018, Marilyn Mosby was re-elected as State's Attorney.

January 2019: No Prosecution for Marijuana Possession

In January 2019, Marilyn Mosby announced that her office would no longer prosecute individuals for marijuana possession and would vacate nearly 5,000 convictions.

2020: Policy During COVID-19 Pandemic

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Marilyn Mosby announced her office would not pursue charges related to drug possession, prostitution, minor traffic violations, and low-level offenses to halt the spread of the coronavirus in Baltimore prisons.

March 2021: Policy Made Permanent

In March 2021, Marilyn Mosby made the policy announced in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic permanent, as she said that the temporary experiment had not led to more serious crimes.

April 12, 2022: Announcement of Re-election Campaign

On April 12, 2022, Marilyn Mosby announced that she would run for re-election to a third term.

July 19, 2022: Defeated in Democratic Primary

On July 19, 2022, Marilyn Mosby was defeated by defense attorney Ivan Bates in the Democratic primary.

2022: Defeated in Reelection Campaign

In 2022, Marilyn Mosby lost her reelection campaign to Ivan Bates, following her indictment by federal grand juries for perjury and fraud.

2023: End of Term as State's Attorney

In 2023, Marilyn Mosby's term as the State's Attorney of Baltimore concluded.

May 2024: Mosby requests pardon from President Biden during MSNBC interview

In May 2024, Marilyn Mosby appeared on MSNBC's The ReidOut, proclaiming her innocence and urging President Joe Biden to pardon her. Mosby claimed she was "politically targeted" and stated the legal proceedings had negatively impacted her psychologically, professionally, spiritually, and financially.

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May 23, 2024: Mosby sentenced to home confinement

On May 23, 2024, Marilyn Mosby avoided prison time for mortgage fraud and perjury. She was sentenced to 12 months of home confinement, 100 hours of community service, and three years of supervised release due to her convictions.