Ben David

Ben David has served as an elected District Attorney since 2004. He is a past president of the NC Conference of District Attorneys and currently holds executive office in the National District Attorneys Association, chairing the commission on community outreach.

David has served on the North Carolina Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism and the Governor’s Gang Task Force, and he is a founding member of Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration. He currently co-chairs the Chief Justice’s Task Force on ACEs-Informed Courts focusing on making court officials more trauma informed. He has traveled extensively to over 50 countries and has served as a delegate on the American Council of Young Political Leaders.

David is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Florida (1992) and graduated in the top 10 percent of his class from Wake Forest University School of Law. He was an associate attorney in the trademark litigation section of the Intellectual Property group at Petree Stockton (now Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton) before joining the District Attorney’s Office in 1999.

David is the author of many articles that have appeared in magazines, newspapers, and journals. His book "Crime and Community in the Cape Fear: A Prosecutor's Guide to a Healthier Hometown" was published in 2020. David is an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina – Wilmington and a certified instructor for law enforcement. He has served as a keynote speaker for numerous national and international conferences. David provides commentary on criminal justice issues on nationally-broadcast television programs including Today, PBS NewsHour, and Dateline NBC.

David lives in Wilmington, NC with his wife Stephanie and their children Maddie, Sophie, and Fitz.