The Sixteenth Circuit Solicitor is responsible for all criminal prosecutions in the house of General Sessions for York, and Union County. As the public prosecutor for this jurisdiction the Solicitor is charged with ensuring that individuals beyond a reasonable doubt. A prosecutor is likewise responsible for ensuring that no person falsely accused of a crime is convicted unjustly.

Kevin Brackett, the current Solicitor for the 16th Circuit, has been prosecutor his entire professional career. Upon graduating from law school in 1991 he was hired as the narcotics prosecutor for the York County office of the 16th Circuit. From 1995 until 2006 he served as Deputy Solicitor for then Solicitor Tommy Pope As Tommy's second in command, Kevin was responsible for the general supervision of both county offices as well as the family court division. Together, Kevin and Tommy established the 16th Circuit as the most efficient and effective office in the state. The docket management method they devised and implemented st