Honorable Jacqueline C. Romero of Pennsylvania (former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania)

 

8/04/2025

Honorable  Jacqueline C. Romero

c/o Baker Hostetler

1735 Market Street, Suite 3300

Philadelphia, PA  19103

Dear Honorable Romero,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan and I have a strong interest in learning history, social justice, and criminal justice reform. In these subjects, I like to learn the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others. Honorable  Romero, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work when you served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania including your support for people with disabilities’ rights to be very inspiring to me and to explain about my visit to Philadelphia. 

In June 2022, I was amazed on how you made history on becoming the first woman of color and LGBTQIA+ to become U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. when you served as  U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 2022-2025, I truly appreciated on how you are a strong supporter of civil rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, prosecuting people who commit hate crimes on people who are different, and expanding on investigations into places that practice different forms of discrimination on disability, minorities, women, and people with different sexual orientation.  Supporting drug treatment programs to help drug users get the care they need to reduce drug abuse, expanding on resources to help victims of crime or victims of domestic violence get the help on dealing with their trauma,  and advocating with pushing for funds to improve DNA testing including forensic science to help solve evidence including cases efficiently while reduce sending an innocent person to jail is common sense for criminal justice reform.  Also on criminal justice reform, I like on how you work to implement wrongful conviction unit to investigate cases that had wrongfully convicted people of a crime that they didn’t commit, created an educational awareness to help educate people including the Office of the U.S. Attorney about mental health, advocated for community policing to help law enforcement engage with the community to improve relations,  and supported community service for non-violent offenders or non violent juveniles get rehabilitation to reduce re-offending.  Another thing that I like about your work as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is how you implement strategies to help provide people with mental health to get help instead of strict sentencing, prosecuted after public officials who are corrupt or accepted illegal bribes, went after industries that illegally polluted the environment or violated environmental protection laws, and take away weapons from people who have a domestic violence record.  Supporting educational awareness programs to help educate youth including people about the need to reduce bullying, gun violence, sexual assault, and drug abuse are great ways to help educate people. 

Honorable  Romero, I have autism with a learning disability.  Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased.  Your commitment to be a strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability. Your role as former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania helps give me motivation to continue to learn history, criminal justice reform including social justice. My future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution,  push for criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others. I have enjoyed visiting Philadelphia where I got to explore The Underground Railroad Museum to learn the history of the Underground Railroad, see the Liberty Bell to understand the significant of it playing a role in U.S. History,  visiting Ben Franklin Museum to see how Benjamin Franklin influence history, and many others.

I strongly believe that you are making a great difference. I’m very proud on how you are working hard to support civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights,  expand while advocate for criminal justice reform, and many others. You truly inspire me to work hard on my disability, learn more about your work, and visit Philadelphia.  Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, making a great difference, and inspiring me. If I visit Philly I would like to see you because you inspire me. Please continue to advocate for common sense ideas. 

Sincerely,

Matt Winick