Command Staff

Pamela J. McClain - Executive Commander

mcclainExecutive Commander Pamela McClain, a veteran of over 19 years in the Wayne County Sheriff Department, has assumed the duties of Executive Commander of the Court Services Division. She is currently responsible for uniformed Courtroom security in the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice, Civil Division, Friend of the Court, Juvenile Court, and the Juvenile Detention Facility. Having come up through the ranks as Investigator, Detective, Sergeant and Lieutenant, she brings a wealth of experience to the position, in addition to her most recent appointment and assignment of Executive Commander. Her prior assignments have included Civil Process, Felony Warrants, Friend of the Court Enforcement, Special Projects in the Jails Division, Support Services and Internal Affairs. She also serves on various police oral boards as well as other county entities.

Commander McClain was also assigned to the Wayne Macomb Auto Theft Multi-jurisdictional Task Force that was awarded a Unit Citation for the arrest and capture of 23 suspects with over $250,000 in stolen automobiles and parts. She was also awarded Unit Citations for her role in responding to the worst air disaster in Metro history, Flight 255, as well as for her part in the arrest and prosecution of the suspects who murdered Sgt. William Dickerson, for whom the newest Jail Facility is named.

Executive Commander McClain completed her Bachelors Degree from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. In 1995, she attained her Juris Doctorate from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. In 2000, she became a graduate of the Eastern Michigan University School of Staff and Command.

She is a member of the following:

  • Wayne County Gun Board, Chairperson
  • Financial Secretary of the National Association of Black Law Enforcement Executives
  • Criminal Justice Women of Michigan
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

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Warren C. Evans
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