The Sheriff

Sheriff Donna D. Buckley

Sheriff Donna D. Buckley has proudly served as Barnstable County Sheriff since Jan. 4, 2023. She is the first female sheriff in Barnstable County’s 333-year history.

Raised in Peabody, Sheriff Buckley received her Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School. She began her career as the in-house counsel for the National Association of Government Employees/International Brotherhood of Police Officers. After running the Law Office of Donna DeSimone Buckley for nine years, she worked at the Massachusetts Teachers Association delivering legal services to the members of the teachers’ union in the areas of collective bargaining, grievances, arbitrations, and employment disputes. Sheriff Buckley taught Criminal Law and related courses at Massasoit Community College in Brockton and Massachusetts Bay Community College in Framingham.  In 2018, she became the general counsel for the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office. 

Sheriff Buckley is a board member of the Carousel of Light, Inc. and serves on the advisory council of the Falmouth Community Television (FCTV). 

Sheriff Buckley lives in Falmouth with her husband, Troy Clarkson.