MEET KENNETH CUSICK
GALVESTON COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Kenneth Cusick, a Galveston County native, was born in Texas City, and he grew up in La Marque where he graduated from La Marque High School and met his wife, Donna. Cusick’s roots in Galveston County date back to 1899, when his grandmother was born in Galveston and survived the 1900 Storm. His father, George, was BOI and graduated from Ball High School. Cusick’s mother, Dorothy, grew up in Galveston and graduated from Ursuline Academy. Cusick’s parents lived and worked hard in Galveston County where his father spent his career at Monsanto Chemical Company and his mother worked at the College of the Mainland for 18 years.
After graduating from La Marque High School, Cusick was appointed to the United States Naval Academy located in Annapolis, Maryland. Upon finishing his second year, Cusick transferred to Texas A&M University in College Station in order to immediately pursue a law degree after an undergraduate degree. He graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics followed by South Texas College of Law in Houston with a Doctor of Jurisprudence. Following his second year in law school, Cusick attended the United States Marine Corps Officer Candidate School and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant following graduation. After law school and upon passing the Texas Bar Exam, 2nd Lt. Cusick returned to active duty. After completing The Basic School at Quantico, Virginia, and Naval Justice School at Newport, Rhode Island, 1st Lt. Cusick was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Cusick served on active duty in the United States Marine Corps as a Judge Advocate prosecuting offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice between 1988 and 1990. he further served as an Infantry Officer in the Reserves training Marines between 1994 and 1996. As a Marine Judge Advocate, Captain Cusick supervised the prosecution section for the Staff Judge Advocate aboard the Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Captain Cusick later served in the Marine Reserve Forces as a Rifle Platoon Commander and Company Executive Officer of “C” or Charlie Company, 1st Battalion/23rd Marine Regiment between 1994 and 1996. Captain Cusick’s duties involved training members of the unit for potential combat in desert environments, as well as supervising Marines assigned as members of Joint Task Force missions to conduct surveillance in South Texas in support of Border Patrol efforts to interdict drugs and undocumented persons being trafficked through the area. In 1990, Captain Cusick was honorably discharged from active duty, promoted to Major while in the Active Reserves, and discharged from reserve duty in 1999.
After serving in the Marines, Cusick became an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) for the Southern District of Texas during 1990 and served in various roles within the district until October 6, 2025. Cusick served as a line AUSA in the Corpus Christi Division for 14 years, and he further served as the AUSA-in-Charge of the Corpus Christi and Victoria Divisions for 13 years, between 2002 and 2016. As a line AUSA, Cusick prosecuted petty, misdemeanor, and felony violations of federal law. The felony offenses included the smuggling and transportation of illegal aliens; attempted murder of Border Patrol Agents; assaulting federal officers; bank, mail, and wire fraud; bank robbery; drug conspiracy, distribution, and trafficking; illegal re-entry into the United States by illegal aliens after deportation; income tax fraud; firearms offenses; health care fraud; money laundering; and social security fraud. In 2018, AUSA Cusick was transferred to the Galveston Division where he was assigned to the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force. Between 2016 and 2025, AUSA Cusick prosecuted numerous cases focused upon large groups of drug distributors and traffickers associated with local criminal gangs and transnational criminal organizations. AUSA Cusick’s most recent cases involved 56 and 41 separate defendants in separate indictments filed in the Galveston Division.
On October 6, 2025, Governor Greg Abbott appointed Kenneth Cusick to serve as the District Attorney of Galveston County, where he serves as the lead law enforcement officer who is responsible for the investigation and prosecution of all criminal misdemeanor and felony cases filed in the county.
Kenneth Cusick and his sweetheart of 51 years and wife of 43 years, Donna, live in Dickinson, Texas. Their son and daughter both live and work in Galveston County with families of their own.
