I am currently in school taking up Criminal Justice as my major and I wanted to know if you can give me some info on the necessary steps to become a coroner?

Gina:

Here’s a link to an old post I wrote with some information that should answer your question:
“Death Investigation Employment”

As for becoming a coroner, I think the best approach would be to start off working for a coroner as an investigator. The coroner’s office in many jurisdictions is a lot like a sheriff’s office–there’s a lot of deputies that work under the direction of an elected sheriff. In fact, in some parts of the country the two offices are combined. Once you’ve established yourself as competent in the field, you’ll have the “clout” necessary to run for that particular office in the future.

Good luck,

A Douglas

Dieter