King County Prosecuting Attorney















Prosecuting Attorney of King County, Washington

Incumbent
Dan Satterberg
since 2007
Term length 4 years
Website http://www.kingcounty.gov/Prosecutor.aspx

The King County Prosecuting Attorney is a non-partisan elected official in King County, Washington. The Prosecuting Attorney leads the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, and prosecutes all felonies (as well as all misdemeanors in unincorporated areas) that occur within King County, Washington. Since 2007, the position has been held by Dan Satterberg.




Contents






  • 1 Departmental Organization


  • 2 Partial List of Prosecuting Attorneys


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





Departmental Organization


The Prosecuting Attorney's Office is located in the King County Courthouse (in downtown Seattle, Washington) and consists of 210 deputy prosecuting attorneys and 190 administrative staff members.[1] The Office prosecuted 6,135 felonies in 2012, about 40% of which were violent crimes.[2] Employees are spread across three divisions:



  • Criminal: Appellate Unit, Car Theft Initiative, District Court Unit, Domestic Violence Unit, Drug Case Development, Drug Court, Economic Crimes Unit, Involuntary Treatment Act, Juvenile Court Unit, Most Dangerous Offender Project, Records and Information Section, Repeat Burglar Initiative, Sentencing Unit, Sexually Violent Predator Unit, Special Assault Unit, Violent Crimes Unit[3]

  • Civil: serving as chief legal counsel and litigator for the County

  • Family Support: establishes paternity, enforces support obligations, etc.



Partial List of Prosecuting Attorneys




  • Chuck Carroll, 1949-1971


  • Chris Bayley, 1971-1979


  • Norm Maleng, 1979-2007


  • Dan Satterberg, 2007–Present



See also



  • Allegheny County District Attorney

  • Baltimore County State's Attorney

  • Dallas County District Attorney

  • Denver District Attorney's Office

  • Los Angeles County District Attorney

  • Milwaukee County District Attorney

  • New York County District Attorney

  • District Attorney of Philadelphia

  • San Diego County District Attorney

  • San Francisco District Attorney's Office



References





  1. ^ bio and mission


  2. ^ King County Superior Court Caseflow Statistics


  3. ^ Criminal Division Overview








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