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, and those brought by state law enforcement agencies) that occur within King County, Washington. Since 2023, the position has been held by Leesa Manion, the former deputy county prosecutor.[1]
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.[2] The Office prosecuted 6,135 felonies in 2012, about 40% of which were violent crimes.[3] 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[4]
Civil: serving as chief legal counsel and litigator for the County
Family Support: establishes paternity, enforces support obligations, etc.
king, county, prosecuting, attorney, partisan, elected, official, king, county, washington, prosecuting, attorney, leads, office, prosecutes, felonies, well, misdemeanors, unincorporated, areas, those, brought, state, enforcement, agencies, that, occur, within. 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 and those brought by state law enforcement agencies that occur within King County Washington Since 2023 the position has been held by Leesa Manion the former deputy county prosecutor 1 King County Prosecuting AttorneySeal of the Prosecuting AttorneyIncumbentLeesa Manionsince January 9 2023Term length4 yearsConstituting instrumentKing County CharterWebsitewww wbr kingcounty wbr gov wbr Prosecutor wbr aspx Contents 1 Departmental organization 2 Partial list of Prosecuting Attorneys 3 See also 4 ReferencesDepartmental organization EditThe 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 2 The Office prosecuted 6 135 felonies in 2012 about 40 of which were violent crimes 3 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 4 Civil serving as chief legal counsel and litigator for the County Family Support establishes paternity enforces support obligations etc Partial list of Prosecuting Attorneys EditWarren Magnuson 1935 1937 Lloyd W Shorett 1943 1949 Chuck Carroll 1949 1971 Chris Bayley 1971 1979 Norm Maleng 1979 2007 Dan Satterberg 2007 2023 Leesa Manion 2023 presentSee also EditAllegheny County District Attorney Baltimore County State s Attorney Dallas County District Attorney Denver District Attorney s Office District Attorney of Philadelphia Los Angeles County District Attorney Milwaukee County District Attorney New York County District Attorney San Diego County District Attorney San Francisco District Attorney s OfficeReferences Edit Green Sara Jean January 9 2023 Leesa Manion sworn in as King County prosecuting attorney The Seattle Times Retrieved January 9 2023 bio and mission King County Superior Court Caseflow Statistics Criminal Division Overview Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title King County Prosecuting Attorney amp oldid 1132719164, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
