The King County Prosecuting Attorney is a non-partisan elected official in

King County, Washington King County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 2,269,675 in the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Washington, and the 13th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is Seattle, also the ...

. The Prosecuting Attorney leads the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, and

prosecute A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the common law adversarial system or the civil law inquisitorial system. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal tr ...

s all

felonies A felony is traditionally considered a crime of high seriousness, whereas a misdemeanor is regarded as less serious. The term "felony" originated from English common law (from the French medieval word "félonie") to describe an offense that resu ...

(as well as all misdemeanors in unincorporated areas, and those brought by state law enforcement agencies) that occur within

. Since 2023, the position has been held by Leesa Manion, the former deputy county prosecutor.

Departmental organization

The Prosecuting Attorney's Office is located in the

King County Courthouse The King County Courthouse is the administrative building housing the judicial branch of King County, Washington's government. It is located in downtown Seattle, just north of Pioneer Square. The 1916 structure houses the King County Prosecuting ...

(in downtown

Seattle, Washington Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region ...

) and consists of 210 deputy prosecuting attorneys and 190 administrative staff members. The Office prosecuted 6,135 felonies in 2012, about 40% of which were violent crimes. 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 UnitCriminal Division Overview
/ref> * Civil: serving as chief legal counsel and litigator for the County * Family Support: establishes paternity, enforces support obligations, etc.

Partial list of Prosecuting Attorneys

Warren Magnuson Warren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson (April 12, 1905May 20, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Washington in Congress for 44 years, first as a Representative from 1937 to 1944, and then as a senator from 1944 to 1 ...

, 1935–1937 *Lloyd W. Shorett, 1943–1949 * Chuck Carroll, 1949–1971 *

Chris Bayley Christopher T. Bayley served as the King County prosecuting attorney from 1971 to 1979. He remains active in the political, business, and legal communities of Washington state. Early life and military service Bayley received his Bachelor of A ...

, 1971–1979 * Norm Maleng, 1979–2007 * Dan Satterberg, 2007–2023 * Leesa Manion, 2023–present

References

{{reflist District attorneys Government of King County, Washington

Departmental organization

Partial list of Prosecuting Attorneys

See also

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