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The Seattle City Attorney is a non-partisan elected official in Seattle, Washington whose job is to "prosecute people for misdemeanor offenses, defend the city against lawsuits, and gives legal advice to the city".[1] Since 2022, the position has been held by Ann Davison .[2]
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The City Attorney is the head of the Seattle City Law Department, a branch of the Seattle Municipal Government , and the fourth-largest public law office in Washington .[3] There are approximately 90 staff attorneys and 65 support staff.[4] They are split between four divisions:
Civil : torts (claims), land use, environmental protection, employment, contracts & utilities, government affairs, and regulatory enforcement & economic justice[5]
Criminal : traffic infractions, misdemeanors, and gross misdemeanors
Administration: human resources, information technology, budgeting, accounting, internships/externships (approximately 35 law students per year)
Precinct Liaison (with the Seattle Police Department ): North, South, East, Southwest, Vice/Narcotics
The City Attorney receives a salary of $145,000 per year, making them only the 265th highest paid municipal employee (as of 2012).[6] [7]
The Law Department began issuing a digital newsletter in 2011.[4]
List of City Attorneys
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Ann Davison , 2022–present
Pete Holmes , 2010–2022[8]
Tom Carr , 2002–2009[9]
Mark Sidran , 1990–2002[10] [11]
Douglas Jewett, 1978–1989[12]
John Harris, 1974–1977[13]
A.L. Newbould, 1963–1973[13]
A.C. Van Soelen, 1930–1963[13]
Thomas Kennedy, 1924–1930[13]
Walter F. Meier, 1918–1923[13]
References
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^ http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~CFS/CF_310833.pdf [bare URL PDF ]
^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-06-25 .{{cite web }}
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^ "The Civil Division - CityAttorney" . seattle.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-21 .
^ City of Seattle employees salary database from The News Tribune | Tacoma, WA
^ http://www.seattle.gov/personnel/resources/pubs/salaryschedule.pdf [bare URL PDF ]
^ Seattle News and Events | Why Is Nobody Running Against Pete Holmes?
^ Boulder hires Tom Carr as new city attorney – Boulder Daily Camera
^ Mark Sidran's Seattle - Seattle News - City - The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper
^ Editorials & Opinion | Heft to mayoral race | Seattle Times Newspaper
^ Corporation Counsel/City Attorney
^ a b c d e Corporation Counsel/City Attorney
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n .
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