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Seattle City Attorney

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City Attorney of Seattle
Incumbent
Ann Davison
since January 1, 2022
Term length4 years
DeputyScott Lindsay
Websitehttp://www.seattle.gov/law/

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]

Departmental Organization

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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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References

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  1. ^ Local News | New Seattle city attorney fires 14, replaces some with less-experienced lawyers | Seattle Times Newspaper
  2. ^ Brunner, Jim; Gutman, David (August 6, 2021). "Pete Holmes concedes Seattle city attorney race; Thomas-Kennedy, Davison will face off in November". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  3. ^ http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~CFS/CF_310833.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "The Civil Division - CityAttorney". seattle.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  6. ^ City of Seattle employees salary database from The News Tribune | Tacoma, WA
  7. ^ http://www.seattle.gov/personnel/resources/pubs/salaryschedule.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ Seattle News and Events | Why Is Nobody Running Against Pete Holmes?
  9. ^ Boulder hires Tom Carr as new city attorney – Boulder Daily Camera
  10. ^ Mark Sidran's Seattle - Seattle News - City - The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper
  11. ^ Editorials & Opinion | Heft to mayoral race | Seattle Times Newspaper
  12. ^ Corporation Counsel/City Attorney
  13. ^ a b c d e Corporation Counsel/City Attorney
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  • [1] Official Website