Allegheny County District Attorney
| Allegheny County District Attorney | |
|---|---|
since 1998 | |
| Allegheny County District Attorney's Office | |
| Seat | Pittsburgh |
| Term length |
|
| Formation | 1892 |
| First holder | Clarence Burleigh |
| Unofficial names | DA |
| Website | alleghenycountyda |
The Allegheny County district attorney is the elected district attorney for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The office is responsible for the prosecution of violations of Pennsylvania commonwealth laws (federal law violations are prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania). The current district attorney is Stephen Zappala.
In 1995, the assistant district attorneys formed a collective bargaining unit and voted to be represented by the United Steelworkers of America. The bargaining unit also represents assistant public defenders and scientists in the coroner's office (now the Office of Medical Examiner) and computer professionals in the prothonotary's office (now the Department of Court Records).[1]
History
[edit]| DA | Start of term | End of term | Refs | Political party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Burleigh | 1892 | January 1, 1895 | [2][3] | |
| John Carothers Haymaker | January 1, 1895 | January 1, 1904 | [4][5] | |
| James Musial | January 1, 1904 | January 1, 1907 | [6] | |
| Harry L. Goehring | January 1907 | 1908 | ||
| William Augustus Blakeley | 1908 | 1914 | [7] | |
| William Augustus Blakeley | 1908 | 1914 | [8] | |
| Harry H. Rowand | February 7, 1922 | December 15, 1922 | [9] | |
| R.H. Jackson | April 11, 1914 | Before May 1922 | [10] | |
| Samuel H. Gardner | December 15, 1922 | 1930 | [11] | |
| Andrew T. Park | 1930 | 1942 | [12] | |
| Russell H. Adams | 1942 | 1945 | (Republican) | |
| Artemas Leslie | 1945 | 1948 | (Republican) | |
| William Rahauser | 1948 | 1952 | (Democrat) | |
| James F. Malone | 1952 | 1956 | (Republican) | |
| Edward C. Boyle | 1956 | 1964 | (Democrat) | |
| Robert Duggan | 1964 | 1974 | (Republican) | |
| John Hickton | 1974 | 1976 | (Democrat) | |
| Robert E. Colville | 1976 | 1998 | (Democrat) | |
| Stephen Zappala | 1998 | present | (Republican, switched from Democrat in 2023) |
References
[edit]- ↑ Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board Case No. PERA-R-95-9-W
- ↑ "The Homestead Confession". Proquest Archiver. The Baltimore Sun. Jul 20, 1893. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ↑ "PITTSBURG'S ATTORNEY ACCUSED; Illegally Receiving Interest on City Money the Charge – Arrests Will Probably Be in Order". The New York Times. October 15, 1895. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "May Go to Polk". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. 3 October 1900. p. 3. Retrieved May 4, 2018 – via Google News Search.
- ↑ "Law's Crusade Begins at Last". The Pittsburgh Gazette. 1 October 1904. p. 3. Retrieved May 4, 2018 – via Google News Archive.
- ↑ "Lie to Shield Bureau". The Pittsburgh Press. 13 November 1905. Retrieved May 4, 2018 – via Google News Archive Search.
- ↑ "Graft Foe Near Death.; Poison Hinted as Cause of Pittsburg District Attorney's Illness". The New York Times. September 11, 1909. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Graft Foe Near Death.; Poison Hinted as Cause of Pittsburg District Attorney's Illness". The New York Times. September 11, 1909. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Requisition for Stokes' Return Sent to Sproul". The Pittsburgh Press. Aug 25, 1921. p. 2. Retrieved May 4, 2018 – via Google News Archive.
- ↑ "MISS ARNOLD IS AT HOME Declares Pittsburg's District Attorney". The Meriden Daily Journal. 11 April 1914. p. 1. Retrieved May 4, 2018 – via Google News Archive.
- ↑ "Gardner is Named Allegheny County Prosecutor". The Pittsburgh Post. December 16, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Park Named as Successor to Gardner". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 24 April 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-06-16 – via Google News Archive.
