Elected district attorney
Allegheny County District Attorney Allegheny County District Attorney's Office Seat Pittsburgh Term length 4 years Formation 1892 First holder Clarence Burleigh Unofficial names DA Website alleghenycountyda
TheAllegheny County district attorney is the electeddistrict attorney forPittsburgh andAllegheny County, Pennsylvania . The office is responsible for the prosecution of violations of Pennsylvania commonwealth laws (federal law violations are prosecuted by theU.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania ). The current district attorney isStephen 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]
Stephen Zappala (Republican, switched from Democrat in 2023) 1998–presentRobert E. Colville (Democrat) 1976–1998John Hickton (Democrat) 1974–1976Robert Duggan (Republican) 1964–1974Edward C. Boyle (Democrat) 1956–1964James F. Malone (Republican) 1952–1956William Rahauser (Democrat) 1948–1952Artemas Leslie (Republican) 1945–1948Russell H. Adams (Republican) 1942–1945Andrew T. Park 1930–1942Samuel H. Gardner December 15, 1922–1930[ 2] Harry H. Rowand February 7, 1922–December 15, 1922[ 3] R.H. Jackson April 11, 1914 – Before May 1922[ 4] William Augustus Blakeley 1908–1914[ 5] Harry L. Goehring January 1907 – 1908James Musial January 1, 1904 – January 1, 1907[ 6] John Carothers Haymaker January 1, 1895 – January 1, 1904[ 7] [ 8] Clarence Burleigh 1892 – January 1, 1895[ 9] [ 10]
^ Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board Case No. PERA-R-95-9-W ^ "Gardner is Named Allegheny County Prosecutor" .The Pittsburgh Post . December 16, 1922. p. 1. RetrievedNovember 28, 2023 .^ "The Pittsburgh Press – Google News Archive Search" .news.google.com . RetrievedMay 4, 2018 .^ "The Meriden Daily Journal – Google News Archive Search" .news.google.com . RetrievedMay 4, 2018 .^ "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. RetrievedMay 4, 2018 – via NYTimes.com.^ "The Pittsburgh Press – Google News Archive Search" .news.google.com . RetrievedMay 4, 2018 .^ "Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette – Google News Archive Search" .news.google.com . RetrievedMay 4, 2018 .^ "The Pittsburgh Gazette – Google News Archive Search" .news.google.com . RetrievedMay 4, 2018 .^ "The Homestead Confession" . Archived fromthe original on November 7, 2012. RetrievedJuly 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. RetrievedMay 4, 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
