Allegheny County District Attorney
Elected district attorney
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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.
| Allegheny County District Attorney | |
|---|---|
since 1998 | |
| Allegheny County District Attorney's Office | |
| Seat | Pittsburgh |
| Term length |
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| Formation | 1892 |
| First holder | Clarence Burleigh |
| Unofficial names | DA |
| Website | alleghenycountyda |
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
| 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) |
