Allegheny County District Attorney

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.

History[edit]

Stephen Zappala (Democrat) 1998–present
Robert Colville (Democrat) 1976–1998
John Hickton (Democrat) 1974–1976
Robert Duggan (Republican) 1964–1974 (died in office)
Edward C. Boyle (Democrat) 1956–1964
James F. Malone (Republican) 1952–1956
William Rahauser (Democrat) 1948–1952
Artemas Leslie (Republican) 1945-1948
Russell H. Adams (Republican) 1942-1945
Andrew T. Park 1930-1942
Samuel H. Gardner 1923??-1930
Rowan February 7, 1922^[1]
R.H. Jackson April 11, 1914 - Before May 1922^[2]^[3]
William Augustus Blakeley 1908-1914^[4]^[5]
Harry L. Goehring Jan 1907-1908^[6]
James Musial Jan.1, 1904-Jan.1, 1907^[7]
Underwood Feb 16 1904 [3]
John Carothers Haymaker Jan.1, 1895-Jan.1, 1904^[8]^[9]
Clarence Burleigh 1892-Jan.1, 1895^[10] became city solicitor after office ^[11]