Seattle City Attorney

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 2010, the position has been held by Pete Holmes.[2][3]

City Attorney of Seattle
Incumbent
Pete Holmes
since 2010
Term length4 years
Websitehttp://www.seattle.gov/law/

Departmental Organization

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.[4] There are approximately 90 staff attorneys and 65 support staff.[5] They are split between four divisions:

  • Civil: torts (claims), land use, environmental protection, labor and employment, contracts, government affairs and utilities
  • 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 him only the 265th highest paid municipal employee (as of 2012).[6][7]

The Law Department began issuing a digital newsletter in 2011.[5]

List of City Attorneys

References
  1. Local News | New Seattle city attorney fires 14, replaces some with less-experienced lawyers | Seattle Times Newspaper
  2. Seattle City Attorney won't step aside in police dealings - Local - MyNorthwest.com
  3. Seattle City Attorney Holmes proposes private marijuana clubs, home delivery - Puget Sound Business Journal
  4. http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~CFS/CF_310833.pdf
  5. http://www.seattle.gov/law/docs/AnnualReport_latest.pdf
  6. City of Seattle employees salary database from The News Tribune | Tacoma, WA
  7. http://www.seattle.gov/personnel/resources/pubs/salaryschedule.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. Corporation Counsel/City Attorney
  • Official Website
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