Dallas County District Attorney

The Dallas County District Attorney is the elected, or appointed by the Texas Governor in the event of a vacancy, district attorney (DA) of Dallas County, Texas. Currently, this position is held by John Creuzot, a Democrat who defeated Faith Johnson, appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, after Susan Hawk resigned in 2016. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The office prosecutes offenses under Texas state law classified as felonies, Class A and B misdemeanors, appeals of Class C misdemeanors (punishable by fine only), and Class C misdemeanors filed in the Justice of the Peace courts, generally by non-municipal police agencies. (Federal law violations are prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas).

List of DAs

• John Creuzot, Democrat, 2019–present
• Faith Johnson, Republican, 2016–2018
• Susan Hawk, Republican, 2015–2016 (resigned on September 6, 2016)
• Craig Watkins, Democrat, 2007–2015
• Bill Hill, ^{[4] [5]} Republican, 1999 ^[6] –2007
• John Vance, Republican, (first elected in 1986) ^[7] January 1987–1999 ^{[8] [9]}
• Henry Wade, Democrat, 1951–1987

See also

• Allegheny County District Attorney
• Baltimore County State's Attorney
• Dallas DNA
• Denver District Attorney's Office
• District Attorney of Philadelphia
• King County Prosecuting Attorney
• Los Angeles County District Attorney
• Milwaukee County District Attorney
• New York County District Attorney
• San Diego County District Attorney
• San Francisco District Attorney's Office

References

1. Hollandsworth, Skip (30 September 2015). "The Trials of Susan Hawk". texasmonthly.com. Texas Monthly . Retrieved 6 September 2016.
2. Sarah Mervosh; Gromer Jeffers Jr. (27 March 2015). "Dallas County DA Susan Hawk: I sought drug treatment". dallasnews.com. Dallas Morning News . Retrieved 6 September 2016.
3. "Criminal Defense Firm in Dallas".
4. Forsyth, Jennifer S.; Eaton, Leslie (16 November 2008). "The Exonerator". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 7 September 2016– via wsj.com.
5. Moreno, Sylvia (5 March 2007). "New Prosecutor Revisits Justice in Dallas". The Washington Post . Retrieved 7 September 2016.
6. Schutze, Jim (2 February 2006). "Coloring Book". dallasobserver.com. Dallas Observer . Retrieved 8 September 2016.
7. "Pulse OF THE City – D Magazine". dmagazine.com. D Magazine. August 1997. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
8. Sally Giddens (March 1990). "JUDGING JOHN VANCE – D Magazine". dmagazine.com. D Magazine . Retrieved 7 September 2016.
9. Lisa Belkin (23 March 1989). "Prosecutors Are Faulted In Dallas Murder Case". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

External links

• Official website ^[usurped]