The Allegheny County District Attorney is the elected district attorney for

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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Allegheny County () is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in Southwestern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,250,578, making it the state's second-most populous county, following Philadelphia Co ...

. The office is responsible for the prosecution of violations of Pennsylvania commonwealth laws. (Federal law violations are prosecuted by the

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). The current District Attorney is Stephen 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, 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.)

History

* Stephen Zappala (Democrat) 1998–present * Robert E. Colville (Democrat) 1976–1998 *

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(Democrat) 1974–1976 * Robert Duggan (Republican) 1964–1974 (died in office) *

Edward C. Boyle Edward Carol Boyle (December 24, 1904 – June 29, 1981) was the Allegheny County District Attorney in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from January 3, 1956, until January 6, 1964. Mr. Boyle attended Duquesne University School of Law Class of 1928. He w ...

(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 *R.H. Jackson April 11, 1914 – Before May 1922 *William Augustus Blakeley 1908–1914 * Harry L. Goehring Jan 1907–1908 *James Musial Jan. 1, 1904 – Jan. 1, 1907 *Underwood Feb 16 190

* John C. Haymaker, John Carothers Haymaker Jan. 1, 1895 – Jan. 1, 1904 *

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1892 – Jan. 1, 1895 became city solicitor after office

References

External links

Allegheny County District Attorney website
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History

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