The new prosecuting attorney is Leesa Manion and she is ready to go with some policy changes. She was elected in November to replace Dan Satterberg. She recently laid out her policy and practice changes for her new administration. There will be the creation of a new division focused on gender-based violence. She will also put money into tackling economic crimes and wage theft.
The King County Prosecuting Attorney is a non-partisan, self reliant, elected official in King County, Washington. The Prosecuting Attorney leads the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, and prosecutes all felonies that occur within King County, Washington. The term length is 4 years. Dan Satterberg announced his retirement in January.
The new sworn in King County Prosecutor Leesa Manion touched on these topics before taking her oath as prosecuting attorney of office Monday: prosecuting violent crimes and sexual assaults, providing culturally responsive victim services, and intervening in the lives of young people, especially those most at risk of becoming victims or perpetrators of gun violence.
Manion said of her policy, “As a career prosecutor and the only candidate who has built and implemented countywide crime prevention strategies with law enforcement partners and mental health professionals, I will: require accountability, build a stronger relationship with law enforcement, invest in effective and data-driven prevention and diversion strategies, maintain the highest nonpartisan legal, ethical and equity-driven standards in the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, I will lead from my perspective as the first woman and first person of color to hold the Office to craft innovative solutions to fight and reduce crime through broad coalitions, and create positive change.”
There also will be a new Gun Violence Prevention Unit in the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, which will connect individuals who are close to gun violence to community-based resources before they become victims or perpetrators of violence. Leesa Manions said, “I believe we are deserving of a community free of the harmful impacts of gun violence, and I have long worked to address the gun crisis in King County and in our State.”
