Dan Satterberg

Dan Satterberg
King County Prosecuting Attorney
Assumed office
2007
Preceded by Norm Maleng
Personal details
Born Daniel T. Satterberg
Seattle, Washington, United States
Nationality American
Political party Nonpartisan
Spouse(s) Linda Satterberg
Residence Normandy Park, Washington
Alma mater University of Washington
University of Washington School of Law
Occupation Attorney
Website

Daniel T. Satterberg is King County Prosecuting Attorney, an office he has held since 2007. The office is nonpartisan.[1]

Personal life

Satterberg attended Highline High School and [2] graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Political Science. During his undergraduate education at the University of Washington, Satterberg pledged Delta Upsilon Fraternity (Washington Chapter), class of 1982. He went on to receive the J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law, following which he began work in the King County Prosecutor's office. There he spent four years as a trial attorney in the Criminal Division before serving as Chief of Staff to then-Prosecutor Norm Maleng from 1990 to 2007.[3]

Political career

Elected offices

In May 2007 King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng unexpectedly died of a heart attack. Because Maleng had been elected as a moderate Republican, his successor was nominated by the King County Republican Central Committee.[4] Satterberg was appointed by the King County Council to fill the position until a special election was held in November 2007. That November, Satterberg was elected to fill the remaining three years of Maleng's term. He subsequently won election as a Republican to a full four-year term in 2010.[5] In 2016, Satterberg successfully pushed for a voter approved amendment to King County Charter to make the office of Prosecutor nominally non-partisan.[6] Despite holding a non-partisan office, Satterberg made public in 2018 that his political views align with the Democratic Party.[7]

Appointed offices

Since 2008 Satterberg has served on the State of Washington Sentencing Guidelines Commission under appointment by Governor Christine Gregoire.[8] He was the co-chairman, along with former Washington Attorney-General Rob McKenna, of the Washington Law Enforcement Group Against Identity Theft (LEGIT), a quasi-governmental organization that seeks to raise awareness about consumer data privacy issues in Washington.[9]

Notable decisions

Shooting of John T. Williams

Satterberg decided not to bring charges against Officer Ian Birk [10] in the controversial shooting of John T. Williams, a decision criticized by attorneys for the Williams family.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "King County voters passing nonpartisan prosecutor amendment". The Seattle Times. 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  2. ↑ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003726959_satterberg30m.html
  3. ↑ http://www.kingcounty.gov/Prosecutor/bio.aspx
  4. ↑ "Satterberg to fill Maleng's post". The Seattle Times. 2007-05-30. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  6. ↑ Jenkins, Austin. "King County Prosecutor Wants To Make Office Non-Partisan". Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  7. ↑ "King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg says he's now a Democrat". The Seattle Times. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  8. ↑ http://www.kingcounty.gov/Prosecutor/news/2008/december/decembernews.aspx
  9. ↑ http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2008/10/24/94977.htm
  10. ↑ "No charges against Seattle officer who shot woodcarver". The Seattle Times. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  11. ↑ "Woodcarver's family faults prosecutor for not filing charges". Seattle 911 -- A Police and Crime Blog. 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Norm Maleng		 King County Prosecuting Attorney
2007-Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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