Dallas_County_District_Attorney

Dallas County District Attorney

Dallas County District Attorney

Elected district attorney (DA) of Dallas County, Texas

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

References

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