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.
[4] Satterberg was appointed by the King County Council to fill the position until a special election was held in November 2007.
[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] Since 2008, Satterberg has served on the State of Washington Sentencing Guidelines Commission under appointment by Governor Christine Gregoire.