Seattle City Attorney

The Seattle City Attorney is a non-partisan elected official in Seattle, Washington whose job is to "prosecute people for misdemeanor offenses, defend the city against lawsuits, and gives legal advice to the city".

[1] Since 2022, the position has been held by Ann Davison.

[2] The City Attorney is the head of the Seattle City Law Department, a branch of the Seattle Municipal Government, and the fourth-largest public law office in Washington.

[4] They are split between four divisions: The City Attorney receives a salary of $145,000 per year, making them only the 265th highest paid municipal employee (as of 2012).

[6][7] The Law Department began issuing a digital newsletter in 2011.