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Seattle (April 16, 2024) – Today, City Attorney Ann Davison announced that 30-year veteran prosecutor Fred C. Wist II will be the next Criminal Division Chief at the Seattle City Attorney’s Office. Wist will oversee over 70 Criminal Division [...]
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Seattle (March 1, 2024) – Today, the Seattle City Attorney’s Office Criminal Division filed a traffic infraction with Seattle Municipal Court regarding Seattle Police Officer Kevin Dave. The City Attorney’s Office Criminal Division decision [...]
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Seattle (March 1, 2024) – Today, the Seattle City Attorney’s Office (CAO) announced that it will file an affidavit of prejudice on Seattle Municipal Court Judge Pooja Vaddadi in all criminal cases going forward. An affidavit of prejudice is a [...]
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U.S. Appeals Court Reverses Federal Court Ruling Seattle (Feb. 2, 2024) – Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison today announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed a lower court ruling that halted the City of [...]
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Seattle (Jan. 24, 2024) – Yesterday, Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison agreed to a settlement that ends a lawsuit – Adberg, et al. v. City of Seattle – brought by more than 50 plaintiffs related to the protests in Seattle that began in [...]

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The City Attorney heads the Law Department and is responsible for supervising all City litigation. In addition, the City Attorney supervises a staff of Assistant City Attorneys who provide legal advice and assistance to the City's management and prosecute violations of City ordinances.