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 2014. 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, Republican, 1999–2007 John Vance, Republican, (first elected in 1986) January 1987–1999 Henry Wade, Democrat, 1951–1987
See also Allegheny County District Attorney Baltimore County State's Attorney Dallas DNA Denver District Attorney's Office District Attorney of Philadelphia King County Prosecuting Attorney Los Angeles County District Attorney Milwaukee County District Attorney New York County District Attorney San Diego County District Attorney San Francisco District Attorney's Office
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