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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".〔(Local News | New Seattle city attorney fires 14, replaces some with less-experienced lawyers | Seattle Times Newspaper )〕 Since 2010, the position has been held by Pete Holmes.〔(Seattle City Attorney won't step aside in police dealings - Local - MyNorthwest.com )〕〔(Seattle City Attorney Holmes proposes private marijuana clubs, home delivery - Puget Sound Business Journal )〕 ==Departmental Organization== 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 the Washington.〔http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~CFS/CF_310833.pdf〕 There are approximately 90 staff attorneys and 65 support staff.〔http://www.seattle.gov/law/docs/AnnualReport_latest.pdf〕 They are split between four divisions: *Civil: torts (claims), land use, environmental protection, labor and employment, contracts, government affairs and utilities *Criminal: traffic infractions, misdemeanors, and gross misdemeanors *Administration: human resources, information technology, budgeting, accounting, internships/externships (approximately 35 law students per year) *Precinct Liaison (with the Seattle Police Department): North, South, East, Southwest, Vice/Narcotics The City Attorney receives a salary of $145,000 per year, making him only the 265th highest paid municipal employee (as of 2012).〔(City of Seattle employees salary database from The News Tribune | Tacoma, WA )〕〔http://www.seattle.gov/personnel/resources/pubs/salaryschedule.pdf〕 The Law Department began issuing a digital newsletter in 2011.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seattle City Attorney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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