Dallas County District Attorney

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 2016.^[1][2][3] 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,^[4][5] Republican, 1999^[6]–2007
• John Vance, Republican, (first elected in 1986)^[7] January 1987–1999^[8][9]
• 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