City Attorney of San Diego | |
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Term length | Four years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Thomas W. Sutherland |
Formation | 1850 |
Salary | $193,648 annually |
Website | Office of the City Attorney |
The San Diego City Attorney is an elected official in San Diego, California. The City Attorney serves as the city government's lawyer and as a criminal prosecutor for misdemeanor violations and infractions. The city attorney is elected for four years, and may serve up to two terms. [1] The current city attorney is Mara Elliott. [2] Predecessors include Jan Goldsmith (2008-2016), Mike Aguirre (2004-2008), Casey Gwinn (1996-2004), and John W. Witt (1969-1996). [3] [4] Ms. Elliott is the first woman, and first Latina, to serve as City Attorney for San Diego, California. [5]
The San Diego City Attorney's Office has four divisions.
The following list shows San Diego City Attorneys since the incorporation of the City of San Diego. [7] [8] [9] From 1852 until 1888 the City government was dissolved due to a bankruptcy and there was no official city attorney. [10]
City Attorney | Term start | Term end |
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Thomas W. Sutherland | 1850 | 1851 |
James W. Robinson | 1852 | 1852 |
Harry L. Titus | 1888 | 1888 |
James P. Goodwin | 1889 | 1890 |
William H. Fuller | 1891 | 1894 |
Herbert E. Doolittle | 1895 | 1904 |
William R. Andrews | 1905 | 1906 |
George Puterbaugh | 1907 | 1909 |
William R. Andrews | 1910 | 1913 |
Terence B. Cosgrove | 1914 | 1919 |
Shelley J. Higgins | 1919 | 1927 |
James O'Keefe | 1927 | 1928 |
Marvin W. Conkling | 1928 | 1931 |
Frank H. Heskett | 1931 | 1931 |
Clinton L. Byers | 1931 | 1936 |
Dayton L. Ault | 1937 | 1941 |
Jacob Weinberger | 1941 | 1941 |
Dayton L. Ault | 1941 | 1942 |
Clarence J. Novotny | 1943 | 1943 |
Jean F. Du Paul | 1943 | 1961 |
Alan M. Firestone | 1961 | 1963 |
Richard J. Curran | 1963 | 1965 |
Ed Butler | 1965 | 1969 |
John W. Witt | 1969 | 1996 |
Casey Gwinn | 1996 | 2004 |
Mike Aguirre | 2004 | 2008 |
Jan Goldsmith | 2008 | 2016 |
Mara Elliott | 2016 | Incumbent |