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NEW ARTICLE // Seattle City Attorney Says ‘Tough-on-Crime’ Predecessor Left Big Case Backlog

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https://www.theurbanist.org/2026/03/09/seattle-city-attorney-says-tough-on-crime-predecessor-left-huge-case-backlog/
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Seattle City Attorney Says ‘Tough-on-Crime’ Predecessor Left Big Case Backlog » The Urbanist

# The Seattle City Attorney’s Office is grappling with a large case backlog of more than 5,000 cases left by the previous administration run by Republican Ann Davison. Successor Erika Evans is hoping to tighten up practices to trim the backlog.

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