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The Harris County District Attorney is the elected prosecutor of Harris County, Texas. Currently, this position is held by Kim Ogg.
Death penalty
More executions have taken place in Harris County than in every individual state aside from Texas, and more than Alabama and Georgia combined.[1] As of 2017, the county had executed 126 people since the 1976 legalization of capital punishment which caused it to be referred to as the "death penalty capital of the world."[2]
2017 was the first year since 1985 that the county hadn't executed anyone on death row.[2]
In Texas, the county pays for both the prosecution and the defense in death penalty trials.[1]
List of Harris County district attorneys
- Kim Ogg, 2017–present
- Devon Anderson, 2013[3]–2016
- Mike Anderson, 2013[4]
- Pat Lykos, 2009–2012
- Kenneth Magidson, 2008
- Chuck Rosenthal, 2001–2008
- Johnny Holmes, 1979[5]–2000[6]
References
- ^ a b Chammah, Maurice (2014-12-17). "The Slow Death of the Death Penalty". The Marshall Project. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ a b McCausland, Phil (2017-12-16). "Why the 'death penalty capital of the world' stopped executing people". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ Hardy, Michael (2016-09-12). "A Hard Look at the Harris County District Attorney's Office". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ Pugh, Clifford (September 1, 2013). "Houstonians mourn death of Harris County District Attorney Mike Anderson". CultureMap Houston. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ Turner, Allan (2007-07-25). "Former DA ran powerful death-penalty machine". Chron. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ Seiver, Simone (2015-08-11). "Why Three Counties That Loved the Death Penalty Have Almost Stopped Pursuing It". The Marshall Project. Retrieved 2024-12-19.