Norm Maleng
| Norm Maleng | |
|---|---|
| King County Prosecuting Attorney | |
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In office 1978–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Chris Bayley |
| Succeeded by | Dan Satterberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 17, 1938 Acme, Washington |
| Died | May 24, 2007 (aged 68) Seattle, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
University of Washington University of Washington School of Law |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Norman Kim Maleng (September 17, 1938 – May 24, 2007) served as the King County, Washington, Prosecutor for 28 years. He was also an architect of Washington's Sentencing Reform Act.
Maleng was born in Acme, Washington, and grew up on a dairy farm. Known as "Kim" during his youth and to those close to him throughout his life, he graduated from the University of Washington in 1960, then served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He obtained his law degree in 1966 from the University of Washington Law School, serving as editor-in-chief of the Washington Law Review and graduating at the top of his class. He worked in private practice in Seattle, and then as chief of the Civil Division of the Prosecutor's Office. In 1978, he was elected as Prosecutor, and was re-elected seven times.
In 1982, Maleng supervised the wrongful conviction of a Seattle man, Steve Titus, on a rape charge. Titus was convicted despite testimony that he was not even in the area at the time the crime was committed. A newspaper reporter, Paul Henderson, was able to investigate and prove that police misconduct and fabrication of evidence led to the conviction. The conviction was thrown out and Titus sued, but he died shortly afterward. Subsequently, the actual rapist was arrested and convicted for a series of rapes he committed over several years in the Seattle area. Paul Henderson ultimately won a 1982 Pulitzer Prize for his work.
Maleng was involved in a number of high-profile cases, most notably the 1983 Wah Mee Massacre, the 2006 Seattle Jewish Federation shooting committed by Naveed Afzal Haq, and the serial murders of Gary Ridgway, known as the Green River Killer. He was the prosecutor of King County during the investigation of Jerramy Stevens for rape, and was responsible for deciding not to file charges.
He ran for the Republican nomination for Governor of Washington in 1988 and 1996. In 1992, he lost an election for Attorney General to Christine Gregoire.
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