James konat seattle biography

A longtime senior deputy King County prosecutor who went on leave last summer after being rebuked by the state Supreme Court for using racially charged language during a murder trial has resigned.

James Konat&#;s resignation was effective Feb.

3, a date confirmed by the prosecutor&#;s office Thursday. Konat had been away from the prosecutor&#;s office on accrued vacation and leave, &#;that the office was mandated to provide,&#; since last summer, said Ian Goodhew, deputy chief of staff for Prosecutor Dan Satterberg.

Konat, who joined the prosecutor&#;s office in , was earning $, per year.

&#;He was not fired. He chose to leave,&#; Goodhew said Thursday.

In June, the Supreme Court found that Konat had engaged in &#;prosecutorial misconduct&#; in questioning witnesses during the trial of Kevin L.

Monday Jr., who was convicted of first-degree murder and first-degree assault, and sentenced to 64 years in prison.

During the trial, Ko