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John Pettit (attorney)

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John Pettit (July 13, 1935 – October 30, 2010) was a long-time District Attorney of Washington County, Pennsylvania.^[1] He attended Washington High School, the University of Pennsylvania, and The Dickinson School of Law.^[1]

He and Judge Paul Pozonsky founded the county's first drug treatment court in 2004.^[2] He was criticized for using jailhouse informants during his 24-year-long tenure as district attorney, leading to a murder conviction being overturned.^[1] At the time of the 2007 defeat for re-election, losing to Steven Toprani, he was being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and a grand jury for preferential treatment to friends and political supporters as district attorney.^[1] Ultimately, he was never indicted.^[1]

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1. ^¹²³⁴{{cite news | last =Schackner | first =Bill | title =Obituary: John C. Pettit / Former longtime Washington County district attorney | newspaper =Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date =October 31, 2010 | url =http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-john-c-pettit-former-longtime-washington-county-district-attorney-270936/ | accessdate =May 28, 2013}}
2. ^{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Mike |title=Pozonsky’s judicial career filled with accolades, Controversy |newspaper=Observer-Reporter |date=May 23, 2013 |url=http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/130529665/0/SEARCH#.UaSa65zxrIU |accessdate=May 28, 2013 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6Gy2LV0ut?url=http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/130529665 |archivedate=May 29, 2013 |deadurl=yes |df= }}

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