Kent Davis

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The county's full-time chief prosecutor and civil lawyer: decides which felonies to charge and prosecutes them across the county, and represents county government in legal matters.

Role

Countywide prosecutor and the county's lawyer; must be an active Utah State Bar member

Hours

Full-time

Pay

$230,865

Typical week

Leading Utah's largest prosecutor's office: charging policy, major cases, officer-involved incident reviews, victim services, county legal advice

Responsibilities and powers

• Acts as public prosecutor for the county and as civil counsel, reviews county ordinances and suggests fixes to the Legislature or council (Utah Code 17-68-301, 17-68-303).
• The office prosecutes "all felony criminal matters in Salt Lake County" and handles civil government legal work and litigation (SLCo District Attorney). It is also legal counsel to the Board of Equalization (SLCo Tax Administration).
• Programs listed by the office include victim support, restorative justice, a Conviction Integrity Unit and reviews of officer-involved critical incidents (same page).
• Qualifications: U.S. citizen, licensed Utah attorney and active Bar member in good standing, registered voter and one-year county resident (17-68-202).
• Four-year partisan term; on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot.

A typical week [INFERRED from the office's divisions and programs]

• Meeting division chiefs on charging decisions and high-profile cases, reviewing officer-involved incidents, press briefings, working with police chiefs (including Taylorsville's) and the courts, and advising the mayor and council.

Time commitment

• Full-time [INFERRED].

Staff and budget

• 313 FTEs (District Attorney 311 + DA-Tax Administration 2) in the 2026 council-recommended budget (SLCo FTE table); the office page describes "255 Deputy District Attorneys, Paralegals, Investigators, Legal Secretaries, and other support staff" (page undated). 2026 budget $65.6 million (Budget in Brief p.14).

Pay

• $230,865 a year, about $75.2k in benefits (2025) (SLCo pay schedule p.48).

Sources

• Utah Code 17-68-301, 17-68-202
• SLCo District Attorney

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