Past District Attorneys
| 1856-57 | R. B. Smelling |
| 1857-60 | Eli Stone (2 terms) |
| 1861-63 | F. E. Ensign |
| 1864-65 | A. P. VanDuzer |
| 1866-67 | L. N. Kelchaw |
| 1868-71 | Edward Shearer (2 terms) |
| 1872-75 | T. A. Bantz (2 terms) |
| 1876-84 | H. B. Gillis (4 terms) |
| 1885-86 | William McCouaghy |
| 1887-90 | J. S. Beard (2 terms) |
| 1891-94 | James F. Lodge (2 terms) |
| 1895-98 | Herbert R. Raynes |
| 1899-02 | James F. Lodge |
| 1903-10 | Charles J. Luttrell (2 terms) |
| 1911-14 | Frank W. Hopper |
| 1915-18 | W. J. Neilson |
| 1919-22 | James M. Allen |
| 1923-34 | Charles E. Johnson (3 terms) |
| 1935-38 | James Davis |
| 1939-46 | Charles E. Johnson (5 total terms) |
| 1947-50 | Fred W. Burton, Jr. |
| 1951-58 | Floyd Merrill (2 terms) |
| 1959-70 | Albert H. Newton, Jr. (3 terms) |
| 1971-74 | Jane Skanderup |
| 1975-78 | Charles E. Hurley |
| 1979-82 | Steven B. Plumer |
| 1983-90 | Charles Slote (2 terms) |
| 1991-2004 | Peter F. Knoll (4 terms*) |
| 2005-present | J. Kirk Andrus (appointed 4/11/05, elected 6/30/06) |
| * Mr. Knoll resigned before completing his 4th term. Mr. Andrus was appointed to fulfill the term. |
Contact Information
District Attorney’s Office
311 Fourth Street, Room 204
Yreka, CA 96097
8:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00 to 4:00pm
Regular Workdays
Victim Services
311 Fourth Street, Top Main Stairs
Yreka, CA 96097
8:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Regular workdays
By Email: da@siskiyouda.org Note: May not get a reply for 48 hours
By Phone: Main Office – 530-842-8125 when office is open
Victim Services - 530-842-8229 or 1-888-854-2000 ext. 8229
By Fax: No services of process without prior written agreement with a specific attorney for a specific case.
Other purposes Fax: 530-842-8137
In an Emergency:
Call 911 - Local Law enforcement may contact employees of the Office of the District Attorney at their discretion.