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Robert Klein
26th District Attorney of Susquehanna County
Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2016
Preceded by	Jason J. Legg
Personal details
Born	(1964-10-03) October 3, 1964 Scranton, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Kelly Klein
Residence	New Milford, Pennsylvania

Robert "Bob" Klein (born October 3, 1964) is the 26th District Attorney of Susquehanna County. He took over the position of district attorney on January 4, 2016 as the successor to Jason J. Legg who served as district attorney from 2004-2016. Robert Klein will be up for re-election in 2019.

Career

Robert Klein was with the Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office since 2000 and was the head of the Homicide by Motor Vehicle and DUI units until 2016 when he was elected. In addition, he was a Special Assistant County Solicitor for the Involuntary Commitment of Sexually-Violent Predators since 2004. Klein graduated from Binghamton University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. He graduated with his Juris Doctor Degree from Widener University where he was selected as the most promising litigator. While at Widener he interned at the United States Attorney’s Office in Binghamton, New York, and while interning he argued successfully before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Klein has handled thousands of cases involving virtually every type of crime, including assaults, arsons, DUIs, thefts, robberies, homicides, drugs, property crimes, financial crimes, sexual offenses, and child abuse cases. He has led investigative grand juries as well as been the lead prosecutor on drug investigations. He headed up the Lackawanna County Task Force on Synthetic Drugs, which lead to the seizure and forfeiture of money and synthetic drugs valued at over one million dollars. Klein was the first prosecutor in the state to utilize ACT 21 for the commitment of Juvenile Sexual Offenders and has been successful in having these violent predators recommitted for the past ten years. Klein is also assigned to the Community Prosecution team which is responsible for addressing community issues before they reach the level of criminal activity. He has worked with every school throughout the county leading proactive approaches to keeping our students safe. He has taught prosecutors statewide for the Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Association on drug investigations and sexual offenders. He has also taught for the Pennsylvania DUI Association on numerous areas of DUI and Homicide by Motor Vehicle issues. He has instructed local and state police on case law updates as well as new criminal trends and investigative techniques, policies, and procedures. He has also taught at several local colleges and been a guest speaker at schools, business organizations, and community organizations on topics ranging from internet safety, synthetic drugs, child safety, community issues, and various criminal activities, including gangs. Klein has been in charge of numerous projects, including the revamping of the Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition program, which has reduced the amount of non-compliance, directly reducing the need for additional court hearings. He also led the development of the groundbreaking movie “The Cost of Two Beers,” which has been viewed by thousands of students across the country, launching the “One and Done ” initiative. He has been recognized with numerous awards from business, professional, and community organizations, including the Child Advocate of the Year Award and Leader of the Year.

Election History

2015 Elections

May 19, 2015 Republican Primary: District Attorney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robert Klein	2,283	44.84	−−−
	Republican	Marion O'Malley	2,247	44.13	−−−
	Republican	Patrick M. Daly	559	10.98	−−−

May 19, 2015 Democratic Primary: District Attorney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert Klein (write-in)	396	60.83	−−−
	Democratic	Marion O'Malley (write-in)	255	39.17	−−−

November 3, 2015 General Election: District Attorney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robert Klein (Republican/Democrat)	7,538	97.30	−−−

Robert Klein will be up for re-election in 2019.

List of Susquehanna County District Attorneys

The Susquehanna County Courthouse in Montrose, PA.

Prior to 1850, the Pennsylvania Attorney General appointed deputies to prosecute Commonwealth cases.

#	District Attorney	Took office	Left office	Years
1	John H. Dimock	1850	1852	2
2	John C. Fish	1852	1853	1
3	Frank Fraser	1853	1856	3
4	A Chamberlain	1856	1862	6
-	UNKOWN	1862	1865	-
5	Daniel W. Searle	1865	1868	3
-	UNKOWN	1868	1871	-
6	James E. Carmalt	1871	1874	3
7	B L. Baldwin	1874	1877	3
-	UNKOWN	1877	1880	-
8	Freeman I. Lot	1880	1884	4
9	E W. Safford	1884	1887	3
10	Freeman I. Lot	1887	1893	6
11	William B. D. Ainey	1893	1899	6
12	Ralph B. Little	1899	1908	9
13	Harland A. Denny	1908	1912	4
14	John Ferguson	1912	1922	10
15	Edward P. Little	1922	1936	14
16	Joseph L. Carrigg	1936	1940	4
17	P H. Butler	1940	1944	4
18	Joseph L. Carrigg	1944	1948	4
19	Robert G. Dean	1948	1960	12
20	M Donald O'Malley	1960	1968	8
21	Edward P. Little Jr.	1968	1980	12
22	Lawrence M. Kelly	1980	1988	8
23	Jeffery B. Snyder	1988	1996	8
24	Charles Aliano	1996	2004	8
25	Jason J. Legg	2004	2016	12
26	Robert Klein	2016	Present

External links

• Klein Election Site [1]
• Susquehanna County Website [2]
• Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association Website [3]

Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:People from Scranton, Pennsylvania Category:District attorneys in Pennsylvania Category:Widener University Delaware Law School alumni