Deputy Prosecuting Attorney April King returns to County

DAYTON—The new Columbia County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, April King, isn’t all that new to the job in Columbia County.

King said she served in the same capacity, back in 2003, when Colleen Fenn was the County’s prosecuting attorney and she enjoyed living and working in Dayton then.

“I prefer the smaller communities where you can get to know people,” said King, who was born in Singapore.

King said her father’s work as a geologist in the oil business took the family to far-flung places, from Indonesia, to Nigeria, London and Houston, Tex.

“I spent most of my time growing up in Texas,” King said.

King attended law school at Baylor University and passed the Texas State Bar Exam in 1999.

When childhood friends convinced her to move to Washington State, she did, and she passed the Washington State Bar Exam in 2000.

Prior to coming to work in Columbia County, King worked as the Deputy PA for Walla Walla County Prosecuting Attorney Jim Nagle, and as the Deputy PA in Clallam County.

King said in her capacity as a Deputy PA, she wears many hats, and she likes the variety.

She is assigned to prosecute crimes filed in district, municipal, and superior court, and she works on family cases as needed.

“We’re also coroners,” King said.

In her spare time, King enjoys local history, theater, gardening and is an advocate for animal welfare.

She has been a volunteer with Save Wonderful Animals and she said she hopes to do that sort of work again.

“I’m a huge dog lover,” said King. “I have three rescue dogs.”

King said she feels very lucky to have been hired to serve Columbia County.

“I’m really thrilled to be back,” she said. “I plan on staying as long as possible.”