Criminal & Restorative Justice, Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Risk Management Expert
Criminal justice, law enforcement, and municipal government expert, specializing in corrections; senior executive; civil rights and labor litigator; high level negotiator/facilitator; and former CEO level government official, who excels in overseeing, coordinating and concluding varying from the immense and multifaceted, to the less complicated. Focus on bringing progressive new ideas to transform and re-invigorate organizations and organizational relationships.
LATEST BLOG POSTS
Leon's Published Comments on Senator Fumo's Conviction Posted On 2009-07-17
TAKEN FROM, The Philadelphia Tribune, Larry Miller, Reporting Fumo’s time too lenient? Term compared to other convicted politicians Justice is symbolized by the image of a blindfolded woman holding a pair of balanced scales — an image indicating the fairness and impartiality of a system where a defendant is supposedly innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. On Tuesday, federal Judge Ronald Buckwalter dispensed justice to former state Sen. Vincent J. Fumo, sentencing him to 55 months in prison, a downward departure from the recommended 11 to 14 years and a fraction of the original 20 to 27 years set by federal guidelines. [ Read Full Post... ]
Leon Withdraws from Municipal Primary Posted On 2009-04-13
TAKEN FROM The Philadelphia Daily News, April 13, 2009, Chris Brennan, Reporting Leon King, the city's former Prisons Commissioner who also spent some time on the staff of City Councilman Frank Rizzo, sent an e-mail Saturday to a wide group of people announcing that he is off the May 19 primary election ballot for a seat on the Court of Common Pleas. King's e-mail said the state Commonwealth Court had approved his petition to remove his name from the ballot. He added that he was "steadfast" in his drive to become a judge but withdrew for the "greater good of the Democratic Party. [ Read Full Post... ]
Leon A. King II, Esquire, is a first generation American whose parents immigrated to the United States from Bermuda in 1962 in search of the American dream. Mr. King was raised, and educated until the 12th grade, in a Christian Church that emphasized critical review and evaluation of belief systems and encouraged debate on these issues. At the age of 14, Leon decided that critical review, debate, and trying to make the world a better place would be his profession. He chose a career in law and public service, and has since gone on to serve in multiple facets of the Philadelphia Judicial System. He started off prosecuting criminal cases for the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. He then went to serve as a Deputy City Solicitor, where he defended various departments of the city successfully. Due to his success representing the Philadelphia Prison System (PPS), he was appointed as the Commissioner of the 5th largest urban jail system in the country; becoming the youngest ever in the 320 year history of the PPS.
