Editing Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (section)

=== Government structure ===
Allegheny County has a Home Rule Charter form of government since 2000.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ballotpedia.org/Government_of_Allegheny_County,_Pennsylvania | title=Government of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania }}</ref> The county has three branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.alleghenycounty.us/government/index.aspx|title=Government &#124; Allegheny County|website=www.alleghenycounty.us}}</ref> The executive branch consists of the County Executive, who is elected for a four-year term and serves as the chief executive officer of the county; and the County Manager, who is appointed by the County Executive and oversees the daily operations of the county departments.<ref name="auto2" /><ref name="auto1">{{cite web | url=https://www.alleghenycounty.us/government/elected-officials.aspx | title=Government &#124; Elected Officials &#124; Allegheny County }}</ref> The current County Executive is [[Sara Innamorato]], a Democrat who took office in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Innamorato sworn in as Allegheny County executive |url=https://www.wtae.com/article/sara-innamorato-swearing-in/46264829 |work=WTAE |date=January 2, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The current County Manager is William D. McKain, who was appointed by Fitzgerald in 2012 and reappointed in 2016 and 2020.<ref name="auto1" /> The legislative branch consists of the County Council, which is composed of 15 members elected for four-year terms from 13 single-member districts and 2 [[At-large|At-Large]] representatives, currently occupied by [[Bethany Hallam]] and Sam DeMarco. The council functions as the primary legislative and policy-making body of the county.<ref name="auto2" /><ref name="auto1" /> The current County Council President is Patrick Catena, a Democrat who represents District 4 and was elected by his fellow council members in 2018 and 2020.<ref name="auto1" /> The judicial branch consists of the Court of Common Pleas, which is the general trial court of the county; and the Magisterial District Courts, which are lower courts that handle minor criminal and civil cases. The judges of these courts are elected for ten-year terms.<ref name="auto2" /> The current President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas is Kimberly Berkeley Clark, who was elected by her fellow judges in 2018 for a five-year term.<ref name="auto2" />