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On January 27, 1994, Collins was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Central District of California vacated by Robert C. Bonner. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 6, 1994, and received her commission on May 9, 1994. She served as Chief Judge from 2009 to 2012. She retired ...
December 31, 2015: Chief Suhr seeks Federal Department of Justice review of SFPD policies, procedures and training. [117] January 5, 2016: San Francisco city attorney to challenge court decision on racist police texts. [118] [119] February 1, 2016: Justice Department to investigate San Francisco Police Department. [120] [121]
The Supreme Court of California is the highest judicial body in the state and sits at the apex of the judiciary of California. [1] Its membership consists of the Chief Justice of California and six associate justices who are nominated by the Governor of California and appointed after confirmation by the California Commission on Judicial Appointments. [2]
Voters rolled back reform by passing Proposition 36 and ousting progressive prosecutors in L.A. and the Bay Area. But we shouldn't return to harmful lock-'em-up policies.
After 12 years leading California’s Supreme Court, Tani Cantil-Sakauye leaves a legacy of fairness and inclusion, writes Marcos Bretón. | Opinion
Consuelo B. Marshall (1962): [94] [95] First female (and African American female) to serve as the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (2001) Audrey B. Collins (1977): [96] First African American female judge to serve as Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (2009)
Fajitagate was a series of legal and political incidents in San Francisco that began with a street fight outside a neighborhood bar between three off-duty San Francisco Police officers and two other local residents over a bag of fajitas, leading to numerous civil and criminal complaints, police misconduct allegations and eventually, the resignation of the city's Chief of Police and Deputy ...
Thomas J. Cahill (June 8, 1910 – October 12, 2002) was the chief of police of San Francisco, California from 1958 to 1970, the longest tenure as chief of police in San Francisco history. He served under mayors George Christopher , John F. Shelley , and Joseph Alioto .