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Casey Gwinn is an American attorney who served as the elected City Attorney of San Diego, California, from 1996 through 2004. He is credited as a pioneer of the Family Justice Center concept, under which multiple agencies work together under one roof to provide services to victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse.
Geneviéve LaChelle Jones-Wright is an American attorney and activist who served as a San Diego County public defender from 2006 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she was an unsuccessful candidate for San Diego County District Attorney in 2018 and mayor of San Diego in 2024. She gained attention for being falsely handcuffed and held at ...
She was endorsed by outgoing City Attorney Mara Elliott, the Deputy City Attorneys Association of San Diego, and the San Diego Union-Tribune. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Ferbert and California state assemblymember Brian Maienschein advanced from the March 2024 primary with 53.2% and 46.8% of the vote, respectively.
Joseph H. Stuart: [216] First African American male lawyers in San Diego County, California (1890) Duane E. Bennett: [217] [218] [219] First African American male to become the City Attorney for Oceanside, San Diego County, California; Ataulfo “A.F.” Molina (1923): [220] [221] First Latino American male judge in San Diego County, California ...
On February 24, 2010, Duffy was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District, which covers San Diego and Imperial counties. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved her nomination unanimously on May 27, 2010; [ 5 ] she gained unanimous approval from the full Senate the following day.
Mara Woodworth Elliott [2] (born October 3, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the San Diego City Attorney from 2016 to 2024. [3] A member of the Democratic Party, [4] she was the first woman and the first Latina to hold the position.
This date was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the San Diego County District Attorney's office announced it would seek the death penalty. Prosecutors scheduled a press conference to discuss trial details on March 5 and the trial would not occur until at least March 15, 2021. [ 54 ]
The Victim's Bill of Rights added Section 28 to Article 1 of the constitution. This section has since been substantially added to and amended by Marsy's Law , enacted in 2008. Section 28 granted victims of crime the right to restitution from the perpetrator unless there were "compelling and extraordinary reasons" to the contrary.