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In October 2011, she joined with the three other U.S. Attorneys from California to announce a controversial crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries, which are permitted under California state law but not under federal law. [6] In December 2016, she was appointed to San Diego County Superior Court by then-Governor Jerry Brown. [7]
Brewer earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Lawrence University and his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law. Prior to law school, Brewer served in the United States Army as an Airborne Ranger and received the Silver Star and two Bronze Stars for his service in the Vietnam War. He has been a Fellow in the American ...
Earl Ben Gilliam (1957): [76] [77] First African American male judge in San Diego County, California (1963) James D. Floyd (1968): [217] First African American male to graduate from the University of San Diego School of Law (1966) Ernest Borunda: [223] First Hispanic American male judge in the South Bay judicial district in San Diego County (1979)
Blacknell helped organize an effort to put pressure on the Board of Supervisors to remove Tinkham because of her lack of criminal law experience. [7] [8] Following the protests and public criticism, the Board appointed Ricardo García (attorney) who worked for years in the San Diego County Public Defender's office. [9]
In 2005, Simmons was a deputy city attorney in the San Diego City Attorney's Office. From 2006 to 2017, he was a deputy district attorney in the San Diego County District Attorney's Office. [3] [4] During his tenure, he worked in the juvenile division, the superior court division and the gangs division. He has volunteered for Project LEAD. [5]
The San Diego District Attorney currently maintains a law enforcement arm called Bureau of Investigation. [4] It consists of eight divisions, which include 130 District Attorney Investigators who are sworn California peace officers pursuant to § 830.1(a) California Penal Code and other non sworn staff. [5]
The San Diego County Public Defender's office is an agency of the government of San Diego County, California. It provides legal assistance to individuals charged with a crime in state court who are financially unable to retain private counsel. [ 1 ]
Summer Stephan is an American attorney serving as the San Diego County District Attorney since 2017. Stephan was initially appointed to the position of district attorney in 2017, to finish the term of resigning DA . She defeated challenger Geneviéve Jones-Wright, a Democrat, in the 2018 general election, with 63.7 percent of the vote. [1]