#district-attorney

#district-attorney

We cannot allow the representation of our clients to suffer. And if we take on more cases, that's going to happen,

District Attorney Jeff Rosen has fired Deputy District Attorney Daniel Chung twice, ordered to reinstate him both times by an arbitrator and the Santa Clara County Personnel Board.

Attorney James McManis successfully argued that District Attorney Jeff Rosen's motion to reduce Richard Farley's death sentence should be rejected, emphasizing legal arguments ignored by Rosen.

"It is shocking that any lawyer, particularly one serving as District Attorney, would act in 'bad faith' and destroy evidence relevant to an ongoing investigation."

We are moving forward with our analysis and proceeding as if there is no Measure A or any talk of a recall. We are just going to do our job.

If she imposed the mayor's cuts, she added, that would require her to lay off 25 prosecutors, a move that, Jenkins said, "would essentially gut our misdemeanor unit and our preliminary hearing unit, as well as three narcotics lawyers."

The Recall Diana Becton group aims to gather over 72,000 signatures for a recall election against Contra Costa County's district attorney, citing dissatisfaction with her performance.

"I leave anywhere between 7 and 7:30 in the morning, and even on non-trial days, I get home at 6:30, 7 o'clock at night. So it's about a 12-hour day for me."

It is heartbreaking that someone elected to represent and serve thousands of San Jose residents had previously molested a small child.