San Diego County District Attorney

The San Diego County District Attorney is the elected district attorney for San Diego County, California. This office is responsible for the prosecution of both felony and misdemeanor violations of California state law that occur within the jurisdiction of San Diego County, California. Courts within their jurisdiction includes the San Diego Superior Court, the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth District, and the California Supreme Court. Federal law violations are prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California. The current District Attorney (since 2003) is Bonnie Dumanis. Her predecessor was Paul Pfingst.

As in most of California, some misdemeanor crimes are prosecuted by local city attorneys. City attorneys prosecute misdemeanors and infractions that are violations of the municipal code governing the incorporated city's jurisdiction. All other misdemeanor, felony, and infraction violations that occur within San Diego County are prosecuted by the district attorney.

The main office is located in Downtown San Diego in the Hall of Justice, with three regional centers in El Cajon, Chula Vista, and Vista. As of 2011 the District Attorney's office employs 310 attorneys.[1]

The District Attorney's office claims a 94.1 percent conviction rate.[2] The conviction rate for driving under the influence (DUI) in 2010 was 98% of 11,000 people charged with felony or misdemeanor DUI.[3]

History

In the first 20 years of San Diego County there were 23 men that held the office of district attorney, the first being William C. Ferrell.[4]

Partial List of District Attorneys

District Attorney Took office Left office Party Notes
William C. Ferrell August 19, 1801 May, 1851
Thomas W.Sutherland1 1851 1852
James W. Robinson 1852 1856
Joseph R. Gitchell 1856 1858
James Nichol 1858 1859
William C. Ferrell 1859 1859
Dr. David B. Hoffman 1859 1861
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William T. McNealy 1870 1873 Youngest District Attorney ever elected at age 21
William T. McNealy 1873
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Martin L Ward
Adelbert H. Sweet 1894 1861
Orange County Riverside County Riverside County
Pacific Ocean Imperial County
   San Diego metropolitan area  
Pacific Ocean Tijuana Municipality, Baja California Tecate Municipality, Baja California

References

  1. ↑ "Criminal Justice System". Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  2. ↑ "Conviction Rate". Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  3. ↑ "Fewer getting injured, killed in DUI crashes". Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  4. ↑ Gayle Falkenthal. "The District Attorney's Office: A Brief History" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-21.

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