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San Diego County District Attorney
Elected district attorney for San Diego County, California
Elected district attorney for San Diego County, California
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| agency_name | San Diego County District Attorney's Office |
| type | office |
| seal | Seal of the San Diego District Attorney.png |
| seal_width | 160px |
| seal_caption | Seal of the District Attorney — County of San Diego |
| formed | |
| jurisdiction | Government of San Diego County |
| headquarters | Hall of Justice |
| 330 W Broadway | |
| San Diego, California, 92101 | |
| chief1_name | Summer Stephan |
| chief1_position | District Attorney |
| child2_agency | |
| keydocument1 | |
| website | District Attorney’s Office website |
330 W Broadway San Diego, California, 92101
The San Diego County District Attorney is the elected district attorney for San Diego County, California. The office is responsible for the prosecution of both felony and misdemeanor violations of California state law that occur within the jurisdiction of the county. Courts within their jurisdiction includes the San Diego Superior Court, the California Courts of Appeal for the Fourth District, and the Supreme Court of California. Federal law violations are prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California. The current district attorney is Summer Stephan, who replaced Bonnie Dumanis on an interim basis after the latter resigned in July 2017.
As in most of California, some misdemeanor crimes are prosecuted by local city attorneys. City attorneys share jurisdiction with the district attorney to prosecute misdemeanors and infractions that are committed within the city's jurisdiction. All other misdemeanor, felony, and infraction violations that occur within San Diego County are prosecuted by the district attorney. As of 2011 the district attorney's office employs 310 attorneys. The district attorney's office claims a 90+ percent conviction rate. 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.
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.
Partial list of District Attorneys
| District Attorney | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William C. Ferrell | August 19, 1850 | May, 1851 | ||
| Thomas W. Sutherland | 1851 | 1852 | ||
| James W. Robinson | 1852 | 1855 | ||
| Joseph R. Gitchell | 1856 | 1858 | ||
| James Nichol | 1858 | 1859 | ||
| William C. Ferrell | 1859 | 1859 | ||
| Dr. David B. Hoffman | 1859 | 1861 | ||
| A. N. Ensworth | 1862 | 1862 | Acting | |
| Dr. David B. Hoffman | 1862 | 1864 | ||
| Unknown | 1865 | 1865 | ||
| Benjamin Hayes | 1866 | 1867 | ||
| William T. McNealy | 1870 | 1873 | Youngest District Attorney ever elected at age 21 | |
| Norman H. Conklin | 1877 | 1879 | ||
| William M. Smith | 1879 | 1882 | ||
| W. J. Hunsaker | 1882 | 1884 | ||
| E. W. Hendricks | 1885 | 1886 | ||
| Martin L. Ward | 1893 | 1894 | ||
| William Darby | 1895 | 1895 | ||
| A. H. Sweet | 1895 | 1898 | ||
| T. L. Lewis | 1899 | 1902 | ||
| Cassius Carter | 1903 | 1906 | ||
| Lewis R. Kirby | 1907 | 1909 | ||
| H. S. Utley | 1909 | 1914 | ||
| S. M. Marsh | 1915 | 1917 | ||
| Lewis R. Kirby | 1918 | 1922 | ||
| Chester C. Kempley | 1923 | 1926 | ||
| Unknown | 1927 | 1931 | ||
| Thomas Whelan | 1931 | 1938 | ||
| James B. Abbey | 1938 | 1941 | ||
| Thomas Whelan | 1941 | 1948 | ||
| James D. Keller | 1948 | 1971 | ||
| Edwin L. Miller | 1971 | 1995 | ||
| Paul J. Pfingst | 1995 | 2003 | ||
| Bonnie Dumanis | 2003 | 2017 | ||
| Summer Stephan | 2017 | Present |
Bureau of Investigation
The San Diego District Attorney currently maintains a law enforcement arm called Bureau of Investigation. 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.
Amongst its law enforcement duties and responsibilities are assignments which may include pre-trial, gang, economic, insurance, fraud investigations; family protection, child abduction, sex crimes, stalking, and special operation investigations. Apart from this, San Diego DA Investigators may be assigned to regional local, state and federal task forces such as: computer and high tech crimes, narcotics, auto theft, identity theft, violent crimes, SAFE and fraud.
References
References
- "Criminal Justice System".
- (20 July 2020). "Scales of justice can be tipped by spending on prosecutions, public defenders - The San Diego Union-Tribune".
- Gayle Falkenthal. "The District Attorney's Office: A Brief History".
- [http://www.sdcda.org/office/criminal-divisions.html#2 San Diego District Attorney, Criminal Divisions, Bureau of Investigation], Official website of the San Diego District Attorney, access date: 12 May 2018.
- [http://www.sdcda.org/office/boi/investigator-jobs.html San Diego District Attorney, Bureau of Investigation, District Attorney Investigator Jobs] {{Webarchive. link. (2018-05-13 , Official website of the San Diego District Attorney, access date: 12 May 2018.)
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