Alameda County District Attorney

The Alameda County District Attorney is the elected prosecutor for Alameda County, California. The district attorney heads the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, which prosecutes felony and misdemeanor crimes in Alameda County on behalf of the People of the State of California.[1][2] The office is based in Oakland, California.[1]

The district attorney is elected to a four-year term. When a vacancy occurs, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors may appoint a successor to serve until the next election provided by law.[3] The incumbent is Ursula Jones Dickson, who was sworn in on February 18, 2025, after the recall of Pamela Price.[4]

History

The office was established in 1853, the year Alameda County was formed. William H. Combs was appointed as the county's first district attorney.[1]

Earl Warren served as Alameda County district attorney from 1925 to 1939. He later served as Attorney General of California, Governor of California, and Chief Justice of the United States.[5] During Warren's tenure as district attorney, Alameda County created a public defender's office and an inspectors division for the district attorney's office.[1]

Nancy O'Malley became district attorney in 2009 and was the first woman to hold the office.[6] She did not seek another term in 2022. Price was elected that year and became the county's first Black district attorney.[7] Voters recalled Price in 2024.[8] The Board of Supervisors selected Jones Dickson to fill the vacancy in January 2025, and she took office the following month.[3][4]

Duties

Under California law, a district attorney must attend the courts of the county and conduct criminal prosecutions for public offenses.[2] The Alameda County office also operates victim-witness assistance services and divisions handling consumer, environmental, worker-protection, and economic-crime matters.[9][10]

Selected district attorneys

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "About Us". Office of the Alameda County District Attorney. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "California Government Code Section 26500". California Legislative Information. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Lim, Samantha (January 29, 2025). "Supervisors Select Jones Dickson to Lead Alameda County DA's Office". KQED. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Rodgers, Jakob (February 18, 2025). "Ursula Jones Dickson sworn in as Alameda County's new top prosecutor, succeeding recalled DA Pamela Price". The Mercury News. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Earl Warren". Oyez. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  6. ↑ Morris, Scott (July 15, 2021). "Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley is stepping aside". The Oaklandside. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  7. ↑ "DA Pamela Price '82 describes making history—and change—in Alameda County". Berkeley Law. February 27, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Gafni, Matthias (November 18, 2024). "Alameda Co. DA Pamela Price concedes after being recalled by voters: Here's what's next". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Victim Witness". Office of the Alameda County District Attorney. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Consumer, Environmental and Worker Protection Division". Office of the Alameda County District Attorney. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Nancy E. O'Malley". California Courts. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Official Election Site of Alameda County". Alameda County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
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