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Sean F Connolly
41,011 votes
35.69%
- Occupation: Deputy City Attorney
- Former SF Public Defender
- Former General Counsel for the Police Officers' Association
- Board Member - Court Appointed Special Advocates
- Advisory Board Member - Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp.
- Continuing Education of the Bar - instructing attorney
- JD from University of San Francisco
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- Sean F. Connolly is a seasoned litigator who has represented a spectrum of San Franciscans in a career devoted to public service.
- Sean F. Connolly has handled criminal cases from petty thefts to three-strikes to homicides.
- As a civil litigator, he has handled cases ranging from personal injury to wrongful deaths to federal civil rights litigation.
Gail Dekreon
37,945 votes
33.02%
- Occupation: Trial Attorney
- Graduated Golden Gate University Law School, 1981
- Admitted to the California Bar 1982.
- Attorney in private practice for 20 years, with experience in both civil and criminal law.
- Judge Pro-tem for 12 years.
- Member and former Board Member, AIDS Legal Referral Panel, winner of "Super Hero" award in 2001
- San Francisco Bar Association's "Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service" in 1992.
Priorities:
- To be a fair and equitable Judge who can listen to all sides of an argument and help parties come to agreement.
- To help make the courts more accessible to all people, regardless of their ability to be represented by counsel.
- To use my skills to help San Francisco clear their costly backlog of cases.
Susan Lew
35,666 votes
31.04%
- Occupation: Court Attorney
- San Francisco Superior Court Attorney : 12 years
- Judge Pro Tem for the San Francisco Superior Court and the Alameda Superior Court: Five years
- Board of Directors [Legal Aid Office for Survivors of Domestic Violence]: 15 years
- 1st Asian Woman President: San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association
- Reginald Heber Smith Community Law Fellowship
- Judicial Externship for United States District Court
Priorities:
- To provide fairness to people who appear in court with counsel or representing themselves to resolve their cases.
- To promote accessibility to the court to all people who are appearing before the court.
- To establish counselors and interpreters for Domestic Violence cases.
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