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Bonnie Dumanis, District Attorney, San Diego County
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District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis has
a reputation as innovative law enforcement professional. Bonnie
is an experienced felony prosecutor, criminal trial judge, and
seasoned law enforcement manager who has promised to restore
integrity to the office of the District Attorney. She officially
took office on January 6, 2003.
She began her career as a vigorous, hard-hitting prosecutor
Deputy District Attorney for the San Diego DA’s office. She
earned community recognition and respect as a prosecutor who
tried more than 50 jury trials and headed up the San Diego
Metropolitan Homicide Task Force.
Voters first elected Bonnie Dumanis to the Municipal Court in
1994, after she had worked four years as a Juvenile Referee on
the Superior Court bench, handling serious violent juvenile
offenders. After only two years as a Municipal Court judge,
Bonnie was elected by her peers to the position of Assistant
Presiding Judge. By that point, she had developed the San Diego
Central Division Drug Court, which was recognized as a national
model because of the partnering of law enforcement with the
courts, prosecutors, defense attorneys and treatment providers
to fight substance abuse.
In 1998, Bonnie was elected to the Superior Court with 72
percent of the vote in a countywide race.
On the Superior Court, Bonnie played a primary role in shaping
the Domestic Violence Court, stressing accountability and
treatment for batterers with the goal of reducing repeat
offenses. These successful innovations have received statewide
recognition.
She was elected by her colleagues on the bench to serve on the
Superior Court Executive Committee. The Chief Justice of the
California Supreme Court appointed Bonnie as the Presiding Judge
over the Appellate Division of the San Diego Superior Court.
Bonnie is also active in the legal community. She is a past
president of the Lawyers Club of San Diego and served on the
Board of Directors of the San Diego Bar Association. She teaches
ethics at the University of San Diego Law School and conducts
classes for the National and California Judicial Colleges.
Bonnie’s many contributions have been recognized over the years,
including:
- YWCA TWIN (Tribute to Women)
award
- The California Women in
Government Law and Justice Award
- The 1998 Salvation Army
Women’s Auxiliary Women of Dedication Award
- Lawyers Club Belva Lockwood
Award.
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