Global Courant 2023-06-01 05:48:33
Former San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has been named executive director of the University of California’s new research and advocacy center, Berkeley Law School.
Boudin was removed from his position as prosecutor by a margin of 55% to 45% in a recall vote in 2022.
In an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday, Boudin said he had been named the founder and executive director of the University of California, Berkeley Law School’s new Criminal Law & Justice Center.
“In my new role, just as I did as a prosecutor, I will continue to draw on networks of lawyers, activists, judges and legal practitioners to support reform and promote safety in a way that is rigorous, principled and responsive to on the lived experiences of direct impact on communities,” Boudin said in the op-ed. “The center will systematically evaluate the outcomes of specific policies and communicate to the public which policy changes are essential to improve public safety and justice.”
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San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin was recalled in June. (Justin Sullivan)
Boudin also announced in the op-ed that he will not seek elected office in 2024.
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Chesa Boudin during an appearance on the SF City Insider podcast at the San Francisco Chronicle in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. (Yalonda M. James/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
“That is why, rather than seek another elected office in 2024, I am choosing a different path for now – one that is still consistent with my lifelong commitment to solving the criminal justice system, ending mass incarceration and bringing data-driven solutions to the public innovation.” security issues,” he said.
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Chesa Boudin was recalled. (Photo By Liz Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
While San Francisco’s district attorney, Boudin was sharply criticized for his policies that opponents say played a role in an increased rate of violent crime citywide.
Brandon Gillespie of Fox News and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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