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The O.C. Attorneys Assn. has endorsed Martinez for the First Supervisorial District

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Editor Posted in 2016 Elections, Attorneys, Democratic Party, Michele Martinez, OC Board of Supervisors, Orange County, Santa Ana Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 31, 2016

Contact: Derek Humphrey, Cell: (951) 805-4167

THE ORANGE COUNTY ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION ENDORSES MICHELE MARTINEZ FOR SUPERVISOR

Santa Ana, CA – The Orange County Attorneys Association (OCAA) announced their endorsement of Michele Martinez’s campaign for Supervisor today. Support from the organization gives Martinez’s campaign momentum as the November election draws near.

In announcing its support, OCAA Treasurer Scott Van Camp released the following statement: Continue reading→

The OC Sheriff has hired a new Constitutional Policing Advisor

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Editor Posted in Attorneys, Courts, OC Sheriff, Orange County Leave a comment

Lt. Mark Stichter, 714.904.7042, MKStichter@ocsd.org; Carrie Braun, 714.552.5795, CBraun@ocsd.org

OCSD Welcomes Constitutional Policing Advisor Mary Izadi

SANTA ANA, Calif. (August 16, 2016) – Sheriff Sandra Hutchens has hired Mary Izadi as the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s first Constitutional Policing Advisor. Ms. Izadi was selected from a group of well-qualified applicants by an outside panel of constitutional policing experts after an open recruitment process. The panel included Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Irvine School of Law, Robert Gerard, attorney and former Orange County Bar Association President, and Laurie Levenson, professor at Loyola Law School. Continue reading→

The OCDA accuses Supervisor Spitzer of impersonating a Deputy District Attorney

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Editor Posted in 2016 Elections, Attorneys, Ballot Measures, OC Board of Supervisors, Orange County, Santa Ana, Todd Spitzer, Tony Rackauckas 4 Comments

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Remarks given by Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas Press Conference regarding False Impersonation of OCDA ADA

May 31, 2016

Prosecutors in my Office brought to my attention that Supervisor Todd Spitzer falsely impersonated an Assistant District Attorney (ADA) while engaging in political campaigning.

It has been my honor to serve the public for the last 42 years, and I can honestly tell you that being a prosecutor is the best job, period. Continue reading→

OC Supervisor Shawn Nelson pulls the judicial trigger

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Kelly Robinson Posted in Attorneys, Courts, Frederick Fascenelli, Larry Yellin, Orange County, Shawn Nelson 1 Comment

Last week I wrote: “Word on the street is that there may be a third not-so-dark-horse candidate to jump into the race for Perk’s seat. All I will say about this surprise candidate now is that he already has racked up a lot of experience in government service and knows how to campaign.”

Well it’s a secret no longer. OC Supervisor Shawn Nelson has formally entered the race for for retiring Judge Steven Perk’s seat #40. The Supervisor seems ready to challenge the vaunted “Deputy District Attorney” ballot designation of his primary opponent, prosecutor Larry Yellin. Continue reading→

Recall effort against O.C. Judge who gave a light sentence to a molester fails

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Editor Posted in 2016 Elections, Attorneys, Ballot Measures, Courts, Crime, Judge Marc Kelly, Santa Ana 1 Comment

A recall campaign against Judge Marc Kelly, an Orange County Superior Court judge who reduced the sentence for a Santa Ana man convicted of sexually assaulting a 3-year-old relative, has fizzled after organizers were unable to gather enough signatures to put the recall on the June ballot, according to the O.C. Register.

The recall effort was launched against Kelly in reaction to his April ruling in the Kevin Jonas Rojano-Nieto case, in which Rojano-Nieto was convicted of sexual assault of a 3-year-old relative. Despite state law imposing a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years, Kelly slashed the sentence down by 60% to 10 years, according to OC Political. Continue reading→

Sharon Petrosino appointed as the new Interim O.C. Public Defender

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Editor Posted in Attorneys, Courts, Crime, OC Public Defender, Orange County Leave a comment

New Interim Public Defender

By: O.C. Supervisor Shawn Nelson

Sharon Petrosino is the Chief Deputy of the Orange County Public Defender’s Office and has been an attorney with that office since 1985. As a deputy public defender, she represented indigent clients in the criminal justice system in a wide variety of cases, including homicides, capital cases, and appellate work throughout the Orange County Courts and Court of Appeal. Continue reading→