Genevieve Jones-Wright
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Genevieve Jones-Wright is a public defender who is running to be the District Attorney of San Diego, California in the June 18, 2018 primary election.[1][2][3][4][5] She is a progressive Democrat who supports justice reform,[6] is a defender of the state's cannabis laws,[7][8][9][10] and has served as a public defender in San Diego since 2006.[11][12][13][14] She was once pulled over and handcuffed at gunpoint because of a DMV error that reported her car as stolen; an incident she recorded and published to her Facebook page.[12][15]
Biography[edit]
Jones-Wright is a San Diego native.[12][16] She received her law degree from Howard University School of Law.[4] She decided to study law at age nine after being inspired by Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.[17] She volunteers for the California Innocence Project to free people wrongfully convicted of crimes.[17] She was appointed to the State Bar of California Council on Access and Fairness, and is a commissioner on the San Diego Commission on Gang Prevention and Intervention.[18][19]
References[edit]
- ↑ Kragen, Pam. "Black women unite in quest for political office". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ↑ "San Diego Democratic Party Endorses Sheriff, DA, Assessor Candidates - Times of San Diego". Times of San Diego. 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ↑ "Progressive Geneviéve Jones-Wright Seeks to Become District Attorney in San Diego". Daily Kos. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Service, City News. "Public Defender Announces Run For San Diego County District Attorney". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ↑ "Longtime Public Defender Announces Bid for San Diego District Attorney - Times of San Diego". Times of San Diego. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- ↑ Smolens, Michael. "Why George Soros could be the bogeyman San Diego needs". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
- ↑ Jayne, Pamela (2018-02-14). "Are the Feds coming for California's cannabis?". San Diego CityBeat. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ↑ "DAs Making it Easier to Clear California Cannabis Convictions | Leafly". Leafly. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ↑ "Where Loyalties Lie - Culture Magazine". Culture Magazine. 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
- ↑ "Pot Legalization Brings 'The Resistance' to San Diego's Top Law Enforcement Races - Voice of San Diego". Voice of San Diego. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
- ↑ "Morning Report: A Different Kind of Law Enforcement - Voice of San Diego". Voice of San Diego. 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Meet the Public Defender Who Wants to Be San Diego's Top Prosecutor - Voice of San Diego". Voice of San Diego. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ↑ Stewart, Joshua. "Public defender enters DA race". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ↑ "VOSD Podcast: Dumanis' Take on Double Dipping and Geneviéve Jones-Wright - Voice of San Diego". Voice of San Diego. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- ↑ "Morning Report: The DA Hopeful With an SDPD Encounter to Remember - Voice of San Diego". Voice of San Diego. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ↑ Meyerson, Collier (2017-11-14). "Prosecutors Keep Their Jobs by Putting People in Jail. Can They Be Leaders in the Fight for Criminal-Justice Reform?". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "PUBLIC DEFENDER GENEVIEVE JONES-WRIGHT RUNS FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY ON PLATFORM OF "JUSTICE, FAIRNESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY"". East County Magazine. 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ↑ "The San Diego Leadership Alliance Announces its Eighth Class of Fellows - Page 2 of 3 - OsideNews". OsideNews. 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
- ↑ "District Attorney Candidate Geneviéve Jones-Wright Runs on a Reform Agenda for San Diego". San Diego Free Press. 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
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