Monday, March 10, 2014
The San Francisco Chronicle covers our Juvenile Unit’s award winning LEAP team.
Lawyers Help Troubled S.F. Youths Stay in Class, Out of Jail
LEAP Team to Receive Good Government Award
Friday, March 7, 2014
A unique San Francisco Public Defender program that keeps young people in the classroom rather than the courtroom has been selected as a 2014 Public Managerial Excellence Award winner by the civic planning organization SPUR.
Classrooms, Not Courtrooms: SF Resolution Takes Aim at School to Prison Pipeline
Monday, February 24, 2014
In a guest column in the San Francisco Examiner, Jeff Adachi expresses his support for a school board resolution banning suspensions for “willful defiance.”
Man Acquitted of Chair Attack in Main Library
Friday, February 21, 2014
A man accused of attacking an unsuspecting library patron with a chair has been acquitted of all charges after evidence pointed to a case of mistaken identity, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
California Must Revise Its Unfair System For Bail
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Bay Area public defenders speak out on bail reform.
Kwixuan Maloof to be Honored by Black Lawyers Association
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Kwixuan Maloof, a managing attorney in the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, will be honored for his role in protecting the constitutional rights of the Bay Area’s poorest residents, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
Fleeing Abuse Victim Cleared of DUI
Thursday, January 30, 2014
A bleeding and bruised woman who fled her attacker after a night of drinking was acquitted of DUI after a jury determined it was necessary for her to drive away in order to escape grave harm, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
World Series Reveler Not Guilty of Arson
Monday, January 27, 2014
A 22-year-old man arrested for setting a dumpster fire in the chaotic hours after the San Francisco Giants clinched the 2012 World Series has been acquitted of arson and battery on an officer, Deputy Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
Anxious Dad Not Guilty of Ramming Cab
Thursday, January 23, 2014
An anxious young father who chased after a taxi while seeking information about his sick child has been cleared of a slew of felonies that threatened to send him to prison for more than 10 years, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
A Setback for Fair Trials in Criminal Cases
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
SF Public Defender Jeff Adachi makes the case against SB 794 in a Daily Journal op-ed.