California is on the precipice of overhauling its unjust bail system. Now, a group of judges, currently in apology mode over a party where revelers ridiculed incarcerated people of color, is lobbying for a watered down bail reform bill.Read More

“We cannot fathom why the governor is pushing a failed proposal that has been rejected numerous times by the Legislature,” countered San Francisco County Public Defender Jeff Adachi, who called the proposal “a sham.”Read More

Jami Tillotson's arrest was shocking. It's also part of a pattern of mistreatment of public defenders. Read Jeff Adachi's column in the Daily Journal.Read More

SF Public Defender Jeff Adachi makes the case against SB 794 in a Daily Journal op-ed.Read More

San Francisco, CA – San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi has been named Defender of the Year by the California Public Defenders Association, while Teresa Caffese, chief attorney for the Public Defender’s office, has been honored by the Daily Journal as one of the state’s top 100 women litigators. Adachi will receive the award during...Read More