Articles Posted on August 31st, 2011

  • Adachi Makes Case for Mayoralty

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    Adachi Makes Case for Mayoralty

    by FCJ Editor on Aug 31, 2011 | 32 Comments

    Determined at an early age to work toward improving the justice system, Adachi earned his degrees through the University of California system. He worked up the ladder in San Francisco’s Public Defender’s Office, becoming chief attorney. Adachi was elected San Francisco’s Public Defender in 2002, inheriting an underfunded, short-staffed department overseeing over 20,000 cases a year. He reorganized the department and developed programs within the juvenile justice system to help wayward youth turn their lives around. Four years later, Adachi was recognized by the American Bar Association winning its award for the best public law office in the country.

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