Re-Elected San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan

San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan was re-elected in 2022 after a rare uncontested election. DA Stephan returns to the podcast to discuss her accomplishments in her first term and some of her goals for her next term. DA Stephan discussed a recent school threat assessment conference and a new app to help the homeless find an available bed. DA Stephan also discussed the success of opening the new family justice center in the North County--One Safe Place.

Crime or Fiction: Each week we quiz the panel on laws on the books or crime related facts; 2 are real, 1 is fake, and see if you can guess which one is the fake.

A. The youngest DA in San Diego history was William McNealy, 21 years old, elected in 1870.

B. In England and Wales, the common law right to pursue a private prosecution was repealed by UK Parliament in 2017.

C. The United States is the only country in the world where citizens elect their District Attorneys.

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Disclaimer: The views expressed on this podcast are solely of the speakers and do not reflect the views of the Deputy DA's Association nor the District Attorney.

Questions and comments can be emailed to [email protected].

Featured in the Top 100 San Diego Podcasts

Featured in the Top 20 Criminal Law Podcasts

Website: https://sdddaa.net/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SanDiegoDDAs/

Twitter: @CrimeNewsInsidr, @SanDiegoDDAs

Instagram: @sandiegoddas

Music by: The Only Ocean - "Snake"

Image by: Pixabay user Michael Gaida.