Candidate for
District Attorney; County of Santa Clara

Dolores Carr for District Attorney

Web Site <http://www.dolorescarrforda.com

Profile

• Proven ability to make difficult and just decisions.
• Dedicated to upholding the law.
• Excellent relationship with law enforcement, defense bar and judiciary.
• Extensive experience working on behalf of crime victims.

• Energetic and determined, passionate about fair treatment for all, open to trying new approaches to resolve community problems.

• Santa Clara County resident since 1981, married to a retired San Jose police Lieutenant, two children and two stepchildren. Active in community; interests include spending time with family and friends, jogging, reading, dancing and music and San Francisco Giants and San Jose Sharks.

District Attorney, Santa Clara County, 2007- current

• Appointed to California Crime Laboratory Task Force by Governor Schwarzenegger (2008)
• Member, California District Attorneys Association
• Member, Santa Clara Police Chiefs Association

• 2009 Woman of Influence, San Jose Business Journal
• 2008 Crime Victims United of California for Commitment to Public Safety
• 2007 California Women's Leadership Association
• 2007 Central Coast Gang Investigators Association

• Supervising Judge, Unified Family Court (2005)
• Supervising Judge, Family Division (2002-2005)

• Executive
• Budget/Finance
• Rules, Internal Policies, and Legislation
• Personnel
• Supervising Judges
• Family/Juvenile/Probate/Substance Abuse Domestic Violence Issues Liaison Grants Coordination, Proposition 63/Mental Health Services Act

• California Center for Judicial Education and Research
• Santa Clara County Bar Association
• Family Court Services Statewide and Regional Educational Institute
• FIRST 5 Commission
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• Beyond the Bench
• California Association of Superior Court Investigators
• Urban Court Managers Network

• Supervising Deputy, Sexual Assault Unit
• More than 14 years experience prosecuting criminals in court.
• First deputy district attorney (DDA) to specialize in prosecuting sex offenders who fail to register their residence with local authorities.
• Represented abused and neglected children in juvenile dependency court.
• Trial attorney in sexual assault, juvenile delinquency, drunk driving, and burglary/theft cases.

• One of 9 members statewide. Responsible for developing questions for and supervising the grading of the California General Bar Examination.

Private Practice Attorney (1980 - 1985)

• Criminal defense, general civil and litigation practice

President, Santa Clara County Government Attorneys Association (1994-1999)

• Nominated, Woman of Achievement(labor),1997
• Lecturer: Law Enforcement agencies including San Jose and SAFE Task Force
• Sexual assault prosecution
• Sex offender registration prosecution
• Courtroom demeanor
• Prosecution of domestic violence
• Lecturer:YWCA Rape Crisis, Mid-Peninsula YWCA Rape Crisis, and Community Solutions rape crisis hotline volunteers, San Jose State University Administration of Justice Bureau
• Sexual assault prosecution Memberships
• California District Attorneys Association
• Santa Clara County Bar Association
• California Sexual Assault Investigators Association

• 2003 - Henry B. Collada Memorial Award for Extraordinary Service and Contribution to the Santa Clara County Family Court.

• 2004 - Santa Clara County Bar Association Women Lawyers award for outstanding service and achievements in law and community affairs.

• 2005 - Legal Advocates for Children and Youth "LACY" Award.

• Parent volunteer, Briarwood Elementary School, Guadalupe Elementary School, Dartmouth Middle School, Presentation High School, and Bellarmine College Preparatory
• Mediator/Arbitrator, Neighborhood Small Claims Project
• Domestic Violence Information Project, Santa Clara County Bar Association
• Board of Directors, WOMA Battered Women's Shelter (now Next Door, Solutions to Domestic Violence)
• Volunteer judge, University of Santa Clara Moot Court tournament
• Volunteer judge, high school mock trial and speech tournaments
• Site Council, Guadalupe Elementary School
• Advisory Budget Committee, Union School District

• JD, Southwestern University School of Law, 1980
• BA in Spanish with Honors, University of California, Berkeley, 1975
• Admitted to California Bar, 1980