Assistant District Attorney (8177)

Essential functions include but are not limited to:

• Tries jury and bench criminal cases and litigates evidentiary and other hearings in the San Francisco Superior Court;

• Represents the People of the State of California in person via court appearances and in written petitions, motions, appeals, and/or other court documents.  Includes the preparation (word processing/database management) of such court documents. May require being placed in a high-stress environment and/or exposure to complex and challenging cases;

• Dedicates role to the pursuit of justice by exercising fair and ethical prosecution practices and respecting the humanity and dignity of everyone involved in a criminal case—whether a victim, witness, or defendant;

• Interviews witnesses; conducts and or supervises investigations and writes legal briefs in conjunction with assigned cases and trials. 

• Prepares daily court calendar and maintains various records of warrants and citations issued. 

• Maintains files, including, but not limited to: accurate recording of the status of work product, filing of memos on the disposition of cases, running law enforcement database checks on criminal backgrounds such as rap sheets, and transporting relevant files and/or file materials to court for appearances. 

• Receives and investigates complaints from the general public and representatives of the police department to determine the necessity for issuing of citations or warrants; interviews witnesses and issues citations; conducts citation hearings and determines the necessity for issuing warrants.

• Able to effectively research  legal issues for the purpose of performing all other duties related to the prosecution of criminal cases.

• May represent the District Attorney to other law enforcement agencies, community-based organizations, neighborhood/citizen meetings.

• Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned.