Darby Williams replaces Lateef Gray, who was fired by DA Brooke Jenkins. Gray was a longtime public defender and civil rights attorney known for suing police before Boudin appointed him to the position.
Darby Williams will manage the Independent Investigations Bureau, where she worked as an assistant district attorney more than a decade ago and will now decide whether to bring criminal charges against police officers or clear them of wrongdoing.
Williams replaces Lateef Gray, who was fired by Jenkins. Gray was a longtime public defender and civil rights attorney known for suing police before Boudin appointed him to the position. Part of her task, Williams said, will include “trying to quiet some of that noise around some of the other people who may feel qualified to comment on prior administrations, prior decisions of those administrations.Jenkins has given Williams her full confidence, Williams said.Jenkins, in a statement, reiterated her desire to balance criminal justice reforms with public safety.
Before returning to the San Francisco District Attorney’s office as a felony prosecutor in April, she most recently worked under Attorney General Rob Bonta defending the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation against lawsuits for issues like civil rights violations.
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