“I am very pleased to welcome Sharon to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, where she will help me realize the criminal justice reforms that I promised voters,” Gascón said. “She is an accomplished attorney with a proven record of leading change.”
In her new position, Woo will assist the District Attorney with the day-to-day operations of the nation’s largest local prosecutorial office.
“I want to thank Interim Chief Deputy District Attorney Joseph Iniguez for his leadership over the past seven months,” Gascón said. “Joseph helped me implement a series of office policies that reflect the will of the people of Los Angeles County. He will continue to play a vital role in my administration in his next executive management assignment.”
Prior to joining the office, Woo served as the chief of operations for the San Francisco Department of Police Accountability, where she worked with the California Department of Justice and provided oversight for more than 270 collaborative reform initiatives recommended by the U.S. Department of Justice, assessing necessary policing improvements in various areas, including use of force, bias, community policing practices and accountability.
Woo served as Chief Deputy of the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office for eight years, implementing policies, including the elimination of cash bail, dismissal of prior cannabis convictions and reduction of felony convictions in accordance with voter-approved Proposition 47.
During her 21 years as an assistant San Francisco district attorney, Woo also served as chief of the Criminal Division, as an Assistant District Attorney prosecuting community violence and as a managing attorney who led the narcotics and domestic violence trial teams.
After earning her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and graduating from the University of San Francisco School of Law, Woo began her legal career as a deputy district attorney in Santa Clara County.
[Information via news release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.]
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Michelle Egberts says
Welcome to LA Ms. Woo and congratulations on your appointment as District Attorney George Gascon made a perfect choice. We all worked on Safer Communities San Francisco Reentry Task Force together under the the direction of then SF District Attorney and now Vice President Kamala Harris and Former SF Mayor Gavin Newsom, now Governor and Jessica Flintoff in 2008. LA County is in desperate need of an identical county wide Reentry Task Force and my organization would be happy to spearhead it. I look forward to collaborating with your office. Welcome to LA now let’s make change the people voted for when DA Gascon was elected. We have work cut out for LA. It takes a village to raise a child.
Loampounder says
“Woo served as the chief of operations for the San Francisco Department of Police Accountability… implementing policies, including the elimination of cash bail, dismissal of prior cannabis convictions and reduction of felony convictions”
It seems she has experience in NOT prosecuting criminals. Think about that… she is a “veteran prosecutor” that has a history of reduction in felony convictions. That’s like hiring a fireman with a history of watching fires burn themselves out.
Tim Scott says
Cash bail is a system that leads to conviction of the innocent on a pretty consistent basis.
Sentence enhancements based on a “criminal history” when the history consists of something we have now recognized as not a crime is not justice.
You are clearly devoid of knowledge of the facts or contemplation of the issues and are just knee jerk spewing here. Lemme guess, you vote Republican.
Loampounder says
No, registered Democrat. Sadly, the Democrat party is shifting to craziness like no bail.
The state of California (which is a major majority Democrat) voted to KEEP bail requirements in the last election cycle. The majority of Democrats in this state WANT bail to be maintained as government policy.
Bob says
The County is fighting a massive homeless problem. In a recent article, it stated that homeless migrated to San Francisco, and other cities like Seattle, because of all the lax laws and enforcement, probably that these two had a hand in. People shooting up on the streets, peeing and pooping in public. Trash. Crime is already on the rise here. People are so ignorant to want these people in leadership. The people already voted that they didn’t want an end to cash bail. The people in leadership do whatever they want while the community suffers.
Food says
Whoaaaaa
Recall immediately, lol