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Law Practice

Apr. 16, 1999

'Formidable Opponent'

SAN FRANCISCO - David Coleman has been named the new public defender in Contra Costa County, making him the first black public defender in California.

By Jennifer Byrd
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - David Coleman has been named the new public defender in Contra Costa County, making him the first black public defender in California.
        Coleman was unanimously appointed Tuesday by the five-member Contra Costa County Board of Superviso...

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