Law Practice
Oct. 16, 1999
Public Defender Has Zest, Passion of True Believer
MARTINEZ - Few lawyers in Contra Costa County have represented clients with the same zest for battle as David C. Coleman III. In his years as a Contra Costa County deputy public defender, the 53-year-old Coleman pulled out all the stops in a succession of three-strikes cases. And he once took on a local Superior Court judge, after he perceived the jurist made derogatory ethnic comments while taking a guilty plea.
David C. Coleman III
Public Defender
Contra Costa County
David C. Coleman III
Public Defender
Contra Costa County
Appointed by: Board of Supervisors, April 1999
Career Highlights: Contra Costa chief assistant public defender, 1...
Public Defender
Contra Costa County
David C. Coleman III
Public Defender
Contra Costa County
Appointed by: Board of Supervisors, April 1999
Career Highlights: Contra Costa chief assistant public defender, 1...
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