Obituaries
Feb. 26, 2019
Jeffrey G. Adachi, 59, a fierce warrior for social justice
There wasn't enough time in the day for San Francisco Public Defender Jeffrey G. Adachi. Adachi, who died Friday night at a San Francisco hospital at the age of 59, was remembered as a man who used his unique role as California's only elected public defender to advocate for sweeping policy changes while also trying murder cases himself -- unusual in an office with more than 100 attorneys.
There wasn’t enough time in the day for San Francisco Public Defender Jeffrey G. Adachi.
Adachi, who died Friday night at a San Francisco hospital at the age of 59, was remembered as a man who used his unique role as California’s only elected public defender to advocate for sweeping policy changes while also trying murder cases himself — unusual in an office with more than 100 attorneys.
He was a li...
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