Government
Jan. 20, 2021
‘Attorney General Goodwin Liu’
With the departure of Attorney General Xavier Becerra to Washington, D.C., Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon have the opportunity to appoint his successor.
Tiela Chalmers
CEO
Before her retirement, Tiela was CEO and general counsel of the Alameda County Bar Association and Legal Access Alameda. She writes in her own capacity.
Brenda Harbin-Forte
Judge (Ret.)
Alameda County Superior Court
Judge Harbin-Forte is a past chair of the Judicial Council of the California Association of Black Lawyers, and a past president of the Alameda County Bar Association.
With the departure of Attorney General Xavier Becerra to Washington, D.C., Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon have the opportunity to appoint his successor. We believe that successor should be someone well-versed in the challenges of making justice accessible to all Californians. As the state's top lawyer, the attorney general is charged with impartially enforcing the law and advancing equal justice under the law for all of us. That obligation requires, among other things, e...
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