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Government,
Criminal

Mar. 5, 2021

Longtime federal defender in San Francisco is leaving post

Steve G. Kalar says it is time to let someone else bring in a new kind of energy and mindset to the job.

Longtime federal defender in San Francisco is leaving post
Steve G. Kalar

Steve G. Kalar has stepped down as federal defender of the Northern District of California after eight years as the chief and more than 20 years with the office.

An acting federal defender has not been named to fill Kalar's place after his resignation, which was effective Friday.

Kalar rose through the ranks to become a supervising attorney and mentor to many deputies before his appointment by th...

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