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State Bar & Bar Associations,
Criminal

Apr. 9, 2025

SF DA Jenkins says political foes weaponize State Bar complaints

San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins faces ethics training after the State Bar probed her for sharing confidential data, amid claims of politically driven complaints from rivals.

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said Tuesday that her political opponents have weaponized the State Bar complaint process against her. Her comments came after the bar told her it would close out a series of complaints against her by referring her to an ethics training diversion program.

According to legal ethics experts, complaints against district attorneys are very frequent--and often politically motivated. They also said the bar is likely to hold prosecutors to ...

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