Santa Cruz Counnty (Santa Cruz) Superior Court
Career Highlights: Retired July 2020. Elected to the Santa Cruz County Superior Court, 2008; assistant district attorney, head of trial operations, chief deputy district attorney, Santa Cruz County, 1997-2008; assistant district attorney, deputy prosecutor, Rowan County, North Carolina, 1991-95; deputy district attorney, Orange County 1988-90; assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington D.C. Los Angeles, 1983-87; clerk for U.S. District Judge Albert W. Coffrin, Vermont, 1982-83
Law School: UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law, 1982
Career Highlights: Retired July 2020. Elected to the Santa Cruz County Superior Court, 2008; assistant district attorney, head of trial operations, chief deputy district attorney, Santa Cruz County, 1997-2008; assistant district attorney, deputy prosecutor, Rowan County, North Carolina, 1991-95; deputy district attorney, Orange County 1988-90; assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington D.C. Los Angeles, 1983-87; clerk for U.S. District Judge Albert W. Coffrin, Vermont, 1982-83
Law School: UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law, 1982
By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA CRUZ - Ariadné "Ari" Symons knows there's nothing wrong with a not guilty verdict. It just so happens she can count on one hand the number of times she prosecuted a case that resulted in one.
A former federal and state prosecutor, Symons was known for her aggressive advocacy. She once used red-dyed water to recreate a crime scene in prosecuting a murder and rape case that sent a man to death... (continued)
