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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Nov. 4, 2025

Prosecutor disputes public defender's claim of staffing emergency

Prosecutor Ana Gonzalez challenged Public Defender Manohar Raju's claims of an emergency over staff shortages, while Judge Harry Dorfman warned against personal attacks.

Prosecutor disputes public defender's claim of staffing emergency
Ana Gonzalez, an assistant San Francisco district attorney, used Superior Court data to show felony filings were higher in the years 2016-19 than the last four years. Photo courtesy of the San Francisco Superior Court

A San Francisco prosecutor attacked the credibility of Public Defender Manohar Raju on Monday, telling a judge there was "no emergency" in his office's staff resources that required the court to start releasing pretrial custody defendants two weeks ago.

Assistant District Attorney Ana Gonzalez's comment that Raju had "a record of misleading the court" brought a retort from Judge Harry Dorfman, referring to "sharp attacks on DA [Brooke] Jenkins'...

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