Mayor London Breed Announces Appointment Of Suzy Loftus To Serve As District Attorney

On October 4, 2019, Mayor London Breed announced she will appoint Suzy Loftus to serve as District Attorney (DA) for the City and County of San Francisco.

Loftus, who currently serves as Legal Counsel for San Francisco Sheriff Vicki Hennessy, has over a decade of experience in San Francisco law enforcement. She will serve for the remainder of the current term, following District Attorney George Gascón’s resignation on October 18. District Attorney Gascón announced he would vacate the office months early to move to Los Angeles, where he intends to run for DA.

Loftus served as a prosecutor in the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office from 2005 to 2010, where she focused on prosecution of domestic violence, elder abuse and illegal firearms cases, and helped to build the Neighborhood DA program. In 2012, she was appointed to serve on the Police Commission, where she was elected by her colleagues to serve as President. While on the Police Commission, Loftus centered a community approach and improved the Police Department’s response to domestic violence against women and children, reformed the Department’s use of force policies, instituted body-worn cameras, and increased pedestrian safety on the streets.

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