Candidate for
Judge of the Superior Court; County of Santa Clara; Office 1

Dolores Carr for Superior Court Web Site <http://www.DCarr.com>

Profile

• Proven ability to make difficult and just decisions.
• Dedicated to upholding the law.
• Excellent rapport with law enforcement, defense bar and judiciary.
• Extensive experience working on behalf of crime victims.

• Energetic and determined, passionate about fair treatment for all, open to trying new approaches to resolve community problems.

• Santa Clara County resident since 1981, married to a San Jose police sergeant, two children and two stepchildren. Active community volunteer, whose interests include spending time with family and friends, jogging, reading, dancing and music.

• Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney (1985 - current)
• Current assignment: Supervisor of the Sexual Assault Unit
• More than 14 years experience prosecuting criminals in court.
• First deputy district attorney (DA) to specialize in prosecuting sex offenders who fail to register their residence with local authorities.
• Represented abused and neglected children in juvenile dependency court.
• Trial attorney in sexual assault, juvenile delinquency, drunk driving, and burglary/theft cases.

• One of 9 members statewide. Responsible for developing questions for and supervising the grading of the California General Bar Examination.

• Leads workshops for bar examiners throughout the U.S. whose jurisdictions give multi-state essay and performance examinations.

• Criminal defense, general civil and litigation practice

• President, Santa Clara County Government Attorneys Association (1994-1999)
• Nominated, Woman of Achievement(labor),1997
• Lecturer: Law Enforcement agencies including San Jose and SAFE Task Force
• Sexual assault prosecution
• Sex offender registration prosecution
• Courtroom demeanor
• Prosecution of domestic violence
• Lecturer:YWCA Rape Crisis, Mid-Peninsula YWCA Rape Crisis, and Community Solutions rape crisis hotline volunteers, San Jose State University Administration of Justice Bureau
• Sexual assault prosecution
• Member
• California District Attorneys Association
• Santa Clara County Bar Association
• California Sexual Assault Investigators Association

• Parent volunteer, Briarwood Elementary School, Guadalupe Elementary School, Dartmouth Middle School, Presentation High School, and Bellarmine College Preparatory
• Mediator/Arbitrator, Neighborhood Small Claims Project
• Domestic Violence Information Project, Santa Clara County Bar Association
• Board of Directors, WOMA Battered Women's Shelter (now Next Door, Solutions to Domestic Violence)
• Volunteer judge, University of Santa Clara Moot Court tournament
• Volunteer judge, high school mock trial and speech tournaments
• Site Council, Guadalupe Elementary School
• Advisory Budget Committee, Union School District

• JD, Southwestern University School of Law, 1980
• BA in Spanish with Honors, University of California, Berkeley, 1975
• Admitted to California Bar, 1980