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Santa Clara County, CA March 7, 2000 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Dolores A. Carr

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

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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.

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

Personal background
  • 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.

Professional Experience
  • 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.

Board of Reappraisers, Committee of Bar Examiners, State Bar of California (1991 - current)
  • One of 9 members statewide. Responsible for developing questions for and supervising the grading of the California General Bar Examination.

Consultant, National Conference of Bar Examiners (1989-current)
  • Leads workshops for bar examiners throughout the U.S. whose jurisdictions give multi-state essay and performance examinations.

Private Practice Attorney (1980 - 1985)
  • Criminal defense, general civil and litigation practice

Professional Service
  • 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

Community Service
  • 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

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

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