• Let the campaigning begin! Earlier this month, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown announced his endorsement of Senior Deputy District Attorney Joyce Dudley in her bid for District Attorney. “Joyce Dudley is an outstanding prosecutor who has the experience, toughness, and integrity we need in a District Attorney,” Brown said in a release to the media. “She has never lost a felony trial. She is a staunch advocate for both public safety and victims of crime. Her diverse experience as a prosecutor, combined with her formal education in management and experience as the director of two countywide organizations, has prepared her to lead the DA’s office. Joyce is a highly respected leader with a long history of community involvement and cooperation. I have great confidence in her abilities and I am proud to endorse her as our next District Attorney.”
This article appears in Sep 17-24, 2009.