Will San Joaquin County Public Defenders be the Next Office to Stop Taking New Cases? w/Judyanne Vallado

Today, Hunter was joined by Judyanne Vallado, the Chief Public Defender in San Joaquin County, California. With a tough on crime DA and large amounts of gun crime, the San Joaquin County Public Defenders have long delt with difficult workloads, but now, with Prop 36 prosecutions increasing felony charges, the office may soon have to make the choice about when enough is enough.

 

Guest:

Judyanne Vallado, Chief Public Defender, San Joaquin County, California

 

Resources:

Learn more about the Office Here

https://www.sjgov.org/department/pubdef/home

https://www.instagram.com/sjcpublicdefender/?hl=en

Contact Judyanne

jvallado@sjgov.org

Read more about issues in the County

 https://www.recordnet.com/story/news/politics/government/2024/11/27/stockton-declares-local-homelessness-emergency-toughens-camping-ban/76490580007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z118989d00----v118989b0089xxd118965&gca-ft=101&gca-ds=sophi

https://www.sjgov.org/department/bos/board-news/board-news-detail/2025/09/10/sjc-board-and-probation-celebrate-sj-cares

 

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