Alameda County supervisors appointed Superior Court Judge Ursula Jones Dickson to serve as the new district attorney Tuesday, two months after Pamela Price was recalled in a campaign that targeted her progressive policies and criticized her response to crime as lackluster.
Jones Dickson is scheduled to be sworn in on Feb. 4 and, according to the county charter, will serve as district attorney until the next general election in 2026. Other finalists have already confirmed that they will be running in two years; whoever is elected will complete the rest of Price’s term, through 2028.
“I’m just happy to continue to work for folks in the community,” Jones Dickson said. “I’m just grateful to be the chosen one today… I gotta get to work, so I want to get in here as soon as possible and do the best we can to keep folks as safe as possible.”