Stockton- Today, Ronald J. Freitas was sworn in as the 42^nd District Attorney of San Joaquin County at the San Joaquin County Superior Court in Department 3D by the Superior Court Presiding Judge Michael Coughlan.

District Attorney Ron Freitas is a career prosecutor who rose through the ranks at the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office. Throughout his career, he served as the Supervising Deputy District Attorney of the Gang Violence Suppression Unit, the Chief Deputy District Attorney of the Homicide and Gang Divisions, and as Assistant District Attorney. His goals for the administration include promoting public safety by removing career and violent offenders, fighting for victims through all stages of the criminal justice process, and providing early and effective intervention and education for juveniles and first-time offenders.

“I am honored to serve the citizens of San Joaquin County as their 42^nd District Attorney,” said San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas. “There is work to be done in order to ensure the safety of neighborhoods and communities in every corner of San Joaquin County. I look forward to the next six years and bringing common sense back to the criminal justice system in our county.”

Freitas was awarded the California District Attorneys Association Instructor of the Year in 2017, and has been twice awarded the San Joaquin County Probation Officers Court Employee of the Year. District Attorney Ron Freitas is a graduate of the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

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