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Judge Stacy Boulware Eurie, Mary Burroughs, SCBA Executive Director, and Judge Laurie Earl
Dave Gilliard, Judge Maryanne Gilliard, and Judge Kevin Culhane
court and presented our case.” In addition, she was concerned that the only interaction people had with the District Attorney’s Office was when “they were the victim of a crime, they were a witness to a crime, or we thought they might have committed a crime.” As part of her community outreach efforts, Scully also created the Multi-Cultural Community Counsel, which consists of respected community leaders from a variety of different communities. The purpose of this counsel is to educate the community regarding the criminal justice system and the District Attorney’s role in that system and, as she puts it, to provide a bridge for Scully and her attorneys “to go into the communities and develop those relationships, and to help educate them on areas they [are] interested in.”
Assemblyman Ken Cooley, Supervisor Jimmie Yee (ret.), Supervisor Don Nottoli, District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert, Senator Richard Pan, SCBA Executive Director Mary Burroughs, Supervisor Roberta MacGlashan, and Justice Arthur Scotland (ret.)
San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, Joe Debbs, Cindy Besemer, and Justice Arthur Scotland (ret.)
Scully has also made it a priority to serve the victims of crimes. She established an office policy requiring notice to victims before a felony case is resolved and established both a Domestic Violence Multidisciplinary Death Review Team and an Elder Death Interdisciplinary Review Team responsible for reviewing suspicious deaths of elder adults. The Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center. It is fitting that, in addition to honoring Scully, the December 12th event also served as the first inaugural fundraiser for a project that Scully championed, the Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center. While there are currently a number of independent agencies and organizations that provide services to domestic violence victims, this fragmentation often overwhelms victims. The Sacra-
Steve Grippi, Chief Deputy District Attorney
mento Family Justice Center will be a single central facility where victims and their families can access almost all services available in the county such as immediate crisis intervention, safety planning, social service eligibility, counseling, child advocacy, and emergency food and transportation. California currently has 15 family justice centers, but the Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center will be the first in the state to integrate Sacramento State University as a key partner. For the past 20 years, Jan Scully has been a consistent and stabilizing presence in Sacramento County. The December 12th event was a tribute to an exemplary career and an acknowledgement of the continued legacy of public service that Scully leaves behind to the citizens of Sacramento County.
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