Ousted San Francisco DA Boudin Lands New Gig at Berkeley Law

Chesa Boudin, who voters booted from his role as San Francisco’s district attorney last year, has been hired by the University of California Berkeley to run a new criminal justice center.

Boudin is the executive director of the criminal law and justice center, the law school announced Wednesday. The center will support the law school’s criminal justice reform research and tackle issues stemming from structural inequities and racism, according to Berkeley.

Boudin was voted out of office in June 2022 in a recall referendum that gained national attention for highlighting homelessness and mental health issues in San Francisco. His critics ...