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IN THE MATTER OF HONORING RESOLUTION NO. 2007/130
DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER LESLI CALDWELL
TO COMMEMORATE HER RETIREMENT
WHEREAS, Lesli Caldwell grew up in the Bay Area and attended the University of California at
Berkeley, from which she received her BA degree in 1976; and
WHEREAS, Lesli Caldwell then attended the University of Santa Clara Law School, from which
she received her law degree in 1979 ,and
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WHEREAS, Lesli Caldwell'§,'Q9t job as a lawyers in private.practice"earned her$6.50 per hour;
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WHEREAS, having been giveh that wage, even public sector-work as a Deputy Public Defender
looked attractive, o she accepted employment with,the Office of P,ubl>cxD6fender in 1980;
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WHEREAS,;Leslie has worked in every branclf of the Main..Office in-the Department and has
handled every kind of case that:can be assigned to,a deputy public defender, and _
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WHEREAS, Lesli-has been assigned,some-.of�the,Department's most serous felonies and
homicides as wet=t as several capital cases,-dun-rig her career in the Department; and
WHEREAS, L>esli has d stmguished;herself and brought"distinctibn to the;Depa tMent through her
teaching assignments with 9tatewnde;crmminaI defense orgamzations�includfn'g the California
Public Defenders Association;the Death Penalty College,£and;now through her membership .
on the Board of°the California Attorneys for Cruninal Justice; and
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WHEREAS;Les1i has served as a presenter and panelist at numerous training e"' 'in the
Department ands a`riientor fo`scores of young attorneys m the Department, t
NOW THEREFORE BE IT1RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra
Costa acknowledges and thanks Lesli Caldwell for heridedicated service to the Office of
Public Defender,''the,clients of thatOffi&-- d the people`of this County on the occasion of
her retirement as an employee�bf Contra; s ailCounty
ARY N. PIEPHO
Chair r
District III Supervisor \
JOHN GIOIA r GAYLE B.I?ILKEMA
District I Supervisor District II Supervisor
Absent
SUSAN A. BONILLA FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
* = I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken
_ _ * and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date
shown:
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ATTESTED: March 13,2007
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JOHN CULLEN, Clerk of the Board of Supmisors and County
Adrrinistrato
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