Mendocino County Public Defender
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The Mendocino County District Attorney, located in Ukiah, CA, has a rich history dating back to its establishment. The office is currently led by David Eyster, who has been in office since 2011. Eyster has been re-elected multiple times, often unopposed, making him one of the few to serve multiple terms as the county's chief law enforcement officer. The office prides itself on its robust legal services, demonstrating its commitment to justice and the community it serves.
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12 years in business
Serves Ukiah , CA
Specialties
Work type
Administrative law, Election campaigns and political law, Federal regulation, Military law, State, local, and municipal law,
Location and hours
Mendocino County Public Defender
175 S School St
Ukiah, CA 95482-4825
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Work Experience
Deputy District Attorney IV
Mendocino County District Attorney
2011 - Present
Assistant District Attorney
Mendocino County District Attorney
2007 - 2010
Deputy District Attorney
Mendocino County District Attorney
1988 - 2006
Elected District Attorney
Mendocino County
2011 - Present
Director
California District Attorneys Association Board of Directors
2016 - 2018
Senior Trial Attorney
Law Office of Duncan M. James
2006 - 2010
Supervising Trial Counsel
The Chase Law Group
2002 - 2006
Senior Trial Counsel
Miller & Associates, LLP
1998 - 2002
Senior Counsel
Burger & Plavan
1996 - 1998
Deputy District Attorney
Lake County District Attorney's Office
1996 - 1996
Senior Supervising Deputy District Attorney
Mendocino County District Attorney's Office
1984 - 1996
Law Clerk
Kiernan & Finnegan
1983 - 1984
Law Clerk
United States Attorney's Office (Portland, OR)
1981 - 1983
Deputy Clerk
United States Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit
1979 - 1980
Education
University of Washington
SUNY Coll at Geneseo
State Univ of New York SOL
University of the Pacific
1982
University of North Dakota School of Law
1985
Trinity Law School
UC Davis SOL King Hall
Santa Clara Univ SOL
Univ of California Santa Barbara
1979
Willamette Univ COL
1983
Cornell
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
University of California - San Diego
University of San Francisco School of Law
2010
Univ of Washington
Empire College School of Law
Univ of California at Los Angeles
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Rutgers University School of Law
Santa Clara Univ SOL
Univ of Tennessee
Missouri State Univ
Univ of Missouri SOL
UC Berkeley SOL
University of California - Berkeley
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
Santa Clara University School of Law
San Jose State University
Pepperdine Univ SOL
Univ of California Davis
University of North Dakota School of Law
Law
1985
University of the Pacific
Political Science
1982
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
University of California - San Diego
Pepperdine Univ SOL
Univ of California Davis
University of California - Berkeley
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
Golden Gate Univ SOL
Willamette Univ COL
Law
1983
Univ of California Santa Barbara
Political Science
1979
California Western SOL
Univ of Colorado Boulder
Univ of California at Los Angeles
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Missouri State Univ
Rutgers University School of Law
Univ of Missouri SOL
Santa Clara Univ SOL
Univ of Tennessee
Univ of California, Irvine SOL
Univ of California at Los Angeles
Santa Rosa Jr Coll
Empire College School of Law
John F Kennedy Univ SOL
Univ of California Santa Cruz
Cornell
Santa Clara University School of Law
San Jose State University
UC Hastings COL
Univ of California Santa Barbara
UC Berkeley SOL
University of California - Berkeley
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
Associations & Affiliations
Mendocino County Bar Assoc.
Member
Mendocino Cty Women's Bar Assoc.
President
Mendocino Cty Women's Bar Assoc.
Member
California District Attorneys Association
Member
Mendo Lake Alternative Service, Inc.
Board Member
United States Court of Appeals For the Ninth Circuit
Admitted
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
Admitted
State Bar of California
Member
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Admitted
Mendocino County Bar Association
Member
California District Attorneys Association Board of Directors
Director
Placer County Bar Association
Member
California Public Defenders Association
Member
Sacramento County Bar Association
Member
CDAA Master Trial Advocacy College
Graduate
California Welfare Fraud Investigators Association
Member
California District Attorneys Association
Member
Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity - Hall S. Lusk Chapter
Chapter Justice
Publications
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat
2016
The Ukiah Daily Journal
2015
The Ukiah Daily Journal
2015
San Francisco Daily Journal
DA whittles marijuana cases down
2012
Speaking Engagements
California Grand Jurors Association Annual Conference
Marijuana - The California Conundrum
2017
CDAA Winter Workshop
Post-Proposition 64 Marijuana Law Panel
2017
Vehicular Homicide & DUID Seminar
Legal Update - Changing Marijuana Laws
2016
Rural Counties Conference
Proposition 64 Tool Box
2016
Rotary Club of South Ukiah
Upcoming Changes in Marijuana Laws
2016
Leadership Mendocino XXIII
The Role of the District Attorney in the Criminal Justice System
2016
7th Grade Guest Speaker
The Bill of Rights
2016
CDAA Winter Conference
New Medical Marijuana Statutes And Recreational Marijuana Initiatives
2016
Willits Rotary Club
What's Been Happening In The Law
2015
7th Grade Guest Speaker
The Bill of Rights
2015
Leadership Mendocino XXII
The Role of the District Attorney in the Criminal Justice System
2015
Willits Rotary Club
How's The District Attorney Doing?
2014
7th Grade Guest Speaker
The Bill of Rights
2014
Leadership Mendocino XXI
The Role of the District Attorney in the Criminal Justice System
2014
7th Grade Guest Speaker
The Bill of Rights
2013
Community College Law Class Guest Speaker
Search and Seizure Law and Q&A
2013
Leadership Mendocino XX
The Role of the District Attorney in the Criminal Justice System
2013
Junior College Class Guest Instructor
Advanced Evidence Collection
2012
7th Grade Guest Speaker
The Bill of Rights
2012
Services offered
Government & Administrative Lawyer