Orloff began work in the DA's office after graduating from the University of California, Berkeley for law in 1970, trying 25 murder cases before becoming Chief Assistant DA in 1989. When District Attorney Jack Meehan retired in 1994, Orloff ran unopposed for the position, and was reelected in unopposed elections in 1998, 2002, and 2006. On September 8, 2009, Orloff announced his intention to retire. He retired on September 18, 2009.
Orloff's grandfather was a mayor of Pleasanton, where Orloff was born.
Orloff's office found itself in the middle of controversy in early 2009 over its pending decision whether to charge a crime in the BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant. Though Orloff charged Johannes Mehserle with murder, some activists complained that he took too long to do so.[1] Criminal law expert and Boalt Hall Law School Professor Franklin Zimring, however, called Orloff's office one of the "better departments" in the United States.[1]
Orloff unsuccessfully prosecuted the Oakland Riders police abuse case, dropping charges after two mistrials from hung juries.[1]
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^ abcJosh Richman (2009-01-16). "Activists still call for DA's ouster". Oakland Tribune.
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orloff, this, biography, living, person, relies, single, source, help, adding, reliable, sources, this, article, contentious, material, about, living, people, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, july, 2022, learn, when, remove, this, . This biography of a living person relies on a single source You can help by adding reliable sources to this article Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Thomas Jensen Orloff is an American lawyer He is the former district attorney for Alameda County California Tom OrloffDistrict Attorney of Alameda County CaliforniaIn office 1994 September 18 2009 2009 09 18 Succeeded byNancy O MalleyPersonal detailsBornPleasanton Alameda County U S Alma materUC Berkeley School of LawProfessionLawyerOrloff began work in the DA s office after graduating from the University of California Berkeley for law in 1970 trying 25 murder cases before becoming Chief Assistant DA in 1989 When District Attorney Jack Meehan retired in 1994 Orloff ran unopposed for the position and was reelected in unopposed elections in 1998 2002 and 2006 On September 8 2009 Orloff announced his intention to retire He retired on September 18 2009 Orloff s grandfather was a mayor of Pleasanton where Orloff was born Orloff s office found itself in the middle of controversy in early 2009 over its pending decision whether to charge a crime in the BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant Though Orloff charged Johannes Mehserle with murder some activists complained that he took too long to do so 1 Criminal law expert and Boalt Hall Law School Professor Franklin Zimring however called Orloff s office one of the better departments in the United States 1 Orloff unsuccessfully prosecuted the Oakland Riders police abuse case dropping charges after two mistrials from hung juries 1 References Edit a b c Josh Richman 2009 01 16 Activists still call for DA s ouster Oakland Tribune External links Edit Meet the DA webpage nbsp nbsp This American law related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Orloff amp oldid 1158328029, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
