"I do think we're at a really important inflection point for several reasons,"
"I think I'm going to have a lot of support and partnership, and honestly, that includes District Attorney Jeff Rosen's office,"
Damon Silver officially became the permanent Santa Clara County public defender on Dec. 21, succeeding Molly O'Neal. Silver brings 30 years of public defense experience, including homicide trials, and previously served as chief trial deputy and assistant public defender. He helped establish community outreach attorneys, a post-conviction Outreach Team, and the office's first dedicated Racial Justice Act attorney. Silver emphasizes restorative justice, racial-equity initiatives, and partnerships with community organizations such as the NAACP of San Jose/Silicon Valley, La Raza Roundtable, the Black Leadership Kitchen Cabinet and Silicon Valley De-Bug. The region faces deepening wealth-driven instability, local calls for harsher penalties for petty crime, and delayed jail improvements under federal consent decrees. Silver anticipates institutional support from county leadership and the district attorney's office.
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