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Brooke Jenkins, who is Black and Latina, is the second woman of color to serve as San Francisco District Attorney, joining Vice President Kamala Harris as barrier-breaking prosecutors. She is the first Latina District Attorney in San Francisco’s history. Jenkins brings over 15 years of experience as an attorney, working for years in private practice and serving as the Assistant Director of Enforcement for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Jenkins has an extensive background as a prosecutor, serving as an Assistant District Attorney in the San Francisco DA’s Office from 2014 to 2021, where she worked her way up, serving in the Misdemeanor and Felonies Units before working as the office’s designated Hate Crimes Prosecutor. She was later promoted to the Sexual Assault Unit and eventually the Homicide Unit. 

Jenkins joined the ºÃÉ«App Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) as a Policy Fellow on May 1st, 2024. 

Jenkins earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley, and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Chicago Law School.