Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom
In both her personal life and her professional
life, Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom is deeply involved in making San
Francisco an even better place. She is an Assistant District Attorney
at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office in the General Litigation
Unit. Kimberly recently successfully completed a lengthy trial in
the case People v. Noel and Knoller, a second-degree murder trial
involving a dog mauling. This precedent-setting case received
national and international attention.
Kimberly was born in San Francisco to a Puerto
Rican mother and an Irish father. She grew up in the Mission District
and Westlake and is a graduate of Mercy High School, the University
of California at Davis, and the University of San Francisco Law
School. She interned at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office
while attending law school and was hired shortly after graduation.
After a stint as a prosecutor in San Francisco, Kimberly spent four
years in Los Angeles as a Deputy District Attorney, amassing an
impressive record in adult and juvenile cases, including narcotics,
domestic violence, kidnapping, robbery, arson, sexual assault and
homicide cases. She received several awards at the Los Angeles District
Attorney's Office, including Prosecutor of the Month. Kimberly also
acquired experience prosecuting dog-fighting cases while in Los
Angeles, which proved useful when she volunteered to prosecute animal
abuse cases in San Francisco.
Kimberly's commitment to San Francisco is
evidenced through her volunteerism. The Little Jim Club of the California
Pacific Medical Center recently honored Kimberly for her dedication
to raising money for their children's pediatrics programs. In addition,
Kimberly helps raise funds for the San Francisco Zoo, St. Anthony's
Dining Room, St. Boniface School, Tall Ship Semester for Girls,
the Peninsula Humane Society and the Northern California Cancer
Center. She also played a vital role in fundraising efforts for
Continuum, an AIDS Service Organization that provides innovative
health care and human services to prevent homelessness and build
community amongst participants. Kimberly is a mentor to young, urban
high school girls through the GirlSource organization in the Mission
District and through the YWCA for girls ages six through fourteen.
Kimberly has also served as a panelist at the UCSF Hospital's Young
Women's Health Conference in San Francisco. Additionally, she is
an active member in the San Francisco Women's Political Caucus,
California District Attorneys Association, the American Bar Association
and La Raza Lawyers Association.
She is married to Gavin Newsom, a San Francisco
Supervisor and a leading candidate for mayor.
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