{"id":1981615,"date":"2023-07-24T18:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T22:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ousted-soros-backed-prosecutor-rakes-in-210000-at-uc-berkeley\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T18:15:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T22:15:54","slug":"ousted-soros-backed-prosecutor-rakes-in-210000-at-uc-berkeley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ousted-soros-backed-prosecutor-rakes-in-210000-at-uc-berkeley\/","title":{"rendered":"UC Berkeley pays $210,000 to former Soros-supported prosecutor."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fousted-soros-backed-prosecutor-rakes-in-210000-at-uc-berkeley%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1981615&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin \u200bTakes on New Role at UC\u200b Berkeley<\/h2>\n<p>Former San Francisco district attorney Chesa\u200c Boudin has embarked \u2064on an\u2062 exciting new\u200b journey as\u2062 the \u200cexecutive director of the \u200bCriminal Justice\u2063 Center \u2062at the prestigious University of California,\u200c Berkeley. With a salary of $210,000 per year, Boudin\u2063 is\u2064 set to \u200cmake a significant\u200b impact in the field of law.<\/p>\n<p>Boudin, known\u200b for his progressive approach to prosecution, garnered support from billionaire megadonor George Soros during\u200d his time in office. However, \u2064he faced \u2062criticism and was eventually recalled due to a rise in \u200bcrime in\u2062 San Francisco. Critics blamed his office&#8217;s decision to avoid prosecuting certain crimes and seek\u2062 lighter sentences that did not \u2063involve jail time.<\/p>\n<h3>A Vision for \u200dChange<\/h3>\n<p>In his statement upon his appointment, Boudin expressed his passion for reforming the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">criminal justice system<\/a>. Drawing from his personal experiences, \u2064including visiting \u2062his biological parents in prison and his work as a public defender and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-petition-to-quash-fulton-county-report-on-2020-election-denied-by-georgias-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Georgia's Supreme Court denies Trump's request to dismiss Fulton County's 2020 election report.\">district \u200dattorney<\/a>, he emphasized the need for safer and \u200dmore \u200bequitable communities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our system \u2063fails to\u2064 keep \u2062communities safe and \u2063fails to treat them equitably,&#8221; Boudin stated. &#8220;I\u2019m thrilled\u2064 to join the nation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ousted-soros-backed-prosecutor-rakes-in-210000-at-uc-berkeley\/\" title=\"UC Berkeley pays 0,000 to former Soros-supported prosecutor.\">premier public law school<\/a>\u2062 and engage with brilliant scholars and students \u2063to drive\u2064 meaningful change\u200d by elevating the lived \u200dexperience of those directly impacted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Boudin&#8217;s\u200c parents, David Gilbert and \u2062Kathy Boudin, \u2062were\u2064 convicted of murder in the 1980s for their involvement in the infamous 1981 Brink&#8217;s robbery, which resulted in the deaths of two New York police officers. They were\u200d also members of the Weather \u200dUnderground, a domestic terrorist\u2063 organization responsible for bombing several \u200cfederal buildings.<\/p>\n<h3>A New Chapter at UC Berkeley<\/h3>\n<p>UC Berkeley law school has \u2062entrusted Boudin with the responsibility of running the Criminal Justice Center,\u200b recognizing \u2064his expertise and dedication\u2064 to reform. Documents \u2062obtained \u200bby \u200dthe College Fix reveal that Boudin will receive a\u200d salary of\u2064 $210,000 for this\u200b role.<\/p>\n<p>UC\u2063 Berkeley law\u2064 school dean Erwin Chemerinsky expressed his confidence in Boudin&#8217;s abilities,\u2064 stating that he was hired after an \u200bextensive nationwide search. Chemerinsky hopes that Boudin will establish a first-class center for\u200d researching issues related to \u200cthe criminal\u200c justice system.<\/p>\n<p>Chesa Boudin&#8217;s transition to UC Berkeley marks an exciting new chapter in his career, where he can continue to make a\u2062 difference and shape the future of criminal law and justice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington\u2063 Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin, backed by billionaire George Soros, now earns $210,000 annually at UC Berkeley&#8217;s legal clinic. 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