Chesa Boudin (/ ˈtʃeɪsə buːˈdiːn /, CHAY-sə boo-DEEN; [4] born August 21, 1980) is an American lawyer who served as the 29th District Attorney of San Francisco from January 8, 2020, to July 8, 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Boudin graduated from Yale University and was a Rhodes Scholar at St Antony's College, Oxford.

Jan 24, 2024 · Chesa Boudin was San Francisco’s top prosecutor for less than three years. In that short time he became a potent symbol of a movement to rethink crime and punishment’s promise — and...

Jun 8, 2022 · San Francisco residents voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin, one of the nation's most progressive top prosecutors.

Jun 7, 2022 · Voters in San Francisco topple the city’s progressive district attorney, Chesa Boudin. Mr. Boudin, who had eliminated cash bail and sought to reduce the prison population, was removed in...

Jun 13, 2022 · San Francisco voters overwhelmingly voted to remove District Attorney Chesa Boudin from office on Tuesday, favoring a recall effort that argued his progressive reforms were too lenient and...

Jun 8, 2022 · Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes about the recall of San Francisco district attorney Chesa Boudin and the current political limitations of progressive criminal-justice reform.

May 31, 2023 · Nearly a year after San Francisco voters ousted then-District Attorney Chesa Boudin from office, the progressive former prosecutor is starting a new job as the founding executive director of UC Berkeley Law’s new Criminal Law & Justice Center.

May 31, 2023 · It was almost a year ago that San Francisco voters ousted their liberal district attorney, Chesa Boudin, in a recall election, as public frustration was growing over property crime and the...

Jun 8, 2022 · SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco residents voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to recall progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin following a heated campaign that captivated the country and...

Jun 8, 2022 · Voters have recalled San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin in a blow to a national movement toward more lenient prosecution. Boudin was toppled by a campaign fueled by crime concerns...