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About the DDAA
About the DDAA
The San Diego Deputy District Attorney Association (SDDDAA) is the professional association for the deputy district attorneys (DAs) of San Diego County.
SDDDAA History
HISTORY OF THE SDDDAA
In 1970, San Diego County District Attorney James Don Keller retired after 24 years as District Attorney. Chief Deputy District Attorney Bob Thomas ran against United States Attorney Edwin L. Miller, Jr. in the November election. Mr. Miller won the election, and was sworn in in January 1971. There was no formal deputy district attorney association of any sort at that time – “Hail and Farewell” get-togethers were arranged by DDA Frank Costa and possibly one or two other deputies. Salary negotiations were carried on by the San Diego County Employees Association (SDCEA), who represented all county employees at that time.
By the time Mr. Miller took office, the office had grown to over 90 lawyers. The DDA IV class had grown substantially from the two positions authorized, and the new DDA V class had been formed in August 1970 (with five original members). A number of deputies felt it was time for a more formal organization to be established. An election was held for the newly-formed Deputy District Attorneys Association, and DDA Charles Patrick was named as president; DDA Chuck Wickersham was elected vice-president; and DDA Ralph Fear as secretary-treasurer. An installation banquet was held around June of 1971 at the Hanalei Hotel in Mission Valley with Mr. Miller swearing in the officers of the DDAA. A successor slate of DDAA officers was elected in 1972: U.S. District Court Judge (former DDA) Thomas Whelan was elected president, DDA Frank Sexton as vice-president, and Judge (former DDA) Morgan Lester as secretary-treasurer.
By-laws of the DDAA were adopted in August 1971. Later, the bylaws were amended to create an expanded board, which included five at-large directors, a separate secretary and treasurer, and also the immediate past president. Another revision of the bylaws went into effect in March 1980.
By 1976, the deputy district attorneys were unhappy with representation by the SDCEA. For one, they had split up the DDAs – DDA’s I through IV were lumped into the “professional” unit with many other classifications who were obviously not professional, and the V’s had been placed in the “mid-management” unit (where they had little community of interest with other members). This created situations where different offers were being made to the different classes of deputies, both as to salaries and fringe benefits.
A two-step campaign took place to remedy this. First, in January 1976, the DDAA petitioned the SDCEA to move the V’s from the Mid-management Unit to the Professional Unit. The County Personnel Department countered with a petition to move the IV’s into mid-management. The Employee Relations Panel eventually granted our petition, and denied that of the Personnel Department.
In September 1978, the DDAA filed a petition to be allowed to form its own separate bargaining unit. Both SDCEA and the County Personnel Department opposed this. The Employee Relations Panel had ceased to function at this time, so the three parties jointly agreed on an arbitrator to hear and decide the case. Our then-president, DDA Robert Rounds did all the research, and Charles Patrick presented the case before the arbitrator, which was heard in March 1979. The DDAA won the case. An election then occurred, conducted by the State of California, to choose representation between the DDAA, SDCEA, or no representation. The DDAA prevailed.
30 Years of Service
30 YEARS OF SERVICE
Deputy District Attorneys who served the People for 30 + years
John Hewicker: 1961-1995
David Cox: 1968-1999
Edward Mantyla: 1968-2000
Edward Checkert: 1969-2000
Charles Nickel: 1969-2003
Ronald Jarvis: 1969-2000
Robert Sullivan: 1969-2003
Charles Bell: 1969-2003
Ralph Fear: 1969-2002
William Holman: 1969-2003
James Pippin: 1970-2003
Michael Running, Sr.: 1970-2003
Anthony Samson: 1970-2004
John Massucco: 1970-2007
Thomas McArdle:1970-2003
Rupert Linley: 1971-2004
Robert Locke: 1971-2003
Clifford Dobrin: 1971-2004
D. Michael Ebert: 1971-2003
Gary Rempel: 1971-2006
F. Robert Hammes: 1972-2004
Brian Michaels: 1972-2003
Anthony Lovett: 1972-2005
George Beall: 1973-2003
Louis Boyle: 1973-2004
Albert Barret: 1974-2004
Michael Pent: 1974-2005
Keith G. Burt: 1975-2009
Douglas C. Gregg: 1975-2008
Philip Walden: 1975-2005
Mark V. Pettine: 1976-2011
Robert L. Boles: 1976-2006
Craig Rooten: 1977-2007
Carlos O. Armour: 1977-2007
Jeff B Dusek: 1977-2011
George T. Bennett: 1979-2009
Sally G. Williams: 1981-2011
Patricia S. O’Mara: 1981-2012
Stephen E. Carr: 1981-2014
Joan K. Stein: 1981–2012
Ann Barber: 1982-2012
Luis Aragon: 1983-2017
Robert O. Amador: 1983-2013
Greg A. Walden: 1983-2016
Evan G. Miller: 1983-2015
Craig E. Fisher: 1983-2016
Robert N. Eichler: 1983-2015
Nancy M. Truitt: 1983-2014
James E. Atkins: 1984-2018
James D. Koerber: 1984-
David A. Williams: 1984-2016
Cynthia Windsor: 1984-2012
Douglas P. Mooney: 1985-2016
Cyndi Jo Means: 1985-2016
Oscar A. Garcia: 1985-2018
Gregg L. McClain: 1985-2018
Victor M. Nunez: 1985-2018
Richard J. Sachs: 1985-2022
Lorraine E. Rooney: 1985-2016
Bonnie Howard-Regan: 1985-2016
Peter Cross: 1985-2023
Jon Oliphant: 1986-2016
James P. Romo: 1986-2016
Paul H. Myers: 1986-2020
Bruce E. Silva: 1986-2016
David P. Greenberg: 1986-2021
Dominic I. Dugo: 1986-2019
Thomas F. Manning: 1986-2020
Karen I. Doty: 1987-2018
Ronald Mendes: 1987-2018
James M. Waters: 1987-2018
Genaro C. Ramirez: 1987-2019
John S. Rice: 1987-2019
Jennifer Gianera: 1987-2019
Michele A. Linley: 1987-2021
Brock A. Arstill: 1987-2021
Karl J. Eppel: 1987-2018
Valerie Summers: 1988-
Gordon Davis: 1988-2024
Laura Tanney: 1989-2020
Robert Stein: 1989-2020
Robert Knox: 1989-2020
Alan Kessler: 1989-2020
Kathryn Gayle: 1989-2019
Carol Buck: 1989-
Summer Stephan: 1990-
Michael Running Jr.: 1990-
Dennis Panish: 1990-2020
Nida Rice: 1990-2020
Minaz Bhayani: 1990-2020
Geoffrey Allard: 1990-2022
Fiona Dunleavy: 1990-2023
Mary-Ellen Barrett: 1990-2023
Mike Still: 1990-
Susan Gust: 1991-2024
Jeff Dort: 1991-
Anna Winn: 1991-
Tia Quick: 1992-
Terri Perez: 1994-
Memorandum of Agreement
MOA
The Memorandum of Agreement is the contract between the Deputy District Attorney’s Association and the County.
- MOA 2022-2025 - CURRENT
- Side letter to MOA
- MOA extension ending June 2011 and side letter
- MOA 2013-2015
Salary Schedule
Salary Schedule
The 2022-2025 Salary Schedules are found below and on the San Diego County public website.
- DDA I – V
- Chief Deputy District Attorney
- Assistant District Attorney
- District Attorney of San Diego County
Important Links
Important Links
- Porac Legal Defense Fund
- San Diegans Against Crime
- Deputy Sheriff’s Association of San Diego County
- San Diego Police Officers Association
- San Diego County Employees Retirement Association
- California District Attorney’s Association
- National District Attorney’s Association
- San Diego District Attorney’s Office
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