Guest Speaker - May 9, 2017 - District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert
Anne Marie Schubert is a career prosecutor with over 25 years of law enforcement experience. As the Sacramento County District Attorney Schubert has prosecuted some of the area's most notorious and dangerous criminals - murderers, rapists and child molesters. She has also created innovative programs for the District Attorney's Office focused on catching killers and criminals using DNA evidence, helping the children of our community by combatting truancy, and honoring those citizens who have provided service to justice with the development of the annual Outstanding Citizen Awards . Anne Marie has received the Prosecutor of the Year Award and the POST ICI Instructor of the Year Award.
One of Anne Marie's passions is the pursuit of justice through forensic DNA evidence and cold case prosecution. She formed the DA's Cold Case Prosecution Unit in 2002, and served as its first prosecutor. She is nationally recognized as a forensic DNA expert.
Anne Marie was elected as Sacramento County's District Attorney in 2014 with the support of former District Attorney Jan Scully, Sheriff Scott Jones, law enforcement associations, and crime victims' organizations. Anne Marie was sworn into office in January 2015.