Bonnie Dumanis

Bonnie Dumanis
San Diego County District Attorney
In office
2003–2017
Preceded byPaul Pfingst
Succeeded bySummer Stephan[1]
Personal details
Born
Bonnie Michelle Dumanis

(1951-12-16) December 16, 1951 (age 72)
Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceSan Diego, California
EducationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst (BA)
Western State University College of Law (JD)
OccupationAttorney
WebsiteOfficial website

Bonnie Michelle Dumanis (born December 16, 1951) is an American attorney and former San Diego County District Attorney. She held the office from 2003 to 2017. Dumanis is a Republican, though the office she held was officially nonpartisan. She was the first openly gay or lesbian district attorney in the country.[2] She was the first woman and the first Jewish district attorney in San Diego.[3]

  1. ^ Moran, Greg (2017-06-20). "Summer Stephan Unanimous Pick to Be San Diego County's Interim District Attorney". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  2. ^ Broder, John M. (2002-11-13). "In a First, a Lesbian Is Elected District Attorney in San Diego". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  3. ^ Lantry, Jim (2003-01-17). "Three Jews Sworn into County Office". San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage. Archived from the original on 2006-03-19.