Geoffrey F. Brown
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Geoffrey F. Brown is a commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission
. He attended schools both in San Francisco and Marin Counties and received degrees from the University of California, Berkeley
1964 and San Francisco Law School
in 1970. He served two stints in the U.S. Air Force (1965 and 1968-1969) as an enlisted man.
Brown was admitted to the Bar in January 1971 and practiced with his father until joining the San Francisco Public Defender's Office in October 1971. In 1978 he was elected Public Defender
of San Francisco and was re-elected five times. During Brown's tenure, the Public Defender's Office grew to a staff of 83 attorneys
and 40 support personnel.
Brown was appointed by Governor Davis in January 2001 as a Commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission
and confirmed in March by the State Senate. His term expired in January 2007 after which he joined the John F. Kennedy University College of Law, teaching Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Evidence.
A widower, he has three grown daughters, Miranda, Simone and Olivia.
California Public Utilities Commission
The California Public Utilities Commission is a regulatory agency which regulates privately owned public utilities in the state of California, including electric power, telecommunications, natural gas and water companies...
. He attended schools both in San Francisco and Marin Counties and received degrees from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
1964 and San Francisco Law School
San Francisco Law School
San Francisco Law School is a private, non-profit law school in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1909, the law school became non-profit in 1941 and moved to its present location in 1968...
in 1970. He served two stints in the U.S. Air Force (1965 and 1968-1969) as an enlisted man.
Brown was admitted to the Bar in January 1971 and practiced with his father until joining the San Francisco Public Defender's Office in October 1971. In 1978 he was elected Public Defender
Public defender
The term public defender is primarily used to refer to a criminal defense lawyer appointed to represent people charged with a crime but who cannot afford to hire an attorney in the United States and Brazil. The term is also applied to some ombudsman offices, for example in Jamaica, and is one way...
of San Francisco and was re-elected five times. During Brown's tenure, the Public Defender's Office grew to a staff of 83 attorneys
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and 40 support personnel.
Brown was appointed by Governor Davis in January 2001 as a Commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission
California Public Utilities Commission
The California Public Utilities Commission is a regulatory agency which regulates privately owned public utilities in the state of California, including electric power, telecommunications, natural gas and water companies...
and confirmed in March by the State Senate. His term expired in January 2007 after which he joined the John F. Kennedy University College of Law, teaching Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Evidence.
A widower, he has three grown daughters, Miranda, Simone and Olivia.
External links
- http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/aboutcpuc/commissioners/02brown/index.htm