Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith

League of Women Voters^®
of San Jose/Santa Clara

Laurie Smith

Sheriff Smith has spent her entire professional career with the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, working and attaining command status in virtually every division, including jail, vice, intelligence, narcotics, patrol and detective. On December 15, 1998, Laurie Smith was sworn in as the Sheriff of Santa Clara County, having been elected by an overwhelming majority of the citizens. She serves as Santa Clara County's 28th Sheriff since the department's inception in 1850.
Sheriff Smith is very active in a number of professional and law enforcement organizations and she is currently the President of the California State Sheriffs' Association. She has been appointed to serve on the State of California, Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training; The Speaker's Commission on Police Conduct; and the Office of the Attorney General, Blue Ribbon Commission on SWAT Practices and Policies. She also serves on the Administration of Justice Advisory Board for De Anza College and the University of San Francisco.
She spoke at the February 21, 2008 Lunch with League meeting.

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