Alameda County supervisors appointed Superior Court Judge Ursula Jones Dickson to serve as the new district attorney Tuesday, two months after Pamela Price was recalled in a campaign that targeted her progressive policies and criticized her response to crime as lackluster.

Dickson is scheduled to be sworn in on Feb. 4 and, according to the county charter, will serve as district attorney until the next general election in 2026. Other finalists have already confirmed that they will be running in two years; whoever is elected will complete the rest of Price’s term, through 2028.

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