Jones Dickson was named to the role by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in late January after voters recalled district attorney Pamela Price in November. Price's deputy Royl Roberts had been serving in the role on an interim basis before Jones Dickson was selected from a group of 15 applicants.

Alameda County officially has a new district attorney. Ursula Jones Dickson was sworn in Tuesday afternoon. She was one of 15 people to apply for the job and was chosen from among seven finalists. Dickson was unanimously voted into the position by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors after a long interview process.

Ursula Jones Dickson was officially sworn in as the new District Attorney of Alameda County on Tuesday afternoon. Jones Dickson began her legal career in the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office when she was hired by then-district attorney Thomas Orloff.