Title: Deputy District Attorney
Company: Alameda County District Attorney’s Office
Location: Oakland, CA
Education: JD in Law, UC Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, CA (2008); BA in Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA (2004)
Career History: Deputy District Attorney, Alameda County District Attorney’s Office (2010-Present); Assistant Coordinator, Academics for Success (2008-2010); Judicial Extern to the Honorable Maria Elena James, U.S. District Court for the Northern District (2008); Summer Law Clerk, Alameda County District Attorney’s Office (2007); Summer Associates, Coblentz, Patch, Duff & Bass, LLP (2006)
Veronica A. Rios Reddick, JD, Deputy District Attorney at Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, has been recognized as a Marquis Emerging Leader for their contributions and achievements in the field of criminal law.
Though she was mostly undecided during her undergraduate years, she attended a professional development event that featured women attorneys. After hearing their stories, experiences and impact within the law, she knew it was the route for her. After earning a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley in 2004, she continued her academic pursuits at the UC Hastings College of the Law, receiving a JD in 2008. Since 2010, she has provided her skills and experience as a Deputy District Attorney with the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office. Mrs. Riddick spent two years as an assistant coordinator for Academics for Success upon earning a JD, and garnered additional experience in the field of law as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Maria Elena James with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District , as a Summer Law Clerk with the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office and as a Summer Associate for Coblentz, Patch, Duff & Bass, LLP.
In her line of work, Mrs. Riddick has handled many child abuse cases. In these cases, she has become attached to the children and forms an emotional invested in their wellbeing. She attributes her success to feeling responsible to her community to make it a better and safer place. She also owes a lot of it to family and mentor support. For her work, she has received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Trial Advocacy II (Criminal) in 2008, the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Race, Racism and the American Law May in 2008, and The Unity Award from the Minority Bar Collision.