After taking the oath, Jones Dickson asked for patience to “get it right.” Even so, she used a press conference before the swearing in to announce an end to one of Pamela Price’s hallmark policies

"The DA's job is to make sure, as the top law enforcement officer in the county, that we are tending to the public safety of the community," she said.

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.