- 25 years as a prosecutor in the Kern County District Attorneys Office
- Work Assignments included:
- Criminal Trials including Misdemeanor & Felony cases.
- Prosecution of Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Dependency Cases.
- Supervisor of the Legal Unit of the Child Support Division.
- Lead Attorney in the Child Abduction Unit.
- Lead Attorney in Truancy.
Community Activities
- Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Chairman of Scholarship Program for High School Students which raised over $32,000 in college scholarship in 2007.
- Member of community relations partnership committee between District Attorney's Office, People's Missionary Baptist Church, Law Enforcement Agencies and other Community members and organizations.
- Vice-President of Women s Mission Group Supervisor of Young Adult Women s group at St. John Missionary Baptist Church.
- Member of Big Brothers and Big Sisters Organizing Committee.
Education
- Graduated from Cal-State University Dominguez Hills with double major in Political Science and African American Studies.
- Obtained Jurist Doctorate Degree from Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C.
Personal
- Raised three children as a single parent who all currently attend four year colleges and Universities.
- Currently married to Ronnie Mitchell and the mother of a blended family of six children.
TWENTY-ONE REASONS Why you should vote HOLLY MITCHELL KERN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE
1. She has 25 years experience as a prosecuting Deputy District
Attorney in the Kern County District Attorney's Office
2. Throughout her career, she has appeared in court on a regular
basis handling 40-50 jury trials and a myriad of criminal, civil and
family law hearings as well as court trials.
3. She is experienced in Criminal Law and Prosecution
4. She has prosecuted Juvenile Dependency Cases
5. She has prosecuted Juvenile Delinquency Cases
6. She has experience in Paternity, Child Support Enforcement and
Child Custody Family Law issues
7. She has handled Child Abduction cases, including International
Law utilizing the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child
Abduction for enforcement purposes
8. She served as Supervisor of the Legal Department of the Child
Support Unit
9. She currently serves as Lead Attorney for the Enforcement of
Truancy Laws for six school districts, including Bakersfield City
Schools, Panama Buena Vista School District, Greenfield Union School
District, Richland School District, Norris School District and Rosedale
Union School District
10. She has organized and participated in several field trips for over
275 high school students to visit the courts and the Forensics Crime Lab
to gain exposure to careers in the Legal and Law Enforcement fields
11. She has received the ASCA Golden Apple Award in Education for
valuable contributions to the students of Kern County
12. She participates in Truancy Reduction Coalition (T.R.A.C.K.),
partners in Kern County who seek to reduce school truancy and increase
educational excellence
13. She serves as a leader at St John Missionary Baptist Church.
Serving as the 3rd Vice President of the Women's Auxiliary; member of
the Women's Missionary Union Executive Board; Supervisor of the Young
Women's Auxiliary; Supervisor for the Youth Council; past Director of
the Marriage Enrichment Auxiliary
14. She has served as Past President of Kappa Omega Omega Chapter of
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. As a dedicated member she gives
her time to the organization in service to all mankind participating in
such events as pageant and college scholarship programs for college
bound young women; Walk-A-Thon for Education to raise scholarship funds;
Annual African American Graduation Awards program honoring graduation
seniors and junior high school student throughout Kern County
15. She is endorsed by District Attorney Edward Jagels
16. She is endorsed by Councilwoman Irma Carson
17. She is endorsed by Deputy District Attorney Lisa Green
18. She is endorsed by members of our clergy including Reverend Aaron
Flucker
19. She is endorsed by educators Including Assistant Superintendant of
Schools Gerri Kincaid; Richland Vice Principal Jason Hutchison; Kern
County Superintendant of Schools Prevention Programs Coordinator Daryl
Thiesen; Bakersfield City Schools Administrators Ruscel Reader, Vivian
Gayles, Mike Skiba, Erin Johnston
20. She serves actively as a member of:
a. California Women's Lawyer Association
b. Kern County Bar Association
c. Big Brothers and Big Sisters of
Bakersfield, California
21. She is the Most Qualified Candidate for Kern County Superior Court
Judge and will serve this community with fair, firm efficient and equal
justice for all
