DUBLIN, CA — Longtime prosecutor Senior Deputy District Attorney Elgin Lowe, has been promoted to branch head of the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin. He is the first African American in the history of the office to hold this position.
Senior Deputy District Attorney Elgin Lowe promoted to head of the East County Hall of Justice branch in Dublin.
Mr. Lowe has been with the office for 26 years, and has tried numerous felony cases including approximately 25 murder cases. He has served as both the trial team leader for Hayward misdemeanor trials, and the head of Hayward preliminary hearing team. In addition, he spent eight years on the Gang Team in charge of prosecuting South County gang cases before moving to his most current position as a charging DA at the East County Hall of Justice.
Outside of his career, Mr. Lowe has numerous accolades that show his commitment to contributing to the community. In 2015, he was nominated for the California District Attorney’s Association (CDAA) Prosecutor of the Year award, and received the 2015-2016 Association of Government Attorneys in Capital Litigation National Award for Outstanding Advocacy in Complex Homicide Cases. In 2018, he received the Asian American Prosecutor’s Association Prosecutor of the Year Award.
Recently, Mr. Lowe was voted as the first Vice President of the Hayward-South Alameda County NAACP. He also serves on the Board of Directors at La Familia and on the Advisory Board for the Eden Area ROP Careers in Public Safety Board.
The East County Hall of Justice (ECHOJ) is a major location for our office staffed by more than 60 employees.