In Black America remembers the life of Watkins — who died in December 2023 — with an encore of his interview with John L. Hanson Jr. that originally aired in 2009.
Craig Watkins made history when he became Dallas County’s district attorney in 2007. The county, which includes Texas’ fourth-largest city, had elected the first Democratic district attorney in 20 years and the first Black person to the position. What’s more, Watkins’ victory made him the first Black district attorney in the entire state.is an encore conversation between Waktins and host John L. Hanson Jr. that originally aired in 2009.
We instituted what's called a Conviction Integrity Unit. And that unit's primary responsibility is to make sure that the convictions that we obtain have integrity…that the correct decision was made. What we're doing here is the right thing and people believe in it, and that crosses party lines. has nothing to do with being liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican. It has everything to do with being a Texan and what's best for our state.If we get a person that may commit, for example, a burglary of a vehicle or even a building, that's an opportunity for us to look at this individual. It's kind of like going to the doctor.
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