Gerald Shea is an American attorney who served as

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for

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from 1998 to 2013. Born in the

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, area, Shea received his BA in English from

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in 1971. He received his J.D. degree from

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in Los Angeles in 1974. For the next three years, Shea worked for the

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's Office in Los Angeles as Deputy Attorney General. In 1977, Shea became the Deputy District Attorney for San Luis Obispo County . On June 2, 1998. Shea was elected District Attorney. He replaced Barry LaBarbera. Shea ran unopposed for re-election in 2002 and 2006. On November 18, 2013, Shea announced that he would not seek reelection to a fifth term.

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