## [Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1723662429 - 1630778101](/prosecutor-misconduct-no-1723662429-1630778101) [![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_500_x_500_/public/default_images/download%20%289%29%20%282%29_0.jpg?itok=5WstKkf1)](/individual/james-%20anderson-5)James Anderson **[Alameda County District Attorney](/california/alameda-county-district-attorney)** 1225 Fallon Street, Suite 900 Oakland, California 94612 [(510) 272-6222](tel:%28510%29272-6222) [https://www.alcoda…](https://www.alcoda.org) [![Alameda County District Attorney](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-03/download%20-%202022-03-13T131021.115.jpg?itok=9JzAvLQ7 "Alameda County District Attorney")](/california/alameda-county-district-attorney) ## Date of Offense Date Not Provided ## Offense(s) [Attorney Misconduct](/prosecutor-complaint-categories/duty/attorney-misconduct) [Bias](/prosecutor-complaint-categories/duty-adjacent/bias) ## Reporting Authority This complaint has been forwarded to the [State Bar of California](/california/state-bar-california) ## Statement The original prosecution of Curtis Lee Ervin's case was led by **James Anderson**, who was the Assistant District Attorney in Alameda County at the time. Anderson was responsible for the jury selection process during the trial, which later came under scrutiny due to his exclusion of Black and Jewish jurors—a practice that has been deemed racially biased and unconstitutional​.