An accomplished and compassionate attorney inspired by Justice Thurgood Marshall while in the fourth grade, Geneviéve Jones-Wright works every day to dismantle our criminal legal system to make it more just for everyone.

In keeping with her lifelong goal of “carrying the bags” of Justice Marshall, Geneviéve earned a B.A. in mass media communications from the University of San Francisco, a J.D. from Howard Law, and an LL.M. in Trial Advocacy specializing in federal criminal defense from California Western School of Law.

In 2018, she ran for San Diego County District Attorney where she offered the cure for our failing criminal legal system: more care, compassion, and concern. She quickly came to be regarded as a voice for “The People” and garnered the reputation of being a compassionate, inspirational, and humanity-centered leader. She proudly served San Diego County as a public defender from 2006-2019, and now serves as the Executive Director of Community Advocates for Just and Moral Governance (MoGo) — an impact litigation organization she co-founded. Daily she works to reconstruct systems — with a keen focus on our criminal legal system — to achieve a more just and equitable society for all.

Beyond the courtroom and policymaking, Geneviéve is a board member for several community-based non-profit organizations, a volunteer attorney for the California Innocence Project, and an adjunct professor at Point Loma Nazarene University where she teaches a variety of criminal justice courses.

Geneviéve is also the founder of Motivation.In.Action (MIA), a professional motivational speaking firm through which she empowers individuals to “write their own stories” and to live on purpose. As a result of corporations routinely seeking her out to facilitate and lead office-wide conversations about racial and social justice, Geneviéve developed her unique DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) presentations, trainings, and work plans to help more organizations fulfill their goal of creating and maintaining truly inclusive work environments.

In honor of her tireless work, she was inducted into the San Diego County Women’s Hall of Fame on March 21, 2021.