Thought Leadership & Media Engagement
In March 2018 Paul Henderson was confirmed as Executive Director of San Francisco's Department of Police Accountability. "The organization has been around since the '80s," Henderson told Reel Urban News. "It really is best practices in terms of police oversight and civilian oversight."
A strong foundation of expertise…
Paul Henderson is a well-respected public intellectual and on-air personality, with over 600 appearances as a legal and political expert for both local and national audiences. He regularly contributes to CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and other major television and radio news broadcasts, and currently serves as the on-air legal analyst for CBS News. California Lawyer, the nation’s largest professional legal journal, named him one of the most astute legal minds in California—an honor shared with only seven other “luminaries in the legal field.” Known for his powerful communication skills, Paul has also been described as one of the “finest political minds” on television. In addition to his broadcast work, he is a respected guest lecturer — appearing at institutions including the University of California, Berkeley — and a published writer, with contributions to Politico.com.
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Paul’s Media Appearances
MSNBC - Paul Henderson’s Legal Analysis of the Cosby Guilty Verdict
A Day in the Life as Deputy Chief of Staff for SF Mayor Ed Lee
Legally Speaking (PBS): Civil Rights Conversation with Paul Henderson and Eva Paterson
MSNBC - Paul Henderson on Dylann Roof Trial
MSNBC - Paul Henderson on Dylann Roof Death Penalty Hearing
KBCW - Paul Henderson on Impeachment Scenarios
MSNBC - Paul Henderson on Same Sex Marriage
MSNBC - Paul Henderson on Grand Jury Implications in the Tamir Rice Case
MSNBC - Paul Henderson on the Baltimore Protests Following the Death of Freddie Gray
MSNBC - Paul Henderson on James Comey's Testimony in Open Senate Hearing