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Mountain View is bringing back a familiar face to serve as interim city attorney while the recruitment process is underway to find a permanent replacement for Jennifer Logue, who was recently appointed to a Contra Costa County Superior Court judgeship.
The City Council voted unanimously last month to appoint Jannie Quinn to the interim post, which she began Monday, after Logue’s July 3 departure. Quinn previously served as city attorney for nine years, before retiring in 2019.
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“I had the pleasure of working with Ms. Quinn for many years in earlier terms and she was a delight to work with – very knowledgeable about the city and the law,” Council member Pat Showalter said at the June 23 meeting. “It’s wonderful she’s been willing to step up and join us for a few months in our time of need.”
Quinn will earn $179.66 per hour and will not receive other benefits or compensation, according to a city staff report.
Quinn was first hired by Mountain View in 1995, working in positions including senior deputy city attorney, before being elevated to the top job in 2010. She was the first woman to serve as Mountain View’s city attorney.
In that role, she worked on issues including rent stabilization, affordable housing and dissolving the Mountain View Revitalization Authority, according to Renne Public Management Group, where Quinn serves as a consultant.
This is not the first time she has come out of retirement. Quinn also served as interim city attorney in 2022 after then-City Attorney Krishan Chopra retired.
Logue was subsequently hired and began work in April of that year. She served for four years before Gov. Gavin Newsom recently appointed her to the Contra Costa County Superior Court.
During her time with the city, Logue oversaw an office that included six attorneys, two code enforcement officers and three legal support staff, according to a city news release.
The city has hired Teri Black and Company to find a replacement. The search process is expected to be completed in the fall, according to the city staff report.
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