SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) — Newly-elected San Francisco Sheriff Vicki Hennessey was sworn in at San Francisco City Hall this morning as the city’s 35th sheriff and the first woman to hold the office.

“There is a new sheriff in town” San Francisco Assembly member David Chui said, speaking at the ceremony.”It really is a fine thing that is taking place this morning for

“It really is a fine thing that is taking place this morning for me as the first woman mayor to swear in the first woman sheriff,” U.S. Senator and former San Francisco Mayor Diane Feinstein said before administering the oath of office to Hennessy.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, former Mayor Willie Brown, California Attorney General Kamala Harris and Senator Mark Leno were among those in attendance.

During her speech, Sheriff Hennessy said she would dedicate her term to restoring leadership to the department, while employing humanity and compassion.

“That means the buck stops with me. That means I’m the leader and I’m the one that has to make this happen,” Hennessy said.

Hennessy, who was born and raised in San Francisco, joined the sheriff’s department in 1975. She was a member of the sheriff’s department’s executive management team for 25 years and has served in every division of the department, according to Hennessy’s office.

Hennessey served as the city’s interim sheriff in 2012. Mayor Ed Lee appointed her after he suspended Sheriff Mirkarimi on official misconduct charges as a result of domestic violence allegations.

Mirkarimi later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor false imprisonment and was sentenced to probation. He was reinstated as sheriff in October 2012 when the 11-member Board of Supervisors did not reach the nine votes necessary under the City Charter to remove him from office, but failed to win reelection in November.

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera also took the oath of office today for his fifth term, as did Public Defender Jeff Adachi. During the ceremony, Herrera vowed to defend the city against a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Sacramento seeking to block construction of the planned Golden State Warriors event center in the city’s Mission Bay neighborhood.

“The event center project is an important civic priority for San Francisco and we’re going to defend it aggressively from legal attacks that seek to derail it,” Herrera said in a statement.

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Christopher Hite was also sworn in today in a separate ceremony at the San Francisco Hall of Justice at noon by Supervising Judge Bruce Chan.Hite spent nearly 18 years as a deputy public defender. California

Hite spent nearly 18 years as a deputy public defender. California Governor Jerry Brown appointed him to the bench on Dec. 23.”Chris Hite’s appointment to the bench is excellent news for

“Chris Hite’s appointment to the bench is excellent news for justice in San Francisco,” San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi said in a statement. “In addition to his knowledge of the law, Chris carries with him a core public defender value-that everyone should have equal access to justice, regardless of race or income.”Hite served as the co-chair of the San Francisco Public Defender’s

Hite served as the co-chair of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Racial Justice Committee. The committee, formed in 2013, aims to track and remedy racial disparities in the city’s criminal justice system, according to Public Defender officials.”I am looking forward to having a positive impact upon the

“I am looking forward to having a positive impact upon the community I serve, the people who appear before me and the justice system in general,” Hite said in a statement.