James Shannon

Captain James Shannon began his law enforcement career with the Department of Defense Police in 1995 assigned to patrol.  He joined the San Francisco Sheriff's Office in 1996.  Captain Shannon was promoted to the rank of Senior Deputy Sheriff in 2001, Sheriff's Lieutenant in 2011 and Sheriff's Captain in 2024.

Captain Shannon has worked a variety of assignments during the course of his career to include linear and direct supervision jails,  the Background Investigations Unit, the Central Warrant Bureau, the Field Operations Division and the Sheriff's Patrol Unit.  Captain Shannon has been a member of the Emergency Services Unit since 2005 and served on the Special Response Team from 2006 until 2018.  Additionally, Captain Shannon served as a Special Deputy US Marshal as part of the Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force.  

Captain Shannon was raised in Lane County Oregon, spending his summers working on local farms.  He earned a Bachelor of Science in Management from California Coast University.  

Captain Shannon is married with three adult children. In his spare time, he is a competitive powerlifter.  Over the course of his powerlifting career, he has set International Powerlifting League and United States Powerlifting Association records in the bench press.  Additionally, Captain Shannon has  won numerous powerlifting events including  multiple United States Powerlifting  Association National Championships, an International Powerlifting League  North American Championship and multiple International Powerlifting League World Championships.