District Attorney of Los Angeles County
Seal of the Los Angeles County District Attorney
Flag of Los Angeles
Incumbent
George Gascón
since December 7, 2020
SeatClara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center
210 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, California,  United States
Term lengthFour years
Constituting instrumentCharter of the County of Los Angeles
Formation1852
First holderWilliam C. Ferrell
Salary$346,414 (2020)
Websitehttps://da.lacounty.gov/

The District Attorney of Los Angeles County is in charge of the office that prosecutes felony and misdemeanor crimes that occur within Los Angeles County, California, United States. The current district attorney (DA) is George Gascón.

Some misdemeanor crimes are prosecuted by local city attorneys. City attorneys prosecute misdemeanors and infractions that are violations of the municipal code governing incorporated cities, such as Los Angeles and Long Beach, within the county. All other felony and misdemeanors within Los Angeles County are prosecuted by the district attorney's office. According to the district attorney's official website, the office is the largest local prosecutor's office in the United States. The Los Angeles County Public Defender provides legal assistance to individuals charged with a crime who are financially unable to hire and pay for their own private lawyers.

List of district attorneys

Num.NameTerm
01.William C. Ferrell1850–1851
02.Isaac K. Ogier1851–1852
03.Kimball H. Dimmick1852–1853
04.Benjamin Eaton1853–1854
05.Cameron E. Thom1854–1857
06.Ezra Drown1857–1859
07.Edward J. C. Kewen1859–1861
08.Ezra Drown1861–1863
09.Alfred B. Chapman1863–1864
10.Volney E. Howard1864–1867
11.Alfred B. Chapman1867–1869
12.Cameron E. Thom1869–1873
13.Volney E. Howard1873–1876
14.Rodney Hudson1876–1877
15.Cameron E. Thom1877–1879
16.Thomas B. Brown1879–1882
17.Stephen M. White1882–1884
18.George M. Holton1884–1886
19.George S. Patton1886–1887
20.J. R. Dupuy1887–1888
21.Frank P. Kelly1888–1890
22.James McLachlan1890–1892
23.Henry C. Dillon1892–1894
24.John C. Donnell1895–1899
25.James C. Rives1899–1903
26.John Donnan Fredericks1903–1915
27.Thomas L. Woolwine1915–1923
28.Asa Keyes1923–1928
29.Buron Fitts1928–1940
30.John F. Dockweiler1940–1943
31.Frederick N. Howser1943–1946
32.William E. Simpson1946–1951
33.S. Ernest Roll1951–1956
34.William B. McKesson1956–1964
35.Evelle J. Younger1964–1971
36.Joseph P. Busch1971–1975
37.John Van de Kamp1975–1981
38.Robert Philibosian1981–1984
39.Ira Reiner1984–1992
40.Gil Garcetti1992–2000
41.Steve Cooley2000–2012
42.Jackie Lacey2012–2020
43.George Gascón2020–

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