Los Angeles City Attorney facts for kids
The Los Angeles City Attorney is an elected official who serves as the city government’s lawyer and as a criminal prosecutor for misdemeanor violations. The Los Angeles County District Attorney prosecutes felonies. The city attorney is elected for four years, and the city charter requires the city attorney to be a lawyer qualified to practice in the California courts for five years preceding his or her election. In addition the General Counsel Division of the office provides legal counsel for the city and represents it in civil actions.
List of Los Angeles city attorneys
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Hayes | 1850–1851 |
| William G. Dryden | 1851–1852 |
| Joseph Lancaster Brent | 1852–1853 |
| Charles E. Carr | 1853 |
| Joseph Lancaster Brent | 1853 |
| Isaac Hartman | 1854–1855 |
| Lewis Granger | 1855–1856 |
| Cameron E. Thom | 1856–1858 |
| James H. Lader | 1858–1859 |
| Samuel F. Reynolds | 1859–1861 |
| James H. Lader | 1861–1862 |
| Myer Joseph Newmark | 1862 |
| Alfred Chapman | 1862–1865 |
| James H. Lader | 1865 |
| Andrew J. King | 1866–1868 |
| Charles H. Larrabee | 1868 (did not serve) |
| William McPherson | 1868–1870 |
| Frank H. Howard | 1870–1872 |
| Aurelius W. Hutton | 1872–1876 |
| John Franklin Godfrey | 1876–1880 |
| Henry T. Hazard | 1880–1882 |
| Walter D. Stephenson | 1882–1884 |
| James Wilfred McKinley | 1884–1886 |
| J.C. Daly | 1886–1888 |
| Charles H. McFarland | 1888–1894 |
| William Ellsworth Dunn | 1894–1898 |
| Walter F. Haas | 1898–1900 |
| W.B. Mathews | 1900–1906 |
| Leslie R. Hewitt | 1906–1910 |
| John W. Shenk | 1910–1913 |
| Alfred Lee Stephens | 1913–1919 |
| Charles S. Burnell | 1919–1921 |
| Jess E. Stephens | 1921–1929 |
| Erwin P. Warner | 1929–1933 |
| Ray L. Chesebro | 1933–1953 |
| Roger Arnebergh | 1953–1973 |
| Burt Pines | 1973–1981 |
| Ira Reiner | 1981–1985 |
| James Hahn | 1985–2001 |
| Rocky Delgadillo | 2001–2009 |
| Carmen Trutanich | 2009–2013 |
| Mike Feuer | 2013–present |
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