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Ira Kenneth Reiner (born February 15, 1936) is an American attorney and politician who served as the
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from 1981 to 1984 and
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from 1984 to 1992. The
McMartin preschool trial The McMartin preschool trial was a day care sexual abuse case in the 1980s, prosecuted by the Los Angeles District Attorney Ira Reiner. Members of the McMartin family, who operated a preschool in Manhattan Beach, California, were charged with hu ...
occurred during his tenure as DA.


Education

Reiner earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8.1 ...
and a
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from the
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in 1964.


Career

He was the
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from 1977 to 1981, and was the
Los Angeles city attorney The Los Angeles City Attorney is an elected official who serves as the city of Los Angeles' government's lawyer and as a criminal prosecutor for misdemeanor violations. The Los Angeles County District Attorney prosecutes felonies A felony is t ...
from 1981 to 1984, both times being succeeded by
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. He was the
Los Angeles County District Attorney 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 ...
from 1984 to 1992. As district attorney, he supervised the prosecution of several notorious cases, including the murder trial of
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, the widely publicized police arrest of
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, and the
McMartin preschool trial The McMartin preschool trial was a day care sexual abuse case in the 1980s, prosecuted by the Los Angeles District Attorney Ira Reiner. Members of the McMartin family, who operated a preschool in Manhattan Beach, California, were charged with hu ...
, the best known case of
day care sex abuse hysteria Day-care sex-abuse hysteria was a moral panic that occurred primarily during the 1980s and early 1990s, and featured charges against day-care providers accused of committing several forms of child abuse, including Satanic ritual abuse. The collect ...
. In 1990, Reiner was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for
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, losing to
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Arlo Smith, who in turn was defeated by Republican former Congressman
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. In 1992, Reiner sought re-election as district attorney, but trailed
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in the June non-partisan primary. Initially Reiner stayed in the race, but in September he dropped out. After retirement from office he entered private practice with the firm Riley and Reiner.


See also

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Bob Ronka Bob Ronka (born c. 1943) was a member of the Los Angeles City Council from the San Fernando Valley's 1st District between 1977 and 1981. Biography Ronka was born about 1943, the son of Ilmari Ronka, first-chair trombonist in the NBC Symphony Orc ...
, Los Angeles City Council member, 1977–81, candidate opposite Ira Reiner in 1981


References

1936 births Living people California Democrats District attorneys in California Los Angeles City Attorneys Los Angeles City Controllers Southwestern Law School alumni University of Southern California alumni Jewish American people in California politics 21st-century American Jews {{California-politician-stub