The District Attorney of Los Angeles County is in charge of the office that

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and

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s that occur within

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, California, United States. The current

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(DA) is

Nathan Hochman Nathan Joseph Hochman (born November 26, 1963) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 44th Los Angeles County District Attorney, District Attorney of Los Angeles County since 2024. Hochman is a former federal prosecutor and ...

. 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

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and

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, 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

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. The

Los Angeles County Public Defender The Los Angeles County Public Defender's (LACPD) office is an agency of the government of Los Angeles County. LACPD was the first public defender agency in the United States. The current public defender is Ricardo García. It provides legal as ...

provides legal assistance to individuals charged with a crime who are financially unable to hire and pay for their own private lawyers. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is the largest local prosecutorial office in the United States.

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District Attorney In the United States, a district attorney (DA), county attorney, county prosecutor, state attorney, state's attorney, prosecuting attorney, commonwealth's attorney, or solicitor is the chief prosecutor or chief law enforcement officer represen ...

1852 establishments in California District attorney's offices

List of district attorneys

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