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 offenses only. 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 their election. In addition the General Counsel Division of the office provides legal counsel for the city and represents it in civil actions. It is not to confused with the Los Angeles County District Attorney, who is an elected official who serves a four year term and is the criminal prosecutor for the County of Los Angeles for both felony and misdemeanor offenses.
List of Los Angeles city attorneys Image Name Term 1850–1851 1851–1852 1852–1853 1853 1853 1854–1855 1855–1856 1856–1858 1858–1859 1859–1861 1861–1862 1862 1862–1865 1865 1866–18681868 (did not serve) 1868–1870 1870–1872 1872–1876 1876–1880 1880–1882 1882–1884 1884–1886 1886–1888 1888–1894 1894–1898 1898–1900 1900–1906 1906–1910 1910–1913 1913–1919 1919–1921 1921–1929 1929–1933 1933–1953 1953–1973 1973–1981 1981–1985 1985–2001 2001–2009 2009–2013 2013–2022 2022–present
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External links Official website of the City Attorney