District Attorney of Los Angeles County

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county prosecutor position legal profession role public office

The District Attorney of Los Angeles County is the chief prosecutor responsible for overseeing criminal prosecutions and legal enforcement on behalf of the public in Los Angeles County, California.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
District Attorney of Los Angeles County canonical	2
L.A. County District Attorney	1
Los Angeles County D.A.	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	county prosecutor position ⓘ legal profession role ⓘ public office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	District Attorney of Los Angeles County ⓘ surface form: L.A. County District Attorney District Attorney of Los Angeles County ⓘ surface form: Los Angeles County D.A.
appliesToJurisdiction	Los Angeles County ⓘ surface form: Los Angeles County, California
appointedBy	voters of Los Angeles County ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	State law of California ⓘ
distinctFrom	Los Angeles City Attorney ⓘ United States Attorney for the Central District of California ⓘ
employs	administrative staff ⓘ deputy district attorneys ⓘ investigators ⓘ
goal	fair and impartial enforcement of criminal law ⓘ protection of public safety ⓘ
handles	criminal appeals at the county level in coordination with state authorities ⓘ
higherCourt	Los Angeles County Superior Court ⓘ surface form: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
inception	19th century ⓘ
jurisdictionIncludes	incorporated cities within Los Angeles County except where city attorneys prosecute misdemeanors ⓘ unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County ⓘ
legalAuthorityOver	criminal prosecutions in Los Angeles County ⓘ enforcement of state criminal law in Los Angeles County ⓘ public prosecutions in Los Angeles County ⓘ
legalBasis	Constitution of California ⓘ surface form: California Constitution California Government Code ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Los Angeles County ⓘ surface form: Los Angeles County, California California, United States ⓘ surface form: State of California
officeHolderTermLength	4 years ⓘ
officeType	chief prosecutor ⓘ elected county office ⓘ
partOf	criminal justice system of California ⓘ local government of Los Angeles County ⓘ
represents	People of the State of California ⓘ surface form: People of the State of California in Los Angeles County courts
responsibleFor	case filing decisions in felony matters ⓘ directing deputy district attorneys ⓘ overseeing criminal prosecutions on behalf of the public ⓘ prosecution of many misdemeanor offenses in Los Angeles County ⓘ prosecution of most felony offenses in Los Angeles County ⓘ representing the People of the State of California in criminal cases ⓘ specialized prosecution units ⓘ victim assistance programs ⓘ
seat	Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ surface form: Los Angeles, California
selectionMethod	popular election ⓘ
supervises	Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office ⓘ surface form: Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
worksWith	Attorney General of California ⓘ surface form: California Attorney General Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department ⓘ surface form: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department municipal police departments in Los Angeles County ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office → electedOfficialHeading → District Attorney of Los Angeles County ⓘ

George Gascón → positionHeld → District Attorney of Los Angeles County ⓘ

District Attorney of Los Angeles County → alsoKnownAs → District Attorney of Los Angeles County ⓘ

this entity surface form: L.A. County District Attorney

District Attorney of Los Angeles County → alsoKnownAs → District Attorney of Los Angeles County ⓘ

this entity surface form: Los Angeles County D.A.