Los Angeles County Counsel

The Los Angeles County Counsel is a Los Angeles county governmental agency that acts as legal advocates and advisers to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, and other governmental agencies.

History

The Los Angeles County Counsel was established in 1913 pursuant to the Los Angeles County Charter and the California Constitution.^[1]^[2]

County Counsel

The County Counsel department is headed by the Los Angeles County Counsel, an appointed county officer tasked to provide legal advice and representation to the LA County Board of Supervisors, along with the county officers, departments and other public agencies in the county.^[1]

County Counsel	Term^[1]
A.J. Hill	1913-1923
Edward T. Bishop	1923-1926
Everett W. Mattoon	1926-1938
J.H. O'Connor	1938-1945
Harold W. Kennedy	1945-1967
John D. Maharg	1967-1973
John H. Larson	1973-1983
DeWitt W. Clinton	1983-1998
Lloyd W. Pellman	1998-2004
Raymond G. Fortner, Jr.	2004-2009
Robert Kalunian (acting)	2009-2010
Andrea Ordin	2010-2012
John F. Krattli	2012-2014
Mark J. Saladino	November 2014-July 2015
Mary C. Wickham	July 2015 - Present

References

1 2 3 "History". Los Angeles County Counsel. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
↑ BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES v. SIMPSON, 36 Cal. 2d. 671, 673 (Supreme Court of California 1951).

External links

Official website

County of Los Angeles

Board of supervisors	Hilda Solis, 1st Dist. Mark Ridley-Thomas, 2nd Dist. Sheila Kuehl, 3rd Dist. Janice Hahn, 4th Dist. Kathryn Barger, 5th Dist.

Departments	Assessor's Office Chief Executive Office Children and Family Services County Counsel District Attorney's Office Fire Health Agency Health Services Mental Health Public Health Internal Services Lifeguards Medical Examiner-Coroner Military and Veterans Affairs Parks and Recreation Probation Public Defender Public Library Public Works Sheriff's Superior Court

Airports	Fox Field Brackett Field Whiteman Airport Compton/Woodley Airport El Monte Airport

County hospitals	LAC+USC Medical Center Harbor–UCLA Medical Center High Desert Regional Health Center Martin Luther King Jr. Outpatient Center Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

Culture	Ahmanson Theatre Arboretum and Botanic Garden Bob Hope Patriotic Hall Descanso Gardens Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Grand Park John Anson Ford Amphitheatre Hollywood Bowl La Brea Tar Pits Mark Taper Forum Museum of Art Music Center Natural History Museum South Coast Botanic Garden Walt Disney Concert Hall Whittier Narrows

Others	LAC Sheriff's Air Rescue 5 LACMTA Seal Sheriff's Department officers killed in the line of duty LAC Hall of Records

Category:1913 establishments in California Category:Government of Los Angeles County, California Category:Local government in California

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