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Government

Dec. 5, 2012

Lacey sworn in as first woman, black LA County DA in historic event

In a nod to the institution where her legal career began, Jackie Lacey was sworn in as Los Angeles County's 42nd district attorney Monday in a ceremony at USC.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In a nod to the institution where her legal career began, Jackie Lacey was sworn in as Los Angeles County's 42nd district attorney Monday in a ceremony at USC.


Flanked by her predecessor Steve Cooley and three other former Los Angeles County district attorneys, Lacey was charged with guiding the largest prosecutorial agency in the nation in a ceremony presided over by Andre Birotte, U.S. Attorney f...

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