Government
Nov. 8, 2012
Jackie Lacey makes history as LA County's new district attorney
Lacey's election marks the first time in the office's 162 year history that someone other than a Caucasian male will lead the largest office of prosecutors in the nation.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a national election defined in no small part by minorities and women, the race for the top position in the country's largest prosecutorial agency served as an emblematic - and historic - microcosm of the 2012 campaign season.
After a highly contentious campaign, Chief Deputy District Attorney Jackie Lacey defeated Deputy District Attorney Alan Jackson Tuesday to become Los Angeles County's ...
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