Carmen Trutanich
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| Carmen Trutanich | |
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| 7th City Attorney of Los Angeles | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2009 |
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| Mayor | Antonio Villaraigosa |
| Preceded by | Rocky Delgadillo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 12, 1951 San Pedro, California, U.S.[1] |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Noreen Beatrice |
| Residence | Harbor City, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California South Bay University College of Law |
| Occupation | StarKist FDS Trutanich & Michel |
| Website | Official website |
Carmen Anthony "Nuch" Trutanich (born August 12, 1951) is an American politician. He is the 7th and current City Attorney of Los Angeles, California.[2]
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[edit] Biography
Trutanich grew up in the Los Angeles community of San Pedro where he attended elementary and high school. Trutanich went on to attend the University of Southern California where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting and Business Management. Trutanich also received a MBA from the University of Southern California where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. After obtaining his MBA, Trutanich worked in the tuna industry for StarKist FDS. Trutanich attended night school at South Bay University College of Law where he graduated with a Juris Doctor in 1978.
Trutanich worked as a prosecutor on behalf on Los Angeles County before forming his own firm.[3] Trutanich is a founding partner of the law firm Trutanich & Michel. Trutanich's ballot title is "environmental attorney", the Los Angeles Times stated in 2009.[4]
[edit] 2009 Election
In 2009, Trutanich won the runoff election and replaced Rocky Delgadillo as Los Angeles' City Attorney by defeating Jack Weiss and winning the 2009 Los Angeles City Attorney Election on May 19, 2009. His campaign had received endorsements from the Los Angeles Times,[5] Los Angeles Daily News,[6] California Leader Magazine,[7] and Daily Breeze.[8][9] His term started on July 1, 2009.[10]
[edit] First Term
Trutanich has proposed that protestors who illegally block streets, resist arrest, and assemble unlawfully be charged with misdemeanors that carry a maximum sentence of up to one year in jail. “You have the right to protest; you don't have the right to break the law," Trutanich said in an LA Times article by Kate Linthicum and Andrew Blankstein.[11][12] "I fully support every person’s right to free speech, and their right to protest, but nowhere in the First Amendment does it give anyone a right to lie down in the street and impede traffic," Trutanich added in and on-air interview on the John and Ken Show on KFI640. [13]
[edit] References
- ^ "Meet the City Attorney". atty.lacity.org. Archived from the original on March 13, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5x9ayHK9k.
- ^ Reston, Maeve; Zahniser, David (May 20, 2009), "In early returns, Weiss trails Trutanich in city attorney's race", Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-city20-2009may20,0,7004158.story
- ^ "Carmen "Nuch" Trutanich: Candidate for City Attorney", NBC Los Angeles, February 20, 2009, http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Carmen-Nuch-Trutanich.html
- ^ Reston, Maeve (February 26, 2009), "Trutanich sticks to a simple theme", Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-trutanich26-2009feb26,0,5595879.story
- ^ "Trutanich for L.A. city attorney", Los Angeles Times, February 15, 2009, http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-ed-cityattorney15-2009feb15,0,6394007.story
- ^ "People's lawyer: Trutanich for city attorney", Los Angeles Daily News, http://www.dailynews.com/ci_11786096
- ^ "A Tru earthquake is coming to L.A. City Hall!" ([dead link]), California Leader Magazine, February 16, 2009, http://www.californialeader.com/a-tru-earthquake
- ^ "Elect 'The people's lawyer'", The Daily Breeze, February 25, 2009, http://www.dailybreeze.com/editorial/ci_11787696
- ^ Zahniser, David (May 21, 2009), "LA County's elections winners and losers", Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-winlose21-2009may21,0,5276199.story, retrieved May 22, 2009
- ^ Orlov, Rick (20 May 2009), City Attorney-elect Carmen Trutanich surprised by decisive win over Councilman Jack Weiss, Los Angeles Daily News, http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_12413784, retrieved 22 May 2009
- ^ Madrak, Susie (February 11, 2011), "Los Angeles D.A. Trying To Put DREAM Act Protesters In Jail -- For A Year", Crooksandliars.com, http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/los-angeles-da-trying-put-dream-act-p
- ^ Linthicum, Kate; Blankstein, Andrew (February 11, 2011). "Los Angeles gets tough with political protesters". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-protester-prosecution-20110211,0,3758689.story.
- ^ "Carmen Trutanich 4PM", John and Ken Show, February 11, 2011, http://www.kfiam640.com/common/podcast/single_page.html?podcast=JohnandKen
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| Preceded by Rocky Delgadillo |
City Attorney of Los Angeles, California July 1, 2009 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
