Jackie Lacey | |
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42nd District Attorney of Los Angeles County | |
In office December 3, 2012 – December 7, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Steve Cooley |
Succeeded by | George Gascón |
Personal details | |
Born | Jacquelyn Phillips February 27, 1957 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
David Lacey
(m. 1980; died 2022) |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of California, Irvine (BA) University of Southern California (JD) |
Jacquelyn Phillips Lacey[1] (born February 27, 1957)[2][3] is an American politician who served as the District Attorney of Los Angeles County from December 3, 2012 to December 7, 2020. Lacey was the first woman, and first African-American, to serve as LA District Attorney since the office was created in 1850.[4]