Sandra Hutchens | |
|---|---|
| 14th Sheriff-Coroner of Orange County, California | |
| In office June 14, 2008 – January 7, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Carona |
| Succeeded by | Don Barnes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 18, 1955 Monterey Park, California |
| Died | January 4, 2021 (aged 65) Temecula, California |
| Police career | |
| Service years |  Orange County Sheriff's Department 2008–2019 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
1978–2008 |
| Rank | OC Sheriff-Coroner – 6/2008 LASD Chief – 7/2003 LASD Commander – 2001 LASD Captain – 7/1999 LASD Lieutenant – 1994 LASD Sergeant – 1986 Sworn in as a LA County Sheriff's Department Deputy Sheriff – 1978 |
Sandra Sue Hutchens (March 18, 1955 – January 4, 2021) was an American law enforcement officer who was the Sheriff-Coroner of Orange County, California. She was appointed to the position on June 10, 2008, replacing acting sheriff Jack Anderson, who had led the department since the January 14, 2008 resignation of Mike Carona. Prior to her appointment, she was retired from the position of division chief within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Hutchens was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. In 2017 Hutchens announced that she would not seek re-election for a third term.[1] She endorsed the successful election bid of Undersheriff Don Barnes.