List of Los Angeles County sheriffs

The following is a list of sheriffs who have served Los Angeles County, California:

Sheriff of Los Angeles County
Badge of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Incumbent
Robert Luna
since December 5, 2022
Inaugural holderGeorge T. Burrill
Formation1850
List of Los Angeles County sheriffs
No. Portrait Officeholder Tenure start Tenure end
1 George T. Burrill 1852 1855
2 James R. Barton 1852 1855
3 David W. Alexander 1856 1856
4 Charles Egbert Hale 1856 1856
5 James R. Barton 1856 1856
6 Elijah Bettis* 1857 1857
7 William C. Getman 1858 1858
8 James P. Thompson* 1858 1859
9 Tomas Avila Sanchez 1860 1867
10 James F. Burns 1868 1871
11 William R. Rowland 1871 1875
12 David W. Alexander 1876 1877
13 Henry M. Mitchell 1878 1879
14 William R. Rowland 1880 1882
15 Alvan T. Currier 1883 1884
16 George E. Gard 1885 1886
17 James C. Kays 1887 1888
18 Martin G. Aguirre 1889 1890
19 E. D. Gibson 1890 1892
20 John C. Cline 1893 1894
21 John Burr 1895 1898
22 William A. Hammel 1899 1902
23 Will A. White 1903 1906
24 William A. Hammel 1907 1914
25 John C. Cline 1915 1921
26 William I. Traeger* 1921 1932
27 Eugene W. Biscailuz* 1932 1958
28 Peter J. Pitchess 1959 1982
29 Sherman Block* 1982 1998
30 Lee Baca 1998 2014
31 John Scott* 2014 2014
32 Jim McDonnell 2014 2018
33 Alex Villanueva 2018 2022
34 Robert Luna 2022 Incumbent
* Appointed to fill the unexpired term of the predecessor
† Killed in the line of duty

See also

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References

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  • The 150 Year History of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
  • Sheriffs of Los Angeles County
  • Sven Crongeyer, 2006, Six Gun Sound : The Early History of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Linden Publishing, ISBN 978-1-933502-00-7