PBI-Manatt Quiz: LA County District Attorney Edition

1. The members of the LA County Board of Supervisors have a three-term limit. What is the limit for the Los Angeles County District Attorney?

Two terms

No limits

Three terms

Four terms

2. Which of the following is true about prosecutions within the City of Los Angeles?

The City Attorney prosecutes misdemeanors and felonies in the city, while the DA prosecutes misdemeanors and felonies in portions of the County outside LA city.

The City Attorney prosecutes all misdemeanors and those felonies that the DA delegates to the City Attorney.

The City Attorney prosecutes misdemeanors while the District Attorney prosecutes felonies.

The District Attorney prosecutes all misdemeanors and felonies, while the City Attorney handles civil matters.

3. In situations where the District Attorney recuses herself or himself, who gets the case?

The Supreme Court of California

The Governor of California

The Los Angeles County Superior Court

The Attorney General of the State of California

4. In the recent scandals at Los Angeles City Hall, charges were brought by:

The LA District Attorney in the Los Angeles Superior Court

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles federal court

The California Attorney General

The LA City Ethics Commission

5. Which Los Angeles County District Attorney went on to be elected statewide as Attorney General?

Ira Reiner

Robert Philibosian

Gil Garcetti

John Van de Kamp

PBI-Manatt Quiz: LA County District Attorney Edition

LA County District Attorney Edition

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