List of Los Angeles County sheriffs

Sheriff of Los Angeles County
File:Badge of the Sheriff of Los Angeles County.png Badge of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
File:Sheriff Robert Luna, 2022.jpg Incumbent Robert Luna since December 5, 2022
Inaugural holder	George T. Burrill
Formation	1850

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

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	File:David W. Alexander, 1850s.jpg	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	File:Tomas-Avila-Sanchez-of-Los-Angeles-County.png	Tomas Avila Sanchez	1860	1867
10		James F. Burns	1868	1871
11	File:William R. Rowland, unknown date.jpg	William R. Rowland	1871	1875
12	File:"Don David" W. Alexander, a portrait.jpg	David W. Alexander	1876	1877
13		Henry M. Mitchell	1878	1879
14	File:William R. Rowland, unknown date.jpg	William R. Rowland	1880	1882
15		Alvan T. Currier	1883	1884
16	File:George Edwin Gard.jpg	George E. Gard	1885	1886
17		James C. Kays	1887	1888
18		Martin G. Aguirre	1889	1890
19		E. D. Gibson	1890	1892
20	File:John C. Cline, 1909.jpg	John C. Cline	1893	1894
21		John Burr	1895	1898
22	File:William A. Hammel, unknown date.jpg	William A. Hammel	1899	1902
23		Will A. White	1903	1906
24	File:William A. Hammel, unknown date.jpg	William A. Hammel	1907	1914
25	File:John C. Cline, 1909.jpg	John C. Cline	1915	1921
26	File:William I. Traeger (California Congressman).jpg	William I. Traeger*	1921	1932
27	File:Eugene W. Biscailuz.jpg	Eugene W. Biscailuz*	1932	1958
28	File:Peter J. Pitchess, 1965.jpg	Peter J. Pitchess	1959	1982
29	File:Sherman Block, 1986 (cropped).jpg	Sherman Block*	1982	1998
30	File:Lee Baca in 2011.jpg	Lee Baca	1998	2014
31	File:John L Scott, 2014.jpg	John Scott*	2014	2014
32	File:McDonnell-Sheriff-Official-Portrait.png	Jim McDonnell	2014	2018
33	File:Sheriff-Villanueva-Official-Portrait.jpg	Alex Villanueva	2018	2022
34	File:Sheriff Robert Luna, 2022.jpg	Robert Luna	2022	Incumbent

* Appointed to fill the unexpired term of the predecessor

† Killed in the line of duty

See also

• Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

External links

• 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