Michael S. Carona is a convicted felon and former sheriff-coroner of Orange County,California. He gained national prominence during the hunt for the killer of Samantha Runnion. After the quick capture of her murderer,Alejandro Avila,late night television host Larry King dubbed him "America's Sheriff" during an interview.
Stephen Lawrence Cooley is an American politician and prosecutor. He was the Los Angeles County District Attorney from 2000 to 2012. Cooley was re-elected in 2004 and again in 2008.
Scott Randall Baugh is an American attorney and politician. He is a member of the Republican Party. He served in the California State Assembly and served as the chair of the Republican Party in Orange County,California,from the early 2000s to 2015.
The Fullerton Police Department of Fullerton,California,was established in 1904 when the city was incorporated. The Fullerton Police Department currently employs 153 sworn officers and 78 civilian employees. It has a budget of about $35 million. The current chief is David Hendricks. The department has a Uniform Division,a Service Division,and a Detective Division all commanded by officers in the rank of captain.
Proposition 83 of 2006 was a statute enacted by 70% of California voters on November 7,2006,authored by State Senator George Runner and State Assemblywoman Sharon Runner. It was proposed by means of the initiative process as a version of the Jessica's Law proposals that had been considered in other states.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors is the five-member governing body of Orange County,California along with being the executive of the county.
Anthony Joseph Rackauckas Jr. is a former District Attorney of Orange County,California and a former Superior Court judge.
Chris Norby is an American politician and educator. He served on the Fullerton City Council (1984–2002) including three years as mayor,on the Orange County Board of Supervisors (2003–2010),on the California State Assembly (2010–2012).
Marsy's Law,the California Victims' Bill of Rights Act of 2008,enacted by voters as Proposition 9 through the initiative process in the November 2008 general election,is an amendment to the state's constitution and certain penal code sections. The act protects and expands the legal rights of victims of crime to include 17 rights in the judicial process,including the right to legal standing,protection from the defendant,notification of all court proceedings,and restitution,as well as granting parole boards far greater powers to deny inmates parole. Critics allege that the law unconstitutionally restricts defendant's rights by allowing prosecutors to withhold exculpatory evidence under certain circumstances,and harms victims by restricting their rights to discovery,depositions,and interviews. Passage of this law in California led to the passage of similar laws in Florida,Georgia,Illinois,Kentucky,Nevada,North Carolina,Oklahoma,Ohio and Wisconsin,and efforts to pass similar laws in Hawaii,Iowa,Montana,Idaho,South Dakota,and Pennsylvania. In November 2017,Marsy's Law was found to be unconstitutional and void in its entirety by the Supreme Court of Montana for violating that state's procedure for amending the Montana Constitution. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reached the same conclusion as Montana under its own state constitution in 2021.
Donald P. Wagner is an American politician,currently serving as a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd district and chair. He previously served as mayor of Irvine,California and as a Republican member of the California State Assembly,representing the 68th district,which includes portions of Orange County. In 2019,Wagner won a seat as a nonpartisan representative on the Orange County Board of Supervisors,representing District 3.
Kelly Thomas was a homeless man diagnosed with schizophrenia who lived on the streets of Fullerton,California. He died five days after being severely beaten by six members of the Fullerton Police Department,whom he encountered on July 5,2011,in what was later described as "one of the worst police beatings in [US] history."
On October 12,2011,a mass shooting occurred at the Salon Meritage hair salon in Seal Beach,California. Eight people inside the salon and one person in the parking lot were shot,and only one victim survived. It remains the deadliest mass killing in Orange County history.
The 2014 California gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of California,concurrently with elections for the rest of California's executive branch,as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
David Kunnghee Min is an American lawyer and politician. He is the Democratic state senator for California's 37th Senate district,which includes portions of Orange County. He was an assistant law professor at the University of California,Irvine School of Law before he became a senator.
Andrew Do is an American attorney and politician who is a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors for the first district. A Republican,he previously served as both chair and vice chair of the board for two and three terms respectively. Do was a candidate for California State Treasurer in 2022,but was eliminated in the primaries. Before serving on the board of supervisors,Do served as a member of the Garden Grove city council and was an Orange County deputy district attorney.
The 2018 Orange,County,California District Attorney election took place on June 5,2018 for the first round. Because no candidate received a majority in the first round,a runoff took place November 6,2018,to elect the Orange County,California District Attorney. County-level elections in California are officially nonpartisan. Because no candidate received a majority,a runoff was held on November 6,2018.
The 2020 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections was held on March 3,2020 as part of the primary election on March 3,2020. Two of the five seats of the Orange County,California Board of Supervisors were up for election.
Katrina Anne Foley is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from the 5th district,assuming office as supervisor on March 26,2021. She is Chair of the Orange County Housing Finance Trust,and also serves on the boards of the Orange County Transportation Authority and Orange County Fire Authority.
Grant Robicheaux is an American surgeon who appeared on an episode of the 2014 Bravo reality show Online Dating Rituals of the American Male. He received media attention in 2018 after he was accused of drugging and sexually assaulting multiple women.
The 2022 Orange,County,California District Attorney election was held on June 7,2022.
