George Gascón
American lawyer and police officer
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| 2024 | A 17-year-old female gang member, previously convicted in a double murder and released under Gascón's policies, was arrested 6 months after her release on charges of another murder. |
| 2024 | A 16-year-old male previously involved in a murder, who was released after five years in custody under Gascón's juvenile prosecution policy, was charged with involvement in another murder. |
| December 3 2024 | Ends his tenure as Los Angeles County District Attorney after being defeated by Nathan Hochman in the election. |
| 2022 | Gascón was referenced in leaked Los Angeles City Council audio recordings, where Council President Nury Martinez made a derogatory comment about him, stating "Fuck that guy ... He's with the Blacks" during a meeting discussing gerrymandering. |
| August 15 2022 | The recall petition failed after the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk determined that 195,783 signatures were invalid. |
| July 14 2022 | The Registrar completed its initial signature check and prepared to verify all ballots. |
| July 9 2022 | The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk announced the campaign had submitted 715,833 signatures and would begin verification through a 5% random sample. |
| July 6 2022 | The recall group submitted their gathered signatures for verification. |
| June 15 2022 | The recall group announced they had secured more than 566,857 signatures needed to officially make the ballot for a second recall attempt. |
| September 2021 | The first recall effort failed after the group could not collect enough signatures by the October deadline. |
| March 2021 | A recall petition was officially approved, requiring the group to gather 579,062 signatures by October 2021. |
| February 2021 | A recall effort began to place a proposition on an upcoming ballot to remove George Gascón from his position as Los Angeles County District Attorney, led by former District Attorney Steve Cooley, Desiree Andrade, and Tania Owen. |
| 2020 | Upon taking office as Los Angeles County District Attorney, George Gascón withdrew the death penalty sentence from 17 active cases, signaling a significant shift in prosecutorial approach. |
| 2020 | Gascón announced that his office would review cases of death row inmates from Los Angeles County to potentially resentence them to life without parole. |
| December 2020 | George Gascón established the Los Angeles County District Attorney's first Crime Victims Advisory Board, comprising survivors of various crimes who would provide input and advice on victims' needs in the criminal justice system. |
| December 7 2020 | Begins serving as District Attorney of Los Angeles County after unseating incumbent Jackie Lacey with a reformist agenda. |
| November 6 2020 | Gascón defeated incumbent Jackie Lacey in the Los Angeles County District Attorney election. |
| 2019 | California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a moratorium on capital punishment in California, though death penalty sentences were still being sought in Los Angeles County at the time. |
| 2019 | George Gascón announced his candidacy for Los Angeles County District Attorney, campaigning on a platform of criminal justice reform, including opposing the death penalty and ending the practice of charging children as adults. |
| 2019 | Supported San Francisco's decision to close Juvenile Hall, arguing that juvenile incarceration increases recidivism and does not effectively rehabilitate young offenders. |
| October 2019 | Resigned from his position as San Francisco District Attorney. |
| 2018 | Announced retroactive application of California's Adult Use of Marijuana Act to all marijuana cases since 1975, clearing misdemeanor convictions and reducing felony convictions. Partnered with Code for America to launch a national movement of marijuana conviction clearances. |
| 2018 | Announced he would not seek re-election, citing the need to care for his mother in Los Angeles. |
| 2015 | George Gascón helped launch San Francisco's Young Adult Court, creating a hybrid justice system for offenders aged 18 to 24 that focuses on alternative sentencing and community-based approaches. |
| 2015 | Re-elected as San Francisco District Attorney. |
| November 2011 | Elected as San Francisco District Attorney in his own right after being appointed earlier that year. |
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