Nathan Hochman – California Globe

Los Angeles DA Nathan Hochman Reinstates Death Penalty Option

March 26, 2025 1:54 pmMarch 27, 2025 10:49 am

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced on Tuesday that the moratorium against prosecutors seeking the death penalty in Los Angeles County has ended, with the death penalty now back as an option for murder cases with special circumstances....

Los Angeles DA Hochman Announces His Opposition to Menendez Brothers Resentencing

March 10, 2025 6:28 pmMarch 10, 2025 6:28 pm

Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Monday that he opposes the resentencing of convicted murderers Erik and Lyle Menendez and is now working to withdraw former DA George Gascon’s resentencing hearing motion. According to Hochman, the brother’s claims of...

Los Angeles DA Hochman, Orange County DA Spitzer Call On Gov. Newsom to Strengthen State Looting Laws

January 15, 2025 1:15 pmJanuary 15, 2025 1:15 pm

In two statements this week, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman and Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer called on Governor Gavin Newsom and state legislators to make looting during a local emergency a felony punishable by a state...

Los Angeles DA Hochman Fires Gascon Hires, Announces Decisions on Big Cases

December 16, 2024 3:00 pmDecember 16, 2024 3:00 pm

Newly minted Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman continued to go further away from the policies of his predecessor George Gascon on Monday, hinting that he will be removing more of Gascon’s placements within the DA’s office and changing...

Nathan Hochman Sworn In As District Attorney Of Los Angeles County

December 4, 2024 2:45 amDecember 4, 2024 2:46 am

In a swearing-in ceremony on the steps of the Los Angeles Hall of Justice on Tuesday, Nathan Hochman was officially sworn-in as the District Attorney of LA County, replacing the controversial George Gascon. The negative backlash over Gascon’s reform-minded policies,...

Former LA DA Jackie Lacey Speaks About Nathan Hochman’s Victory

November 19, 2024 1:44 pmNovember 19, 2024 1:45 pm

Former Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey spoke out about Nathan Hochman’s victory earlier this month over Los Angeles DA George Gascon, saying that she felt “vindicated” by Gascon’s loss and glad that voters “saw through Gascon’s smoke and...

Hochman Reveals, Confirms Plans In First Post-Election Interviews

November 15, 2024 2:45 amNovember 15, 2024 2:46 am

Los Angeles County District Attorney-elect Nathan Hochman gave his first look into what he planned to do as DA post-election on Thursday in an interview with the Associated Press, with Hochman reiterating on keeping his campaign promises of undoing what...