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Ballot Designation
Deputy District Attorney, County of Los Angeles
Candidate's Political Party
Democratic
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Paul Thompson is a 2006 graduate of UCLA School of Law and a 2003 Summa Cum Laude graduate of Kent State University. He is in his 20th year as a Deputy District Attorney in the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Starting in 2019, he took a leading role in his office during the #metoo era. He prosecuted the largest share of #metoo cases in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, including being the lead prosecutor on the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault case. He is currently assigned to the Major Crimes Division where he prosecutes high-profile and complicated murder cases, with a specialty in sexual assault cases and in cold cases.
He has been awarded several times including being named Branch and Area Prosecutor of the Year in 2015 by the Los Angeles Association of Deputy District Attorneys, being named Specialized Prosecutions Prosecutor of the Month in February 2019 by the Management of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, and by being awarded the Distinguished Alum of the Year by his former high school in 2022.
He has prosecuted 70 jury trials with charges ranging from Driving Under the Influence to Rape, Child Molestation and Murder.
Our trial process is an excellent mechanism for determining truth and making decisions: lay jurors chosen from the community, evidence vetted through a judge with rules designed to ensure only reliable information is presented, expert testimony by vetted experts, and examination of evidence and witnesses by all sides.
However, we still rely too heavily on incarceration and don't have enough money committed to diversionary options. Our courts system, which was already running slowly before the pandemic, is badly delayed now, such that in some cases trials are delayed far longer than they should be.
Many of our judges are very good, but in some instances, there is no accountability for problem judges, who are permitted to stay in office despite lengthy histories of discipline and a documented history of refusal to implement laws they disagree with.
