San Diego City Attorney


The San Diego City Attorney is an elected official in San Diego, California. The City Attorney serves as the city government's lawyer and as a criminal prosecutor for misdemeanor violations and infractions. The city attorney is elected for four years, and may serve up to two terms. The current city attorney is Mara Elliott. Predecessors include Jan Goldsmith, Mike Aguirre, Casey Gwinn, and John W. Witt. Ms. Elliott is the first woman, and first Latina, to serve as City Attorney for San Diego, California.

Composition

The San Diego City Attorney's Office has four divisions.
The following list shows San Diego City Attorneys since the incorporation of the City of San Diego. From 1852 until 1888 the City government was dissolved due to a bankruptcy and there was no official city attorney.
City AttorneyTerm startTerm end
18501851
18521852
18881888
18891890
18911894
18951904
19051906
19071909
19101913
19141919
19191927
19271928
19281931
19311931
19311936
19371941
19411941
19411942
19431943
19431961
19611963
19631965
19651969
19691996
19962004
20042008
20082016
2016Incumbent