Jim McDonnell (sheriff)

Jim McDonnell
Official portrait, 2024
59th Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 8, 2024
MayorKaren Bass
Preceded byDominic Choi (Interim)
32nd Sheriff of Los Angeles County
In office
December 1, 2014 – December 3, 2018
Preceded byJohn Scott (Interim)
Succeeded byAlex Villanueva
Chief of Police of Long Beach Police Department
In office
March 13, 2010 – November 22, 2014
Preceded byAnthony Batts
Succeeded byRobert Luna
Personal details
Born (1959-08-26) August 26, 1959
Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
SpouseKathy McDonnell
Children2
EducationSaint Anselm College (BS)
University of Southern California (MPA)
Police career
Department Los Angeles P.D. (2024–Present)
L.A. County Sheriff's Department (2014–2018)
Long Beach P.D. (2010–2014)
 Los Angeles P.D. (1981–2010)
Service years2024–Present (Los Angeles P.D.)
2014–2018 (L.A. County S.D.)
2010–2014 (Long Beach P.D.)
1981–2010 (Los Angeles P.D.)
Rank Sheriff
Long Beach Police Department Chief of Police
LAPD Deputy Chief
LAPD 1st Assistant Chief
LAPD Commander
LAPD Captain
LAPD Lieutenant
LAPD Detective I-III
LAPD Police Officer I-III
Awards Los Angeles P.D. Medal of Valor
L.A. Police Distinguished Service Medal
LAPD 1987 Papal Visit Ribbon
LAPD 1992 Civil Disturbance Ribbon
LAPD 1994 Earthquake Ribbon
LASD Distinguished Service Medal

James McDonnell (born August 26, 1959) is an American law enforcement officer who has been the 59th Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department since November 8, 2024.

He is the former sheriff and head of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the largest in the US, having been elected as L.A. County's 32nd sheriff on November 4, 2014, defeating former Undersheriff Paul Tanaka. He replaced interim Sheriff John Scott on December 1, 2014. Scott replaced former Sheriff Lee Baca (who was also in federal prison). McDonnell was defeated for re-election as Sheriff in 2018 by Alex Villanueva.

Previously, McDonnell served as the Chief of Police in Long Beach, California from 2010–2014, and before that, he had served in various positions in the Los Angeles Police Department from 1981–2010, including First Assistant Chief, the second-highest position in the department.

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