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Los Angeles County Department of Coroner 
Los Angeles County Coroner Building, 2008 Coroner’s Office overview Formed 1882 Jurisdiction Los Angeles County, California Headquarters Boyle Heights, California Coroner’s Office executives Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner
Anthony T. Hernandez, DirectorParent department Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Website coroner.lacounty.gov/htm/Coroner Home.htm The Los Angeles County Department of Coroner was created in its present form in Boyle Heights on December 7, 1990 by an ordinance approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, though it has existed in some form since the late 19th century.
All physician staff is under the control of the Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran M.D. while the director Anthony T. Hernandez has authority to manage all non-physician operations and staff under the general direction of the Board of Supervisors. It is unique in the world in that it is the only coroner's office to have an active gift shop.[1]
Contents
List of coroners
Building details
Los Angeles County Coroner (1882-1967)
- H. Nadeau: ?-1883
- Andrew McFarland: 1883-1886
- James M. Meredith: 1886-1890
- W. A. Weldon: 1890-1893
- George W. Campbell: 1894-1899
- L. T. Holland: 1899-1901
- John H. Trout: 1901-1908
- Calvin Hartwell: 1908-May 19, 1920
- Frank Nance: May 1, 1921-June 1, 1945
- Ben H. Brown: June 1, 1945–1953
- Edward A. Winstanley: 1953-March 19, 1957
- Theodore Curphey: March 19, 1957 – October 25, 1967
Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner for the County of Los Angeles
- Thomas Noguchi: 1967-1982
- Ronald Kornblum: 1982-1990
- J. Lawrence Cogan (Acting): 1990-February 11, 1992
- Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran: February 11, 1992–present
See also
References
- ^ LA County Coroner's Online Store URL accessed on October 20, 2011.
External Links
County of Los Angeles Board of supervisors 
Departments CEO · Coroner · District Attorney · Fire · Health Services · Lifeguards · Probation · Public Library · Public Safety · Public Works · Sheriff's · Superior Court
Airports County hospitals LAC-USC General Hospital · Harbor-UCLA Medical Center · Martin L. King Jr.-Harbor Hospital · Olive View-UCLA Medical Center · Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation CenterCulture Ahmanson Theatre · Arboretum and Botanic Garden · Dorothy Chandler Pavilion · Descanso Gardens · Walt Disney Concert Hall · John Anson Ford Amphitheatre · Hollywood Bowl · La Brea Tar Pits · Music Center · Natural History Museum · Museum of Art · South Coast Botanic Garden · Mark Taper Forum · Whittier NarrowsOthers LAC Sheriff's Air Rescue 5 · LACMTA · Seal · Sheriff's Dept. Officers Killed in Line of Duty · LAC Hall of RecordsCoordinates: 34°03′41″N 118°12′51″W / 34.061495°N 118.214114°W
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