The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner (formerly the Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner and Department of Coroner) was created in its present form on December 17, 1920 by an ordinance approved by the Los Angeles CountyBoard of Supervisors, although it has existed in some form since the appointment of the first county coroner in 1850.[1] It is headquartered in Boyle Heights. On September 3, 2020, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the name change for the department, from the Department of Coroner to the Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.[2]
Los Angeles County Medical Examiner Building in 2008
On July 9, 2010, the Board of Supervisors approved the appointment of Mark A. Fajardo, the Chief Forensic Pathologist at Riverside County, as the new Medical Examiner-Coroner, at an annual salary of $275,000.[3] He formally replaced Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, who served 2 years as the Coroner, in August 2013.[4]
Dr. Mark Fajardo resigned in March 2016. A news report indicated that "he left because it became common to have up to 50 bodies waiting to be processed and the backlog of bodies was 'nuts'. ... and toxicology tests were taking six months to complete" due to inadequate staffing.[5]Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran was re-appointed, but as interim coroner, on April 11, 2016.
Dr. Jonathan R. Lucas was appointed as the Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner on July 10, 2017. Dr. Lucas announced his intent to leave DMEC (The Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner) in September of 2022. On November 4, 2022, Dr. Odey C. Ukpo, Medical Director of the Department, was sworn in as Interim Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner. Dr. Ukpo is the first African American to serve as Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner since the office was established in 1850. Dr. Ukpo joined the department in 2014 and served as a Senior Deputy Medical Examiner before being named Medical Director in June 2022. [6][7] On March 7, 2023, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors appointed Ukpo as Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner.[8]
^ abWaldron, Granville Arthur (Dec 1959). "Courthouses of Los Angeles County". The Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly. University of California Press. 41 (4). doi:10.2307/41169414. JSTOR 41169414. Retrieved 16 Aug 2023. The state legislature then ordered elections to be held in the counties on April 1, 1850, for the purpose of electing county officials… The Court of Sessions held its first meeting on June 24, 1850, attended by most of the newly elected County officials. This marked the official beginning of county government in Los Angeles.
^"Countywide Classification Actions to Change the Name of the Department of Coroner and Implement the Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Final Budget" (PDF). Chief Executive Office. County of Los Angeles. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
^"Appointment, Salary, and Relocation Reimbursement for Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner" (PDF). Chief Executive Office. County of Los Angeles. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
^Villacorte, Christina (September 4, 2013). "L.A.'s first new coroner in decades faces tough tasks". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
^"2016 in Review: 16 LA stories that mattered this year - Coroner Resigns". Los Angeles Daily News. December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
^"LLA County appoints Ukpo as interim coroner". Los Angeles Daily News. November 6, 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^"Dr. Odey C. Ukpo appointed by Board of Supervisors as Interim Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner". County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner-Coroner. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^"Dr. Odey C. Ukpo Appointed as Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner. On June 29, 2023, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors officially approved a name change for the department to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner, with the newly renamed department addressing in a statement that the removal of "coroner" was needed to reinforce the department's role as an unbiased and independent investigative agency, unattached to any law enforcement agency". Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner. County of Los Angeles. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
^"Department History – Medical Examiner". Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner official website. Los Angeles County. Retrieved 16 Aug 2023.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner formerly the Department of Medical Examiner Coroner and Department of Coroner was created in its present form on December 17 1920 by an ordinance approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors although it has existed in some form since the appointment of the first county coroner in 1850 1 It is headquartered in Boyle Heights On September 3 2020 the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the name change for the department from the Department of Coroner to the Department of Medical Examiner Coroner 2 Los Angeles County Department of Medical ExaminerDepartment overviewFormedJune 24 1850JurisdictionLos Angeles County CaliforniaHeadquartersBoyle Heights CaliforniaDepartment executiveOdey C Ukpo M D Chief Medical ExaminerWebsitemec wbr lacounty wbr govLos Angeles County Medical Examiner Building in 2008On July 9 2010 the Board of Supervisors approved the appointment of Mark A Fajardo the Chief Forensic Pathologist at Riverside County as the new Medical Examiner Coroner at an annual salary of 275 000 3 He formally replaced Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran who served 2 years as the Coroner in August 2013 4 Dr Mark Fajardo resigned in March 2016 A news report indicated that he left because it became common to have up to 50 bodies waiting to be processed and the backlog of bodies was nuts and toxicology tests were taking six months to complete due to inadequate staffing 5 Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran was re appointed but as interim coroner on April 11 2016 Dr Jonathan R Lucas was appointed as the Chief Medical Examiner Coroner on July 10 2017 Dr Lucas announced his intent to leave DMEC The Department of Medical Examiner Coroner in September of 2022 On November 4 2022 Dr Odey C Ukpo Medical Director of the Department was sworn in as Interim Chief Medical Examiner Coroner Dr Ukpo is the first African American to serve as Chief Medical Examiner Coroner since the office was established in 1850 Dr Ukpo joined the department in 2014 and served as a Senior Deputy Medical Examiner before being named Medical Director in June 2022 6 7 On March 7 2023 the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors appointed Ukpo as Chief Medical Examiner Coroner 8 Contents 1 List of Medical Examiners 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksList of Medical Examiners EditAlpheus P Hodges coroner June 24 1850 1851 9 1 James Brown Winston coroner 1857 Horace G Cates coroner 1892 1896 Calvin Hartwell coroner 1908 1920 Theodore Curphey March 19 1957 October 25 1967 Thomas Noguchi October 26 1967 April 27 1982 Ronald Kornblum April 27 1982 July 1 1990 J Lawrence Cogan acting July 2 1990 February 18 1992 Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran February 18 1992 March 31 2013 Mark A Fajardo August 12 2013 April 11 2016 Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran interim April 11 2016 January 18 2017 Christopher Rogers acting January 19 2017 July 9 2017 Jonathan R Lucas July 10 2017 November 4 2022 Odey C Ukpo November 4 2022 presentSee also Edit nbsp Los Angeles portalReferences Edit a b Waldron Granville Arthur Dec 1959 Courthouses of Los Angeles County The Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly University of California Press 41 4 doi 10 2307 41169414 JSTOR 41169414 Retrieved 16 Aug 2023 The state legislature then ordered elections to be held in the counties on April 1 1850 for the purpose of electing county officials The Court of Sessions held its first meeting on June 24 1850 attended by most of the newly elected County officials This marked the official beginning of county government in Los Angeles Countywide Classification Actions to Change the Name of the Department of Coroner and Implement the Fiscal Year 2013 2014 Final Budget PDF Chief Executive Office County of Los Angeles 3 September 2013 Retrieved 6 September 2013 Appointment Salary and Relocation Reimbursement for Chief Medical Examiner Coroner PDF Chief Executive Office County of Los Angeles 9 July 2013 Retrieved 6 September 2013 Villacorte Christina September 4 2013 L A s first new coroner in decades faces tough tasks Los Angeles Daily News Retrieved 6 September 2013 2016 in Review 16 LA stories that mattered this year Coroner Resigns Los Angeles Daily News December 30 2016 Retrieved December 31 2016 LLA County appoints Ukpo as interim coroner Los Angeles Daily News November 6 2022 Retrieved 22 November 2022 Dr Odey C Ukpo appointed by Board of Supervisors as Interim Chief Medical Examiner Coroner County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner Coroner 4 November 2022 Retrieved 22 November 2022 Dr Odey C Ukpo Appointed as Chief Medical Examiner Coroner On June 29 2023 the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors officially approved a name change for the department to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner with the newly renamed department addressing in a statement that the removal of coroner was needed to reinforce the department s role as an unbiased and independent investigative agency unattached to any law enforcement agency Los Angeles County Medical Examiner Coroner County of Los Angeles Retrieved 14 May 2023 Department History Medical Examiner Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner official website Los Angeles County Retrieved 16 Aug 2023 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner amp oldid 1170735294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
