On Oct. 6, the Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA) will host a 90-minute debate via Zoom between L.A. County District Attorney Jackie Lacey and challenger George Gascón. The debate will take place at 5 p.m. Criminal law and procedure expert from UCLA Law School, Professor Beth Colgan, will be moderating the event. The John M. Langston Bar Association of Los Angeles, the Mexican American Bar Association, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County, the Italian American Lawyers Association, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Consumer Attorneys of California, and the Los Angeles County Bar Association Criminal Justice Section will be co-sponsoring the debate.
“We are honored to host this debate in the most-watched district attorney election in the nation,” said Adam Siegler, who will begin his term as BHBA’s President on Oct. 1. “There has been a tremendous amount of interest in this race from our members and the members of the co-sponsoring bar associations. We have hundreds of registrants to date and they’ve submitted dozens of suggested questions to our moderator. It’s energizing to see this level of engagement in this important local election, and we look forward to having both candidates share their ideas with our local legal community and with the voters,” Siegler said.
