Nathan Hochman

Nathan Joseph Hochman (born November 26, 1963) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 44th District Attorney of Los Angeles County since 2024. Hochman is a former federal prosecutor and Assistant U.S. Attorney General.

Hochman served as United States Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice in 2008. Prior to that, Hochman was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California from 1990 to 1997, serving in the Criminal Division. Hochman also had an extensive career in the private sector, as a partner of several nationwide firms and as a leading expert in tax law, criminal defense, and environmental law, and prior to becoming district attorney, was General Counsel at Ross LLP. Hochman was president of the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission from 2011 to 2016.

Hochman was the Republican nominee in the 2022 California Attorney General election. After becoming an independent, he defeated George Gascón in 2024 by a 20-point margin, becoming the 44th Los Angeles County District Attorney in a landslide.