The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has announced the selection of Max Huntsman to become the first Inspector General of the County of Los Angeles. The Board of Supervisors will formalize the appointment at their weekly meeting Dec. 3.

Huntsman is a seasoned leader in the Los Angeles County’s District Attorney’s Office, and is currently the Assistant Head Deputy of the Public Integrity Division. He has tried over fifty jury trials, six within the area of public corruption and two in the area of police use-of-force. He first joined the District Attorney’s Office in 1991 and has held numerous positions in the office including positions in the Justice System Integrity Division, and the Special Investigations Division. As a member of the Public Integrity Division he conducted major public corruption investigations against the City of Bell and the City of Vernon.

The Inspector General is a new position, created by the Board of Supervisors. Under the direction of the Board, the Inspector General provides independent oversight and monitoring of the Sheriff’s Department operations. Huntsman will report directly to the Board of Supervisors and will oversee the Office of the Inspector General, which will be responsible for providing independent oversight, monitoring, reviewing and making policy recommendations to the Sheriff’s Department, such as the condition of the jails, inmate complaint process, allegations of misconduct, quality of audits and inspections, and use of force by Sheriff’s Department personnel.

Huntsman is a graduate of Yale Law School and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Upon formal appointment by the Board of Supervisors, Huntsman’s salary as Inspector General would be $204,423.