In 2009, Trutanich won the runoff election and replaced Rocky Delgadillo as Los Angeles' City Attorney by defeating Jack Weiss and winning the 2009 Los Angeles City Attorney Election on May 19, 2009.
Leading up to the 3 March election, the declared candidates were Michael Richard Amerian, David Berger, Carmen Trutanich, Los Angeles City Council member Jack Weiss, and Noel Weiss.
In October 2010, Los Angeles city attorney Carmen Trutanich invited Lopez to participate in a driving test while under the influence of marijuana.
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