Johnnie Cochran
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=== Los Angeles County District Attorney's office === |
=== Los Angeles County District Attorney's office === |
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In 1978, Cochran returned to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office in the leadership position of First Assistant District Attorney.{{ |
In 1978, Cochran returned to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office in the leadership position of First Assistant District Attorney.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-29-tm-26758-story.html/|title = For the Defense : Johnnie Cochran's Whole Career Has Been a Prelude to What is Happening in Courtroom 103|work = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = January 29, 1995}} Though he took a pay cut to do so, joining the government was his way of becoming "one of the good guys, one of the very top rung". He began to strengthen his ties with the political community, alter his image, and work from within to change the system.{{cite news|last=Merida|first=Kevin|date=March 31, 2005|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14554-2005Mar30.html|title=Johnnie Cochran, the Attorney On the People's Defense Team|work=The Washington Post|access-date=April 22, 2006}} |
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=== Return to private practice === |
=== Return to private practice === |
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