Nathan Joseph Hochman is an American attorney, who has served as the District Attorney of Los Angeles County since December 3, 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. Hochman is currently General Counsel at Ross LLP.
Hochman was president of the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission from 2011 to 2016. Nathan Hochman was elected as the Los Angeles County District Attorney in the 2024 Los Angeles County elections, defeating the incumbent George Gascón.
