Long Beach prosecutor receives endorsement from former DA

LOS ANGELES -- Former Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti has endorsed a local prosecutor for the job of DA.
The campaign for Deputy District Attorney Danette Meyers, who is prosecuting the necklace theft case against Lindsay Lohan, announced Garcetti's endorsement Wednesday.
"She is a premier trial lawyer with more significant felony trial experience than 99 percent of her colleagues," Garcetti said in the statement released by Meyers' campaign. "But Danette is more than simply a very accomplished trial lawyer, she is also a leader, a visionary and a person who clearly understands and accepts the responsibilities of being the elected district attorney heading an office of 1,000 prosecutors."
Meyers was most recently assigned to the DA's Long Beach office and handled several high profile felony prosecutions.
In the race for district attorney she is facing Deputy District Attorney Alan Jackson and Mario Trujillo, who is in charge of the District Attorney's Bellflower office.
Jacquelyn Lacey, who was promoted a week ago by District Attorney Steve Cooley to chief deputy district attorney, has formed an exploratory committee to determine if she will run for the top seat.
Cooley, who will finish his third term in 2012, has not yet ruled out running for a fourth term.