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2 3 july 1950 los angeles , california , u.s. july 1 , 1985 1 , 2005 july 1 , 2001 july pepperdine university -lrb- b.a , j.d -rrb- 40th 15th 5th november 1 , 1985 july 1 , 1981 5 , 2008 july 1 , 2001 july monica hahn -lrb- divorced -rrb- dianne port.jpg feinstein and james hahn at the long beach james hahn james hahn in 2010 at the long beach port father : gordon hahn : kenneth hahn sister : janice hahn uncle richard riordan ira reiner ira reiner los angeles , california , u.s. democratic judge mayor of los angeles city attorney of los angeles city , controller of los angeles los angeles county , california superior court arnold schwarzenegger antonio villaraigosa rocky delgadillo rick tuttle churches of christ james hahn
 james kenneth hahn
james hahn

james kenneth `` jim '' hahn -lrb- born july 3 , 1950 -rrb- is an american lawyer , politician and member of the democratic party .
hahn was elected the 40th mayor of los angeles in 2001 .
he served until 2005 , at which time he was defeated in his bid for re-election .
prior to his term as mayor , hahn served in several other capacities for the city of los angeles , including deputy city attorney -lrb- 1975 -- 1979 -rrb- , city controller -lrb- 1981 -- 1985 -rrb- and city attorney -lrb- 1985 -- 2001 -rrb- .
hahn is the only individual in the city 's history to have been elected to all three citywide offices .
he is currently a sitting judge on the los angeles county superior court .
as mayor , hahn appointed bill bratton , the former nypd commissioner , as police chief of los angeles and chose not to renew bernard parks 's second term as chief .
bratton 's appointment is widely seen as leading to the sharp declines in los angeles ' crime rate and improved morale in the department .
hahn also led the successful campaign to defeat secession in the san fernando valley , hollywood , and san pedro , thereby keeping los angeles intact .
while he is noted primarily for these two accomplishments , they also helped lead to his unsuccessful re-election bid ; african americans upset at parks ' ousting and san fernando valley residents disappointed with the secession verdict had been the two constituencies that had propelled him to victory in 2001 .
hahn is the brother of congresswoman janice hahn , the nephew of former california state assemblyman and los angeles city councilman gordon hahn , and the son of former los angeles city councilman and long-time los angeles county supervisor kenneth hahn .
