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Gregory
D. Totten was elected district attorney of Ventura
County in March 2002 and assumed office on November
1, 2002. He is a graduate of Pepperdine University
School of Law and joined the Ventura County District
Attorney's Office in 1982. In 1999, he was appointed
chief assistant district attorney after serving
trial assignments and supervisory roles throughout
the divisions of the office.
He also served as executive director of the California District Attorneys Association from 1993 to 1996, managing the association's training efforts and acting as its chief spokesperson for legislative changes designed to better protect the citizens of California. Mr. Totten was also the founding executive director of the Institute for the Advancement of Criminal Justice.
Throughout his professional career, Mr. Totten has worked to protect and expand the rights of crime victims. Among numerous professional activities and awards, he has been named Pepperdine University School of Law Distinguished Alumnus, MADD's California Statewide Law Enforcement Honoree, Ventura County Kiwanis' Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. He has lectured at state and national prosecutor symposia on topics such as principle-centered leadership, elder abuse issues, gang strategies, homicide prosecution techniques, asset forfeitures, and victim impact evidence in death penalty cases.
Mr. Totten serves on the board of directors for the California District Attorneys Association and the Ventura County Bar Association. He is a member of the Pepperdine University School of Law Board of Visitors. He also serves on the boards of community groups including Crime Victims United, City Impact, Camarillo Health Care District Advisory Panel, Rebuilding Together Ventura County, United Way of Ventura County, Ventura Police Activities League, and the Ventura County Council Boy Scouts of America.
Mr. Totten, his wife Irene, and their daughter reside in Camarillo.
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