Michael Gennaco, a former federal prosecutor with decades of experience reviewing police use-of-force cases, will serve as the special prosecutor overseeing two high-profile shooting cases.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman has hired a special prosecutor for cases of police misconduct, his office announced Thursday. Hochman previously fired his predecessor’s appointee shortly after taking office last month.

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors recently approved the hiring of a new special prosecutor to investigate police misconduct cases. This decision comes less than a month after District Attorney Nathan Hochman moved to remove the person his predecessor had appointed for the role.

As a former Chief of the Civil Rights Section for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California, Michael Gennaco has a distinguished record of prosecuting police misconduct cases LOS ANGELES — District Attorney Nathan J.