Less than two minutes after taking his seat as L.A.'s newest police commissioner, Matt Johnson was elected president on Tuesday of the five-member panel tasked with overseeing the LAPD.
The 47-year-old entertainment lawyer said he was "honored and humbled" to join the board, calling the Police Commission "the most important commission in the city of Los Angeles, particularly at this moment in history."
Johnson, who is the board's only African American member, said he would set forth specific goals "in the near future," but said he looked forward to hearing from both the public and police officers about the LAPD.