Skip to content- 1916-1921 Adolph O. Juel, San Francisco PD
- 1921-1922 Clarence S. Morrill, CII, Sacramento
- 1922-1923 Fred B. Kutz, Long Beach PD
- 1923-1925 Harry H. Caldwell, Oakland PD
- 1925-1926 Walter J. Macy, San Diego PD
- 1926-1927 Burton F. Becker, Alameda Co. SO
- 1927-1928 Herman J. Zabel, Orange Co. SO
- 1928-1929 William Jones, Fresno Co. SO
- 1929-1930 Oscar W. Bottorff, San Bernardino Co. SO
- 1930-1931 John R. MacDonald, Tulare PD
- 1931-1932 Carl J. Wallace, Ventura Co. SO
- 1932-1933 Howard L. Barlow, Los Angeles PD
- 1933-1934 Emmett Hogan, San Francisco PD
- 1934-1935 M. F. Nuremberg, Los Angeles Co. SO
- 1935-1936 Charles J. Ogle, Sacramento Co. SO
- 1936-1937 William A. Snare, Kern Co. SO
- 1937-1938 Wilbur N. Hildebrand, Los Angeles PD
- 1938-1939 Francis X. LaTulipe, San Francisco PD
- 1939-1940 Lloyd E. Christiansen, Long Beach PD
- 1940-1941 Arthur W. Anderson, Oakland PD
- 1941-1943 Robert S. Seares, Pasadena PD
- 1943-1946 Fred Harnden, Alameda Co. SO
- 1946-1947 Thomas R. McGaff, Orange Co. SO
- 1947-1948 Michael N. Canlis, San Joaquin Co. SO
- 1948-1949 Richard T. Heap, Reno (NV) PD
- 1949-1950 George H. Brereton, CII, Sacramento
- 1950-1951 Richard M. Bradley, Santa Ana PD
- 1951-1952 Roland T. Sherry, Berkeley PD
- 1952-1953 Harry V. Skoog, Inglewood PD
- 1953-1954 James G. Brewer, CHP
- 1954-1955 Rollin K. Anderson, Pasadena PD
- 1955-1956 Arthur J. McQuillan, Oakland PD
- 1956-1957 Randall J. Jerabek, Long Beach PD
- 1957-1958 August Meister, CII, Sacramento
- 1958-1959 Howard E. Bowman, Ventura Co. SO
- 1959-1960 Ivan F. Commons, San Joaquin Co. SO
- 1960-1961 Walter P. Sorensen, Santa Monica PD
- 1961-1962 Dallas J. Seevers, Reno (NV) PD
- 1962-1963 A. Reed McLaughlin, Los Angeles PD
- 1963-1964 Charles W. Braun, Shasta Co. SO
- 1964-1965 Ralph Bradford, Long Beach PD
- 1965-1966 Ed Ehrhardt, Lodi PD
- 1966-1967 Richard J. Dubbe, Imperial Co. SO
- 1967-1968 Earle T. Simmons, CII, Sacramento
- 1968-1969 Ray G. Jones, Inglewood PD
- 1969-1970 Benjamin J. Seibel, Santa Cruz Co. SO
- 1970-1971 George T. Pletts, Laguna Beach PD
- 1971-1972 Joseph S. Azzarello, San Jose PD
- 1972-1973 Robert A. Zippel, Anaheim PD
- 1973-1974 Jack K. Partlow, Siskiyou Co. SO
- 1974-1975 Robert F. Topliff, Downey PD
- 1975-1976 Spiro P. Vasos, DOJ, Sacramento
- 1976-1977 Robert W. Luxembourger, Orange Co. SO
- 1977-1978 Frank E. Hart, Reno (NV) PD
- 1978-1979 William C. Mellett, Long Beach PD
- 1979-1980 Albert D. Flores, Fresno Co. SO
- 1980-1981 Leonard L. Berdan, Santa Monica PD
- 1981-1982 Rolf L. Owre, DOJ, Sacramento
- 1982-1983 Dell W. Freeman, Los Angeles Co. SO
- 1983-1984 James F. Kane, Sacramento PD
- 1984-1985 Richard J. Howie, Westminster PD
- 1985-1986 Robert E. Prouty, DOJ, Sacramento
- 1986-1987 William B. Corson, Long Beach PD
- 1987-1988 E. Loy Cluney, California Department of Justice, Sacramento
- 1988-1989 Dwight J. Holmbom, Oxnard PD
- 1989-1990 Donna E. Jewett, San Jose PD
- 1990-1991 Douglas A. Coleman, Santa Maria PD
- 1991-1992 John P. Thompson, Rohnert Park DPS
- 1992-1993 Donald J. Fandry, Los Angeles Co. SO
- 1993-1994 Wally Briefs, Sunnyvale DPS
- 1994-1995 Ann Punter, Ontario PD
- 1995-1996 Mark Hawthorne, San Francisco PD
- 1996-1997 Gary R. Jackson, Orange Co. SO
- 1997-1998 George Jewett, Mountain View PD
- 1998-1999 Diana Castro, Los Angeles PD
- 1999-2000 Alan McRoberts, Los Angeles Co. SO
- 2000-2001 Darrell R. Klasey, A T F
- 2001-2002 Tony Clark-Stewart, San Mateo Sheriff
- 2002-2003 Marvin Spreyne, Riverside District Attorney's Office
- 2003-2004 Jeanne Clark, California Department of Justice, Sacramento
- 2004-2005 Russ Silcock, Santa Clara Sheriff
- 2005-2006 Robert Goss, San Bernardino PD
- 2006-2007 Steve Nash, Marin County Sheriff's Dept.
- 2007-2008 Marilyn Dunne, Los Angeles Police Department
- 2008-2009 Michael Gaynor, San Francisco PD
- 2009-2010 Ricardo Tomboc, San Bernardino Police Dept.
- 2010-2011 Donna Kimmel-Lake, Napa County Sheriff's Dept.
- 2011-2012 Edwardo Palma, San Diego Police Dept.
- 2012-2013 Ramon Rivera, Elkgrove Police Department
- 2013-2014 Peter Williams, Riverside Sheriff's Department
- 2014-2015 Cindy Hull, Cindy K. Hull & Associates- Forensic Consulting Services
- 2015-2016 Mark Waldo, Santa Ana Police Department
- 2016-2017 Elizabeth Troxel, California Department of Justice, Sacramento
- 2017-2018 Philip Hess, Sacramento County DA's Laboratory of Forensic Services
- 2018-2019 Cyrena Viellieux-Matsutani, Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office
- 2019-2020 Allen Brogdon, Glendale Police Department
- 2020-2021 Tara Fahey, Santa Clara Co SO.
- 2021-2022 Tony Nguyen, Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department
- 2022-2023 Nicole Osborn, Los Angeles Police Department
- 2023-2024 Jeff Cecil, Bakersfield Police Department