[T-Bird45]

The title sheriff is derived from the Old English shire rieve, the name for the highest law enforcement authority of the area. The role and authority is embedded in common law and courts have not gone contrary to that structure. However, funding is another matter so the federal funds that support LE operations could be at risk for use as leverage to get the LACSO to reconsider.

[jmacusa]

Actually the shire was the knights estate. When he was off fighting for the king he left his property in the hands of a rieve. Hence the the term shire rieve or sheriff.