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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001323119-12-000002
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	13F-HR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120514
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120514
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20120514

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Covington Capital Management
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001323119
		IRS NUMBER:				201253741
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		13F-HR
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	028-11340
		FILM NUMBER:		12839314

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET, SUITE 2000
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		213 629-7500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET, SUITE 2000
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90017
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE


Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:  March 31, 2012

Check here if Amendment [ ];  Amendment Number:

This Amendment (Check only one.):		[ ] is a restatement.
 						[ ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:			Covington Capital Management
Address:		601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2000
			Los Angeles, CA 90017
13F File Number:	028-11340

The Institutional Investment Manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct, and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this submission.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:			Dwight Liu
Title:			Chief Financial Officer
Phone:			213 629-7510

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/ D. Liu		Los Angeles, CA		May 14, 2012

Report Type (Check only one.):

[x]  13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ]  13F NOTICE.
[ ]  13F COMBINATION REPORT.

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:		None

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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE


Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:		None
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:		229
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:		$702,135,000

List of Other Included Managers:		None

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NAME OF ISSUER		TITLE	CUSIP		VALUE	SHARES/	SH/	PUT/	INVESTMENT	OTHER	    	VOTING AUTHORITY
			OF CLASS		(x$1000)PRN AMT	PRN	CALL	DISCRETION	MANAGERS	SOLE	SHARED	NONE


3M COMPANY		COM	88579Y101	5813 	65160	SH		DEFINED			X
ABB LTD			ADR	000375204	2489 	121960	SH		DEFINED			X
ABBOTT LABORATORIES	COM	002824100	9611 	156816	SH		DEFINED			X
ACCENTURE LTD		CL A	G1150G111	8597 	133292	SH		DEFINED			X
ACE LIMITED		ORD	G0070K103	2774 	37890	SH		DEFINED			X
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC	COM	00724F101	338 	9853	SH		DEFINED			X
AIR PROD & CHEMICALS	COM	009158106	3774 	41116	SH		DEFINED			X
ALLERGAN INC		COM	018490102	760 	7960	SH		DEFINED			X
ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE	COM	01988P108	2679 	161375	SH		DEFINED			X
ALTRIA GROUP		COM	02209S103	2012 	65168	SH		DEFINED			X
AMERICA MOVIL SERIES L	ADR	02364W105	447 	17984	SH		DEFINED			X
AMERICAN EXPRESS	COM	025816109	6317 	109184	SH		DEFINED			X
AMGEN INCORPORATED	COM	031162100	347 	5100	SH		DEFINED			X
ANADARKO PETROLEUM	COM	032511107	2207 	28172	SH		DEFINED			X
ANALOG DEVICES INC	COM	32654105	1098 	27180	SH		DEFINED			X
APACHE CORP		COM	037411105	5457 	54331	SH		DEFINED			X
APPLE COMPUTER		COM	037833100	15158 	25282	SH		DEFINED			X
ATT			COM	00206R102	2512 	80422	SH		DEFINED			X
AUTOMATIC DATA PROC	COM	053015103	4226 	76570	SH		DEFINED			X
AVERY DENNISON CORP	COM	053611109	541 	17970	SH		DEFINED			X
AVON			COM	054303102	304 	15715	SH		DEFINED			X
BANK OF AMERICA CORP	COM	060505104	1434 	149808	SH		DEFINED			X
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL	COM	071813109	542 	9074	SH		DEFINED			X
BECTON DICKINSON & CO	COM	075887109	1384 	17825	SH		DEFINED			X
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY	CL B	084670207	8896 	109622	SH		DEFINED			X
BHP BILLITON		ADR	088606108	3224 	44537	SH		DEFINED			X
BLACKROCK INC		COM	09247X101	5721 	27920	SH		DEFINED			X
BLOCK H&R INC		COM	093671105	221 	13400	SH		DEFINED			X
BOEING CO		COM	097023105	4234 	56936	SH		DEFINED			X
BP PLC ADR		ADR	055622104	6722 	149371	SH		DEFINED			X
BRE PPTYS INC MD	CL A	05564E106	234 	4622	SH		DEFINED			X
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO	COM	110122108	827 	24505	SH		DEFINED			X
BROADCOM CORP		CL A	111320107	1273 	32396	SH		DEFINED			X
C S X CORP		COM	126408103	323 	15000	SH		DEFINED			X
CATERPILLAR		COM	149123101	607 	5703	SH		DEFINED			X
CELGENE CORP		COM	151020104	906 	11685	SH		DEFINED			X
CERNER CORPORATION	COM	156782104	6325 	83055	SH		DEFINED			X
CHEVRONTEXACO CORP	COM	166764100	17579 	163967	SH		DEFINED			X
CHUBB CORPORATION	COM	171232101	1625 	23520	SH		DEFINED			X
CISCO SYSTEMS INC	COM	17275R102	4365 	206403	SH		DEFINED			X
CLOROX COMPANY		COM	189054109	3513 	51091	SH		DEFINED			X
COACH INC		COM	189754104	1646 	21300	SH		DEFINED			X
COCA COLA COMPANY	COM	191216100	8726 	117900	SH		DEFINED			X
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO	COM	194162103	7173 	73361	SH		DEFINED			X
CONOCOPHILLIPS		COM	20825C104	8807 	115867	SH		DEFINED			X
CORNING INC		COM	219350105	286 	20300	SH		DEFINED			X
COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW	COM	22160K105	2594 	28573	SH		DEFINED			X
CUMMINS INC		COM	231021106	2666 	22210	SH		DEFINED			X
DAILY JOURNAL CORP	COM	233912104	493 	6313	SH		DEFINED			X
DANAHER CORP DEL	COM	235851102	4915 	87759	SH		DEFINED			X
DEVON ENERGY CP NEW	COM	25179M103	5137 	72229	SH		DEFINED			X
DIAGEO PLC		ADR	25243Q205	661 	6849	SH		DEFINED			X
DISNEY WALT CO		COM	254687106	7588 	173328	SH		DEFINED			X
DOMINION RES INC	COM	25746U109	2203 	43015	SH		DEFINED			X
DOW CHEMICAL CO		COM	260543103	642 	18540	SH		DEFINED			X
DU PONT E I DE NEMOUR	COM	263534109	4963 	93815	SH		DEFINED			X
EMC CORP		COM	268648102	7105 	237798	SH		DEFINED			X
EATON CORP		COM	278058102	221 	4436	SH		DEFINED			X
EDISON INTERNATIONAL	COM	281020107	857 	20168	SH		DEFINED			X
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	COM	291011104	3287 	63003	SH		DEFINED			X
ENDEAVOUR INTL		COM	29259G101	594 	50109	SH		DEFINED			X
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION	COM	30231G102	35990 	414961	SH		DEFINED			X
FINANCIAL SELECT SPDR XLF	COM	30231G102	654 	41374	SH		DEFINED			X
FIRSTENERGY CORP	COM	81369Y605	603 	13235	SH		DEFINED			X
FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE PFD	COM	338480106	252 	17700	SH		DEFINED			X
FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE PFO	COM	33848E106	859 	78124	SH		DEFINED			X
FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE FFC	COM	338478100	2144 	118805	SH		DEFINED			X
FREEPORT MCMORN		CL B	35671D857	3289 	86463	SH		DEFINED			X
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP	COM	369550108	375 	5110	SH		DEFINED			X
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	COM	369604103	13766 	685905	SH		DEFINED			X
GENERAL MILLS INC	COM	370334104	638 	16175	SH		DEFINED			X
GENUINE PARTS		COM	372460105	1267 	20195	SH		DEFINED			X
GILEAD SCIENCES INC	COM	375558103	3267 	66873	SH		DEFINED			X
GOOGLE INC		CL A	38259P508	6552 	10218	SH		DEFINED			X
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY	COM	428236103	2228 	93497	SH		DEFINED			X
HOME DEPOT INC		COM	437076102	2076 	41260	SH		DEFINED			X
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL	COM	438516106	445 	7283	SH		DEFINED			X
HSBC			ADR	404280406	2653 	59760	SH		DEFINED			X
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	COM	452308109	1073 	18787	SH		DEFINED			X
INTEL CORP		COM	458140100	9933 	353307	SH		DEFINED			X
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES	COM	459200101	6922 	33177	SH		DEFINED			X
INTUIT INC		COM	461202103	4922 	81807	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES FTSE CHINA FXI	ETF	464287184	497 	13555	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI AUSTR EWA	ETF	464286103	1022 	43460	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI BRAZIL EWZ	ETF	464286400	1853 	28660	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI CDA EWC	ETF	464286509	4687 	165387	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI EAFE ECH	ETF	464286640	2706 	39620	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI EAFE EFA	ETF	464287465	11275 	205419	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI EMRGMKTEEM	ETF	464287234	1892 	44047	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI JPN EWJ	ETF	464286848	823 	80850	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI JPIDX EPP	ETF	464286848	5480 	125925	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI SINGAPAEWS	ETF	464286673	336 	26100	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES MSCI TAIWAN EWT	ETF	464286731	508 	37870	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES RUSS 2000 IWM	ETF	464287655	6855 	82781	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES RUSS MID IWR	ETF	464287499	520 	4700	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES RUSS 1000 IWB	ETF	464287622	1431 	18360	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES RUSS 1000 IWF	ETF	464287614	510 	7720	SH		DEFINED			X
ISHARES S&P 600 IJR	ETF	464287804	2970 	38925	SH		DEFINED			X
JM SMUCKER CO		COM NEW	832696405	1453 	17862	SH		DEFINED			X
JACOBS ENGINEERING GRP	COM	469814107	2955 	66594	SH		DEFINED			X
JOHNSON & JOHNSON	COM	478160104	14757 	223733	SH		DEFINED			X
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	COM	46625H100	7084 	154074	SH		DEFINED			X
KIMBERLY CLARK		COM	494368103	248 	3350	SH		DEFINED			X
KRAFT FOODS INC		CL A	50075N104	7957 	209346	SH		DEFINED			X
LABORATORY CORP OF AMER	COM NEW	50540R409	1401 	15300	SH		DEFINED			X
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP	COM	527288104	1924 	73703	SH		DEFINED			X
LILLY ELI & COMPANY	COM	532457108	1482 	36813	SH		DEFINED			X
LINCOLN ELECTRIC	COM	533900106	1056 	23275	SH		DEFINED			X
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP	COM	539830109	527 	5862	SH		DEFINED			X
LOWES COMPANIES INC	COM	548661107	6086 	193948	SH		DEFINED			X
M&T BANK		COM	55261F104	3131 	36040	SH		DEFINED			X
MANULIFE FINANCIAL	COM	56501R106	203 	14999	SH		DEFINED			X
MC CORMICK		COM	579780206	1927 	35400	SH		DEFINED			X
MC DONALDS CORP		COM	580135101	6093 	62106	SH		DEFINED			X
MCKESSON INC		COM	58155Q103	652 	7425	SH		DEFINED			X
MEAD JOHNSON 		COM	582839106	3062 	37119	SH		DEFINED			X
MEDTRONIC INC		COM	585055106	5220 	133185	SH		DEFINED			X
MERCK & CO INC		COM	589331107	6651 	173201	SH		DEFINED			X
METLIFE INC		COM	59156R108	344 	9200	SH		DEFINED			X
MICROSOFT CORP		COM	594918104	11709 	363014	SH		DEFINED			X
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS	COM	636518102	567 	19875	SH		DEFINED			X
NATIONAL OILWELL	COM	637071101	1317 	16575	SH		DEFINED			X
NEWS CORP LTD		CL A	65248E104	487 	24725	SH		DEFINED			X
NEXTERA ENERGY		COM	654106103	5663 	92715	SH		DEFINED			X
NIKE INC		CL B	654106103	5961 	54974	SH		DEFINED			X
NOVARTIS AG		ADR	66987V109	1998 	36060	SH		DEFINED			X
OMNICOM PARTNERS	COM	681919106	2028 	40040	SH		DEFINED			X
ONEOK PARTNERS LP	UT	68268N103	630 	11515	SH		DEFINED			X
ORACLE CORPORATION	COM	68389X105	6853 	235015	SH		DEFINED			X
PAYCHEX INC		COM	704326107	2858 	92236	SH		DEFINED			X
PEPSICO INCORPORATED	COM	713448108	9397 	141630	SH		DEFINED			X
PFIZER INCORPORATED	COM	717081103	12237 	540404	SH		DEFINED			X
PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC	COM	718172109	5231 	59037	SH		DEFINED			X
PLUM CREEK TIMBER	COM	729251108	978 	23525	SH		DEFINED			X
POTASH CORP SASK	COM	73755L107	2352 	51480	SH		DEFINED			X
POWERSHS PCEF		ETF	73936Q843	1117 	44715	SH		DEFINED			X
POWERSHS GLOBAL EXC PIO	ETF	73936T623	381 	21038	SH		DEFINED			X
POWERSHS ETF WATER PHO	ETF	73935X575	866 	45125	SH		DEFINED			X
POWERSHS WINDERHILL PBW	ETF	73935X500	298 	53625	SH		DEFINED			X
POWERSHS ETF PGX	ETF	73935X575	3388 	235748	SH		DEFINED			X
PROCTER & GAMBLE	COM	742718109	12023 	178891	SH		DEFINED			X
PUBLIC STORAGE		COM	74460D109	1537 	11125	SH		DEFINED			X
QUALCOMM INC		COM	747525103	10522 	154597	SH		DEFINED			X
ROPER INDUSTRIES	COM	776696106	2255 	22740	SH		DEFINED			X
ROWE T PRICE GROUP	COM	74144T108	2611 	39980	SH		DEFINED			X
ROYAL DTCH 1.25 GUILDER	NY REG	780257804	2339 	33347	SH		DEFINED			X
S J W CORP		COM	784305104	46843 	1942070	SH		DEFINED			X
SCHLUMBERGER LTD  	COM	806857108	5026 	71878	SH		DEFINED			X
SEMPRA ENERGY		COM	816851109	2171 	36205	SH		DEFINED			X
SPDR ENGY XLE		ETF	81369Y506	407 	5670	SH		DEFINED			X
SPDR DJ RE RWX		ETF	784634863	291 	7905	SH		DEFINED			X
SPDR GOLD SHARES GLD	ETF	78463V107	12824 	79102	SH		DEFINED			X
SPDR S&P DIV SDY	ETF	78462F103	460 	8125	SH		DEFINED			X
SPDR TRUST SPY		ETF	78462F103	5748 	40820	SH		DEFINED			X
SPDR S&P EMERG MKTS	ETF	784634533	1873 	36830	SH		DEFINED			X
SPDR TRUST MDY		ETF	78467Y107	9239 	51128	SH		DEFINED			X
STARBUCKS CORP		COM	855244109	2273 	40675	SH		DEFINED			X
STATE STREET CORP	COM	857477103	836 	18384	SH		DEFINED			X
STERICYCLE INC		COM	858912108	3655 	43697	SH		DEFINED			X
STRYKER CORP		COM	863667101	2130 	38385	SH		DEFINED			X
SYSCO CORP		COM	871829107	490 	16406	SH		DEFINED			X
TJX COS INC		COM	872540109	1834 	46190	SH		DEFINED			X
TARGET CORPORATION	COM	87612E106	6548 	112368	SH		DEFINED			X
TECH SEL SPDR XLK	ETF	81369Y803	511 	16950	SH		DEFINED			X
TETRA TECH		COM	88162G103	309 	11725	SH		DEFINED			X
TEVA PHARM INDS LTD	ADR	881624209	6460 	143367	SH		DEFINED			X
THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORP	COM	808513105	1146 	79715	SH		DEFINED			X
TIFFANY			COM	886547108	389 	5625	SH		DEFINED			X
TIME WARNER CABLE TWC	COM	88732J207	446 	5469	SH		DEFINED			X
TIME WARNER INC TWX	COM	887317303	592 	15690	SH		DEFINED			X
TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY	COM	892356106	2853 	31500	SH		DEFINED			X
TRANSOCEAN INC		COM	G90078109	1235 	22575	SH		DEFINED			X
U S BANCORP DEL NEW	COM NEW	902973304	561 	17716	SH		DEFINED			X
UNION PACIFIC CORP	COM	907818108	5651 	52580	SH		DEFINED			X
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	CL B	911312106	3136 	38847	SH		DEFINED			X
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES	COM	913017109	3634 	43813	SH		DEFINED			X
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC	COM	91324P102	1317 	22340	SH		DEFINED			X
VF CORP			COM	918204108	4176 	28610	SH		DEFINED			X
VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW	COM	91913Y100	475 	18413	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD ALLWORLD VSS	ETF	922042718	1856 	20866	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD CNSMR DISC VCR	ETF	92204A108	253 	3500	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD DIV APPREC VIG	ETF	921908844	3162 	54011	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD EMG MKT VWO	ETF	922042858	6894 	158589	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD ENERGY VDE	ETF	92204A306	973 	9250	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD EURPAC VEA	ETF	921943858	4885 	143550	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD EURO VGK	ETF	922042874	3171 	68801	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD MIDCAP VIP VO	ETF	922908629	1168 	14320	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD INTL EQTY VEU	ETF	922042775	3553 	80348	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD LARGE CAP VV	ETF	922908637	1556 	24144	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD PACIFIC VPL	ETF	922042866	2155 	40546	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD SMCAP VIP VB	ETF	922908751	708 	8990	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD TOTAL STK VTI	ETF	922908769	463 	6412	SH		DEFINED			X
VANGUARD WLDFDHEALTHVHT	ETF	92204A504	274 	4050	SH		DEFINED			X
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS	COM	92343V104	6475 	169363	SH		DEFINED			X
VISA INC CL A		CL A	92826C839	228 	1928	SH		DEFINED			X
VODAFONE GROUP PLC	ADR	92857W100	7415 	267971	SH		DEFINED			X
WAL-MART STORES INC	COM	931142103	4925 	80468	SH		DEFINED			X
WARNACO GROUP INC	COM	934390402	263 	4500	SH		DEFINED			X
WASHINGTON POST		CL B	939640108	383 	1025	SH		DEFINED			X
WASTE MANAGEMENT	COM	94106L109	3836 	109725	SH		DEFINED			X
WATSON PHARM		COM	942683103	1204 	17950	SH		DEFINED			X
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW	COM	949746101	6886 	201696	SH		DEFINED			X
WILLIAMS COMPANIES	COM	969457100	2847 	92394	SH		DEFINED			X
WISDOM TREE ELD		ETF	97717X867	752 	14485	SH		DEFINED			X
XYLEM INC		COM	98419M100	386 	13900	SH		DEFINED			X
YUM BRANDS INC		COM	988498101	477 	6705	SH		DEFINED			X
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