Born August 2, 1950, what Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, achieved fame by presiding over the trial of Charles H. Keating, and may have been noticed as the judge in charge of the OJ Simpson trial?
Lance Ito Lance Ito Lance Allan Ito (born August 2, 1950) is a retired American judge best known for presiding over the O. J. Simpson murder case while on the bench of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. He heard felony criminal cases at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles. Ito was born in Los Angeles, to Jimmy and Toshi Ito. Both his parents were kept in Japanese American internment camps with their families during World War II. Ito attended John Marshall High School, where he was student body president and received the Scholar Athlete award in
Los Angeles County Superior Court Los Angeles County Superior Court The Superior Court of Los Angeles County is the California superior court located in Los Angeles County. It is the largest single unified trial court in the United States. The Los Angeles County Superior Court operates 47 courthouses throughout the county. , the Presiding Judge is Daniel Buckley. Sherri R. Carter is the Executive Officer/Clerk. With 5,400 employees and an annual budget of $850 million, the superior court operates nearly 600 courtrooms throughout the county. When California declared its statehood in 1849 and became a part of the United States, the first California Constitution authorized