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Lance Ito. Lance Allan Ito (born August 2, 1950) is an American retired judge, best known for presiding over the criminal trial for the O. J. Simpson murder case, held in the Los Angeles County Superior Court in 1995. Early life and career. Ito was born in Los Angeles to Jim Ito and Toshi Ito.
Aug 19, 2023 · By Steve Lopez. Columnist Follow. Aug. 19, 2023 8:25 AM PT. Lance Ito drove slowly up the hill under the hazy light of a Los Angeles summer morning, past rows of graves, hoping to run into some...
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Apr 12, 2024 · Among those who backed him was the judge in the Simpson criminal case, Lance Ito, who is now retired. Alan Dershowitz
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Apr 12, 2024 · Lance Ito was the presiding judge of the 1994-1995 trial that acquitted O.J. Simpson of murdering his ex-wife and her friend. He retired from the bench in 2015 and lives a private life.
Oct 3, 2015 · The televised trial catapulted many in that courtroom to national fame, including the man who presided over the shocking Oct. 3, 1995, acquittal: Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lance Ito.
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Aug 19, 2023 · Retired Judge Lance Ito cleans the grave marker of his wife, Peggy York, a trailblazing LAPD detective who was the inspiration for the "Cagney & Lacey" TV show. (Steve Lopez / Los Angeles Times)
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Apr 12, 2024 · FILE - Judge Lance Ito views evidence with a magnifying glass during O.J. Simpson’s double-murder trial, Aug. 25, 1995, in Los Angeles. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died.