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Lance Ito

ランス・イトウ　/　らんす・いとう

American lawyer

August 2, 1950 (age 75)　・　Los Angeles, California, United States

California
lawyer
judge

My Take

What fascinates me about Lance Ito is how an unremarkable career path - a Los Angeles kid, UCLA, a steady seat on the bench - collided with one of the most televised trials in history. Presiding over the O. J. Simpson case in 1995 turned a working judge into an unwilling household name, and I respect how he tried to keep doing the quiet, procedural job while cameras devoured the room. I see him less as a celebrity than as a man who never asked for the spotlight yet had to perform composure inside it. That tension is what makes his story genuinely human to me.

Overview

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Lance Ito
Name (Japanese): ランス・イトウ
Reading: らんす・いとう
Born: August 2, 1950 (age 75)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Tiger
Origin: Los Angeles, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: lawyer / judge

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: John Marshall High School
University: University of California, Los Angeles

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%82%A6

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