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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.
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.
Apr 12, 2024 · The case's presiding judge, Lance Ito, retired from his duties on the Los Angeles County Superior Court bench in 2015. Still, his decision to allow cameras inside the courtroom during...
Aug 19, 2023 · Retired Judge Lance Ito carries a watering can during a visit to his wife's grave at Forest Lawn. Peggy York died in 2021. (Steve Lopez/Los Angeles Times) From the trunk of his car, Ito retrieved...
Apr 11, 2022 · Judge Lance Ito retired in 2015 after presiding on more than 500 cases after the O.J. Simpson trial. He mainly worked on cases involving robberies, rapes, and murders, but none of them placed the judge under public scrutiny as much as the Simpson case.
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.
Sep 15, 2023 · Los Angeles Times. Sep 15, 2023. Steve Lopez/Los Angeles Times/TNS Former Judge Lance Ito attends to the grave of his wife Margaret “Peggy” York, at Forest Lawn memorial park. “Peggy”...
Oct 3, 2015 · Twenty years ago, 150 million people turned on their TVs, waiting for the moment for which the nation had anticipated for months — the verdict in the double murder case against former football pro...
About. Born and raised in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, Lance Griffin’s interest in activism started early. A close relationship with his grandfather, the late district judge Jacob Williams, helped instill the purpose and fight as a child that would carry him into adulthood. Likewise, his love and respect for his mother, Andrea Griffin ...
Oct 2, 2015 · Judge Lance Ito changed the course of televised trials by allowing cameras in the courtroom during the O.J Simpson trial, where Simpson was acquitted.