Friday, June 22, 2018

Celebrating Pride Month - Stephen Lachs, first openly gay judge appointed in the U.S.



Stephen Lachs is the first openly gay judge appointed to the bench in the U.S.  In September `1979 he was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to the Los Angeles County Superior Court.  He served from 1979-1999.

In 1999, he was hired by Michael Jackson and his ex-wife to mediate their custody dispute.



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