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Judges and Judiciary

Apr. 10, 2007

Referee Brought Innovation to Juvenile-Dependency Court

LOS ANGELES - Julius Yale Libow, a retired Los Angeles County Superior Court senior referee who was instrumental in introducing mediation and other innovative programs to the juvenile-dependency court, has died. He was 85.

By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - Julius Yale Libow, a retired Los Angeles County Superior Court senior referee who was instrumental in introducing mediation and other innovative programs to the juvenile-dependency court, has died. He was 85.
      Libow, who many considered the "grandfather" of the modern dependency court, died at his San Leandro home March 5, less than t...

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