Judges and Judiciary
Nov. 8, 2003
His 'Fever' for Civil Rights Led Jurist to Law School
LOS ANGELES - Commissioner Gerald T. Richardson remembers his courtroom reaction to the 1987 felony prosecution of Leonard James Hazlett, a 38-year-old homeless man who had stolen a $1.49 package of bologna from a San Fernando Valley market.
Court Commissioner
Los Angeles Superior Court
Career highlights: Elevated to Superior Court by unification, 2000; elected as court commissioner by Los Angeles Municipal Court judges, 1988; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County public-defender's office, 198...
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