This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Obituaries

Jan. 18, 2018

Former judge, defense lawyer recalled as role model

The former judge and criminal defense attorney, who was seen as a pioneer by other Latino attorneys, passed away Jan. 3 of heart failure.

Former judge, defense lawyer recalled as role model
Orozco

Richard E. Orozco, a former judge and criminal defense attorney who was seen as a pioneer by other Latino attorneys, died Jan. 3 of heart failure. He was 88.

Orozco and his late wife's ashes will be interned together Feb. 16 at Fort Ord in Monterey Bay, where the former Santa Ana Municipal Court judge received military training as a young man, according to his son-in-law and Los Angeles County assistant public defender Ruben Marquez...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$895, but save $100 when you subscribe today… Just $795 for the first year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up