After 56 courtrooms go dark by June 30, Ito, who presided over the O.J. Simpson murder trial in 1995, will be reassigned to handle cases for which no other judge is available.

The O.J. Simpson trial in the mid-1990s brought newfound fame to people in the fields of law, forensics and entertainment. Names such as Marcia Clark, Lance Ito, and Mark Fuhrman became widely ...

POOL/AFP via Getty O. J. Simpson sits in Superior Court in Los Angeles 08 December 1994 during an open court session where Judge Lance Ito denied a media attorney's request to open court ...

From “The Tonight Show's” “Dancing Itos'" (a parody of Simpson trial Judge Lance Ito) to bombastic lawyer Jackie Chiles (Phil Morris' caricature of Johnnie Cochran) on "Seinfeld," the ...

"We were told by Judge [Lance] Ito, 'Nobody make a noise,'" Denise Brown said during an interview that aired on "Good Morning America." "And then I heard [Ron Goldman's sister] Kim scream, and I ...

One of the key sources of their anger: Judge Lance Ito, who presided over the criminal trial. "If I had to place blame anywhere, I'd place it at the feet of Judge Ito," said Fred Goldman, Ronald's ...

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 ...

Superior Court Judge Lance Ito said the severity of Keating's crimes merited the maximum sentence. "This whole situation has been a tragedy for everyone involved," he said.