Stephen Lachs | |
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| Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court | |
| In office September 17, 1979 – October 3, 1999 | |
| Appointed by | Jerry Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Michael Lachs[1] September 1939 (age 84) |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., LL.B.) |
Stephen Michael Lachs (born September 1939) is an American lawyer and retired judge. Lachs served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 1979 to 1999. He was the first openly gay judge appointed in the United States[2][3] and is thought to be the first openly gay judge appointed anywhere in the world.[3][4]
- ^ "Stephen Michael Lachs". Martindale. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Clendinen, Dudley; Nagourney, Adam (1999). Out for Good: The Struggle to Build a Gay Rights Movement in America. Simon & Schuster. pp. 411–412. ISBN 978-0-684-81091-1.
- ^ a b Nation's 1st Openly Gay Judge to Retire, Los Angeles Times (September 2, 1999).
- ^ Faderman, Lillian; Timmons, Stuart (3 August 2009). Gay L.A.: a history of sexual outlaws, power politics, and lipstick lesbians. University of California Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-520-26061-0.
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