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Nov. 1, 2010

J.D. Lord

Long Beach Judge J.D. Lord taps his own life when sentencing new offenders.

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J.D. Lord

John D. Lord

Los Angeles County Superior Court (Long Beach)
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By Ciaran McEvoy

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LONG BEACH - As a reformed teen criminal, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge J.D. Lord is known for handing down tough sentences to first-time offenders, recalling how his life's experience affected him.

At 15, he was convicted of a burglary charge in his native Kansas. Lord and his buddies had slipped into an unlocked home while its occupants were away, made themselves dinner, then left behind dirty d... (continued)

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