Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Elevated to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by unification, 2000, retired August 9, 2023; judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court,1989-2000; commissioner, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1989; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1982-89; deputy city attorney, Los Angeles, 1981-82; deputy attorney general, New York, 1978-80; assistant special prosecutor, New York, 1975-77
Law School: Boston University School of Law, 1975
Career Highlights: Elevated to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by unification, 2000, retired August 9, 2023; judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court,1989-2000; commissioner, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1989; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1982-89; deputy city attorney, Los Angeles, 1981-82; deputy attorney general, New York, 1978-80; assistant special prosecutor, New York, 1975-77
Law School: Boston University School of Law, 1975
LOS ANGELES — Judge Stephen A. Marcus said he believes calling defendants out for heinous acts is part of his job.
“I do think that it’s part of the judge’s role, public role of doing certain things,” he said. “I don’t do it in every case.”
He called Charles Ray Smith, the man responsible for the 49th Street Massacre shooting in 2006 that left three people dead, a “ruthless killer,” when... (continued)
