Eventually, Judge Ito just gave up replacing his nameplate and his courtroom went unlabeled. If people wanted to find it, they had to ask for assistance from personnel in order to locate it. The nameplate-swiping incident just goes to show how popular the judge still was. Being a part of the trial of the century provided many career opportunities for the public figures involved with the case who opted to take advantage of them.
Judge Ito, however, returned to his regular life as a judge before the media circus had changed his life. Simpson trial, and for him, not much has changed. He became more popular than ever before, but his professional life went back to normal. It's probably [been] plus jury trials since O. However, he also expressed how much he was looking forward to retirement.
Many of the people involved in the O. Simpson case became part of our pop-culture lexicon during and after the trial. Comedy shows such as "Saturday Night Live" have come up with sketches of the trial and the different personalities involved, but one of the most popular bits came from "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. According to AV Club , The Dancing Itos made several appearances in the late-night show, dancing their way onto the stage. Because the Simpson trial was so popular, Jay Leno took advantage of it and his show's ratings went sky-high with the Dancing Itos' appearance.
Although The Dancing Itos became popular during the trial, the judge who inspired the bit had nothing to say about it. Judge Lance Ito retired in after presiding on more than cases after the O. Simpson trial. He mainly worked on cases involving robberies, rapes, and murders.
According to his friend, attorney Robert Philibosian, Ito was given those cases because of his expertise on the matter. He was assigned there because of his high level of expertise," Philibosian said via Romper. Although Ito has declined countless interviews in order to keep his personal life private, Philibosian said that Ito had been traveling with his wife after retiring and just spending time with his big group of friends. Although Ito has a controversial reputation because of his decisions during the O.
Simpson trial, his friends describe him as a decent guy, per NBC News. He had a sense of humor, but then it was like: Back to work. Ito's decision to televise the eight-month-long trial has been credited — for good or for bad — with forever changing the way criminal cases are publicized; some have called it one of the worst moves in American judicial history.
Despite inviting cameras into his courtroom, Ito was constantly angry with the media during the trial. He refused to speak to mainstream press after the verdict, and in the 20 years since, has barely done any interviews. Ito would not speak to NBC News for this story, but close friends say the publicity from the Simpson case didn't go to his head.
It's kind of amazing, considering the spotlight he got put on," said Sergio Robleto, the former commanding officer of the LAPD homicide unit who was also a detective.
Robleto has known him since , when Ito, then a young attorney, was asked to help police gather evidence in a gang member witness intimidation case. He introduced Ito to his wife, former detective Margaret Ann York, in a setting that was hardly romantic. Despite an unlikely beginning and bumps along the road — Ito's marriage to York, who rose to become the top woman in the LAPD, was seen by prosecutors as a possible conflict of interest in the Simpson case — the two celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary this year.
They have no children and regularly host cookouts for guests at their Pasadena mansion, friends say. Philibosian and Robleto describe Ito as loyal, as well as a prankster with a top-notch sense of humor.
His appreciation for comedy came in handy during the Simpson trial. He could joke at himself and others, which makes him a human being. He had a sense of humor, but then it was like: Back to work. Philibosian said he quietly spent the last 20 years on the ninth floor of the criminal courts building, where high-powered cases involving major murders, robberies, and rapes are tried.
He was assigned there because of his high level of expertise," Philibosian said. His courtroom wasn't easy to find: The Los Angeles Times reported a few years ago that after having his name plaque stolen so many times, Ito gave up and stopped replacing it. Prosecutors and defense attorneys alike saw him as a respectful judge who was very involved in his cases, according to Philibosian.
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