Stephen Lachs

Stephen Lachs
Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court
In office
September 17, 1979 – October 3, 1999
Appointed byJerry Brown
Personal details
BornStephen Michael Lachs
September 1939 (age 86)
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles (B.A., LL.B.)
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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 and is thought to be the first openly gay judge appointed anywhere in the world.