Obituaries
May 21, 2015
Richard L. Wells, 1921-2015
Former judge Richard Leslie Wells, known for being the then-youngest superior court judge at the age of 40, died in Brentwood on May 1. He was 93.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Former judge Richard Leslie Wells, known for being one of the youngest superior court judges on the bench at the time, died in Brentwood on May 1. He was 93.
Wells started his judicial career as a municipal court judge in Los Angeles and was elevated to the superior court by then-Gov. Edmund G. ?Pat? Brown in 1961 at age 40.
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