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Obituaries

Oct. 21, 2016

Michael Farrell 1938-2016

Retired Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Farrell, described by family and colleagues as a gentle giant who wielded a fair hand in the courtroom, died Sunday at 78 after a long battle with cancer.

By Eli Wolfe
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Retired Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Farrell, described by family and colleagues as a gentle giant who wielded a fair hand in the courtroom, died Sunday at 78 after a long battle with cancer.

Farrell was appointed to the Los Angeles Municipal Court by Gov. George Deukmejian in 1986. He was elevated to the superior court in 1989 and sat chiefly in the Van Nuys Co...

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