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Obituaries

Oct. 7, 2019

Los Angeles judge, WWII veteran Samuel Mayerson dies at 96

Samuel Mayerson, Patty Hearst prosecutor and Los Angeles Superior Court judge, died Sept. 30 of natural causes.

Los Angeles judge, WWII veteran Samuel Mayerson dies at 96

Samuel Mayerson, Patty Hearst prosecutor and Los Angeles Superior Court judge, died Sept. 30 of natural causes. He would have been 97 on Sunday.

Friends and colleagues remembered him as a principled and knowledgeable judge in the courtroom and a funny man with a soft heart outside it.

"He was old fashioned in that you had to be prepared. ... It was your responsibility to be prepared, both for the ...

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