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Obituaries

Apr. 4, 2024

Malcolm H. Mackey, 1929 — 2024

Long-serving Los Angeles County judge ‘never met a stranger’

Retired Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Malcolm H. Mackey

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Malcolm H. Mackey, who retired in January after 45 years as a judge, died Monday from complications of pneumonia. He was 94.

“The law was everything to him,” his daughter, attorney Kristie Swartzon, said. “He was gregarious. He always said he never met a stranger because he would just talk to anyone. He was very outgoing.”

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