O.J. Simpson Murder Trial Judge Endorses Ex-Prosecutor Chris Darden on Judicial Campaign

Then-Deputy District Attorney Chris Darden asks Judge Lance Ito in the O.J. Simpson case to bar the defense from asking Los Angeles Police detective Mark Fuhrman if he ever uttered a racial epithet in Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 1995. Poo/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Former prosecutor Christopher Darden has received the backing of retired Judge Lance Ito in his run for a seat on the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Mr. Darden’s campaign announced Nov. 13.

Mr. Darden and Mr. Ito are well known for their roles in the televised 1994 O.J. Simpson murder trial, but they have a longer history. Previously, Mr. Darden and Mr. Ito worked together as prosecutors in the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office in what was then known as the Hardcore Gang Division.