Flags Lowered to Honor Judge
County courthouse flags were flown at half-staff Thursday in honor of former Judge John F. Aiso, the first Nisei to hold a judicial position in the United States.
Aiso, 78, who died Tuesday from head injuries suffered when he was assaulted at a Hollywood gas station two weeks ago, was the highest-ranking first-generation Japanese-American in the U.S. armed forces During World War II.
A graduate of Harvard Law School, Aiso was appointed a Municipal Court judge in 1952. He retired from the bench in 1973, after serving as judge in Los Angeles-based Municipal, Superior and Appellate courts.
County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, who knew Aiso for more than 40 years, asked that the flags be lowered in the judge’s honor.
Arco is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Aiso’s assailant.
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