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Supporters hold ‘paddle-out for justice’ in memory of Betty Lou Lamoreaux, Orange County’s first female Superior Court judge

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  • Duff McGrath, right, of Bonsall, nephew of former Orange County Superior Court Judge Betty Lou Lamoreaux, bows his head in prayer along with family, friends and supporters of the first female superior court judge in Orange County as they gather to walk three miles from the Lamoreaux Justice Center in Orange to the County of Orange Superior Court building in Santa Ana on Thursday, January 3, 2019, to honor Lamoreaux, who died in November, and to call for reform in the probate system. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A card in memory of former Orange County Superior Court Judge Betty Lou Lamoreaux for family, friends and supporters of the first female superior court judge in Orange County, who walked three miles from the Lamoreaux Justice Center in Orange to the County of Orange Superior Court in Santa Ana on Thursday, January 3, 2019, to honor Lamoreaux, who died in November and to call for reform in the probate system.(Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  • Janet McGraff, center, wife of Duff McGrath, nephew of former Orange County Superior Court Judge Betty Lou Lamoreaux, places a lei on all the family, friends and supporters of the first female superior court judge in Orange County as they gather to walk three miles from the Lamoreaux Justice Center in Orange to the County of Orange Superior Court building in Santa Ana on Thursday, January 3, 2019, to honor Lamoreaux, who died in November, and to call for reform in the probate system. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Duff McGrath, back center, nephew of former Orange County Superior Court Judge Betty Lou Lamoreaux, speaks to family, friends and supporters of the first female superior court judge in Orange County as they gather to walk three miles from the Lamoreaux Justice Center in Orange to the County of Orange Superior Court building in Santa Ana on Thursday, January 3, 2019, to honor Lamoreaux, who died in November, and to call for reform in the probate system. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Family, friends and supporters of former Orange County Superior Court Judge Betty Lou Lamoreaux, the first female superior court judge in Orange County, walk along N. Flower Street in Santa Ana during their three mile march from the Lamoreaux Justice Center in Orange to the County of Orange Superior Court building in Santa Ana on Thursday, January 3, 2019, to honor Lamoreaux, who died in November, and to call for reform in the probate system. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Family, friends and supporters of former Orange County Superior Court Judge Betty Lou Lamoreaux, the first female superior court judge in Orange County, walk along Memory Lane in Santa Ana during their three mile march from the Lamoreaux Justice Center in Orange to the County of Orange Superior Court building in Santa Ana on Thursday, January 3, 2019, to honor Lamoreaux, who died in November, and to call for reform in the probate system. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Duff McGrath, of Bonsall, nephew of former Orange County Superior Court Judge Betty Lou Lamoreaux, speaks to family, friends and supporters of the first female superior court judge in Orange County as they gather to walk three miles from the Lamoreaux Justice Center in Orange to the County of Orange Superior Court building in Santa Ana on Thursday, January 3, 2019, to honor Lamoreaux, who died in November, and to call for reform in the probate system. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Family, friends and supporters of former Orange County Superior Court Judge Betty Lou Lamoreaux, the first female superior court judge in Orange County, gather for a group photo just prior to walking three miles from the Lamoreaux Justice Center in Orange to the County of Orange Superior Court building in Santa Ana on Thursday, January 3, 2019, to honor Lamoreaux, who died in November, and to call for reform in the probate system. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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Family, friends and supporters of the late Betty Lou Lamoreaux, the first female Superior Court judge in Orange County, donned leis and gathered for a three-mile walk from the Lamoreaux Justice Center in Orange to the Orange County Superior Court building in Santa Ana on Thursday, Jan. 3, to honor Lamoreaux, who died in November at age 94. They were also there to call for reform in the probate system, which marred the final years of her life.

“This is our version of a paddle-out, a paddle-out for justice,” said Lamoreaux’s nephew, Duff McGrath, of Bonsall.

In memory of Lamoreaux, the documentary “The Guardians,” which explores allegations of corruption in the Nevada Guardianship and Family Court systems, will be shown at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4, at the Performing Arts Center at Clubhouse 3 in Laguna Woods.