Judge Rosalyn Lenz is a trial judge.
History[]
When she presided over the trial of metal musician Clarence "C-Square" Carmichael for the rape of Julia Wood, Carmichael's defense, Professor Adele Diamond, filed a motion for Judge Lenz's recusal. A distance relative was in a legal battle with Carmichael over a failed restaurant. Stone tried to fight the motion, seeing it as Diamond wanting a male judge on the bench, but Judge Lenz stepped down in the end and was replaced by Andrew Barsky. (L&O: "Discord")
Cases Tried[]
- People vs. Clarence Carmichael (L&O: "Discord")
- Recused herself from the trial after it was found that a distant relative of Judge Lenz had been suing Carmichael, and was replaced by Judge Andrew Barsky.
- People vs. Allison Hall (L&O: "Doubles")
- People vs. Elias Grace (L&O: "Mega")
- Accepted a plea of guilty for 6 counts of murder to be served consecutively.
- Sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment.
Arraignments[]
- People vs. Daniel Magadan, Jr. (L&O: "Confession")
- Remanded the defendant without bail.
- People vs. Sherri Quinn & Roger Quinn (L&O: "Who Let the Dogs Out?")
- Released the defendants on their own recognizance.
Appearances[]
- Law & Order (5 seasons, 6 episodes):
- Season 1: "Sonata for Solo Organ"
- Season 2: "Confession"
- Season 4: "Discord" • "Doubles"
- Season 10: "Mega"
- Season 12: "Who Let the Dogs Out?"