The Hon. Ralph A. Amado, Commissioner of the Los Angeles Superior Court, died Oct. 17. He was 68.
Amado was appointed to the court in 1989, after working as a deputy City Attorney and as a criminal defense attorney. He served as president of the board of directors of Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel, and was a member of its board for over 40 years. An advocate of Jewish camping and supporter of the growth of URJ Camp Newman, Amado was also committed to the State of Israel. He supported many programs, including the Jewish National Fund, American Jewish Committee and Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem as well as the newly endowed Maurice Amado Professorship of Applied Jewish Ethics at California State University, Northridge.
Amado is survived by his wife, Honey Kessler Amado; children Jessica, Micah and Gabrielle; siblings Theodore Amado, Ellen Amado, Rabbi Stephen and Robin (Kessler) Einstein, and Gary and Gayle Kessler; father-in-law Bernard Kessler; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Malinow and Silverman
