L.A. Judge Michael Sauer to retire

Los Angeles judge Michael Sauer is retiring, the Metropolitan New-Enterprise reported.

Then-Gov. Ronald Reagan appointed Sauer to Los Angeles Municipal Court in 1972. He was elevated to Superior Court in 2000 when the two courts combined. He worked mostly in misdemeanor, preliminary hearing and arraignment courts, according to Met News.

Sauer made headlines last year as the judge who sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in jail for violating probation.

His last day will be on June 5, though he won't officially retire until a month later.