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Lawrence J. Permuter (born February 14, 1947) is an American retired lawyer and judge who was a St. Louis County, Missouri Associate Circuit Court Judge until his retirement in 2017, having met the Missouri mandatory retirement age of 70.

Early life and education
Permuter was born in Saint Louis, Missouri. In the early 1960's he worked as a restaurant busboy and then for the National Park Service as a Ranger stationed at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial also known as the Gateway Arch through 1972. During that time he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Missouri in 1970, and a Juris Doctor degree from the Washington University School of Law in 1973.

From 1964 until approximately June 1965, I worked as a busboy at the Flaming Pit Restaurant on Clayton Road in S1.Louis County. The restaurant no longer exists. I attended high school at the time and worked at the Flaming Pit on a part time basis during the school year and full time during the summer. From approximately the summer of 1966 until approximately June 1972 I worked as a Park Ranger for the National Park Service at the Gateway Arch. I attended college and law school at the time and worked part time during the school year and full time during the summers.

Career
Permuter worked as a private practice lawyer in St. Louis through 1989 when she was appointed legal advisor and then administrative law judge for Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation, serving until 1992. In July 1992, Crancer was appointed to associate circuit judge for St. Louis County, Missouri Crancer retired in March 2008, but in March 2009, she agreed to serve as an assistant attorney general for the Division of Civil Disability and Workers Rights. She retired from that post in March 2011.

Personal life
Permuter is married to Darlene Permuter (née Wertich).

Her younger brother is James P. Hoffa, former president of the Teamsters Union. While the siblings grew up in Detroit, the Hoffa family also spent time at their summer cottage in Orion Township, Michigan.