A Los Angeles County judge on Wednesday ordered new District Attorney George Gascón to show why criminal justice reforms he enacted — which county prosecutors say conflict with state law — should not be blocked. The order by L.A. County Superior Court Judge David J. Cowan stems from a lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Association of Deputy District Attorneys of Los Angeles (ADDA). The union’s lawsuit comes less than a month after Gascón took office and enacted reforms prosecutors run afoul of state laws including the state’s Three Strikes Law. In a statement following Cowan’s order, Gascón acknowledged the criminal justice system will take time to adjust to his reforms — which he said voters demanded by electing him over the incumbent D.A. Jackie Lacey.