Eunice Durden Simpson, O.J. Simpson's mother, took the stand as a defense witness on July 10, 1995, examined by Johnnie Cochran. Her testimony offered the jury a personal, familial portrait of the defendant — she identified herself as the mother of four children, with O.J. as her second son, and provided background details including the origin of his name, Orenthal James, which he never liked. Her appearance was brief but deliberate, a single day of testimony designed to humanize Simpson before the jury during the defense's case.