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Apr. 16, 2014

Joseph R. Porras

Just a generation after his father cleaned courtrooms as a janitor, Joseph Porras sits on the bench.

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Los Angeles County (East Los Angeles)

By Eric Neff

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - When Judge Joseph R. Porras was sworn onto the bench in 2012, he completed a one-generation rise that is the stuff of American dreams.

Porras' dad, Lupe, whom he speaks of affectionately at every turn as a charmer who can "talk to anybody," worked as a janitor for the Orange County Superior Court.

Now, at age 41, Porras is one of the newest judges in Los Angeles County Superior C... (continued)

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