
Career Highlights: Retired December 2020; Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2008; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1981-2008; attorney, San Fernando Legal Aid, 1979-81; attorney, California Rural Legal Assistance, 1977-79
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law, 1977
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - Ray Santana credits a childhood spent in East Los Angeles with giving him the right education. On the streets, Santana saw a civil rights movement unfold around him during the 1970 student marches known as the Chicano Moratorium, when students took to the streets demanding social justice. While at home, he learned that hard work was the route to academic success. "I rememb... (continued)