Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
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
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
LOS ANGELES — In small claims court, where plaintiffs and defendants often represent themselves and the amounts don’t exceed five figures, unique challenges abound. For Judge Ray A. Santana, his history as a longtime public defender and East Los Angeles native provide the tools to handle those hurdles.
In Santana’s downtown LA courtroom, high-priced attorneys are a rarity and multimillion-dollar resolutions an impossibil... (continued)
