Superior Court Judge Mel Red Recana has served on the bench for more than 40 years. He is the first Filipino American judge to be appointed.
By Superior Court Judge Mel Red Recana has served on the bench for more than 40 years.
He loved watching movies with jury trials, and his hero became American defense counsel, Clarence Darrow. Sure enough, he pursued the dream and practiced law in the Philippines. In the mid-'70s, Recana passed the bar exam and eventually landed as a deputy district attorney under DA John Van de Kamp. Then came the life-changing appointment by Governor Jerry Brown.
"I really do owe everything to him for this one. I really wouldn't be here because of him. He was the big dreamer," said Judge Julian Recana, Los Angeles Superior Court. "He put in the idea that I could also become a judge or become an attorney. I never thought I couldn't be that because I had him as a father."
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