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Jul. 24, 2009

Books to Bench

Superior Court Judge Ray Santana said a strict uncle kept him busy studying and off the streets of East L.A.; Lawyers say the former longtime public defender is 'fair and friendly.'

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Books to Bench
Los Angeles County (Metropolitan) Superior Court
By Sandra Hernandez
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)

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