Appointed to the Municipal Court Bench by Governor George Deukmejian in 1987, Judge Melville served in that capacity for 3 years. Elevated by Governor Deukmejian in 1990 he has served on the Superior Court for 13 years. During these 16 years on the bench Judge Melville has experienced every type of litigation.
Judge Melville currently serves as the Presiding Judge for the Superior Court while simultaneously serving as the Supervising Judge of the Civil Division. His current term in those positions will continue until January 2005, when he will become the Court’s Presiding Judge. He has previously completed two terms of service as the Court’s Presiding Judge, most recently in 2001-2002.
As a Superior Court Judge he has extensive experience in Criminal, Civil, Family Law and Probate matters. He was instrumental in establishing the Court’s first Substance Abuse Treatment Court. As a private attorney in the firm of Melville & Iwasko he distinguished himself as a competent and capable trial lawyer with his work in Criminal and Civil matters. During this time he became a State Certified Specialist in Family Law. Prior to moving to Santa Maria in 1971 he served as a deputy district attorney in the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office for 2 years.
During his career several professional associations have recognized Judge Melville’s leadership:
- He served on the California Judges Association, Executive Board from 1997 to 2000.
- In 2001 he received a distinguished award as the, “The Chief Probation Officers of California’s, Judicial Officer of the Year for 2001.”
- In 2003 he was honored for his work in developing a mental health treatment court with, “The California Coalition for Mental Health, Outstanding Mental Health Advocate Award.”
Education
San Diego State University, San Diego, California 1965
Hastings College of the Law, University of California, 1968
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