Melville was born in 1941 and studied at
San Diego State University and
Hastings College of the Law,
University of California. Melville became an attorney for the firm Melville & Iwasko and became a state certified specialist in
family law. Melville served as a
deputy district attorney in the
San Bernardino County district attorney's office for two years.
People v. Jackson In 2005,
Michael Jackson was accused of
child molestation by a 13-year-old boy. The case
went to court and Melville was appointed the presiding judge. Prior to the start of the trial, Melville had cameras from the courtroom, put a gag order on both sides and oversaw a three-day
jury selection procedure. ==References==