“He is the first judge recalled in California in more than 80 years.”
My first thought also was also “Rose Bird”.
Actually, technically, the three jerry brown supreme court judges, rose bird, cruz reynosos and allen broussard were thrown out of office at a confirmation election. The campaign to remove all three was spearheded by the Dist Attorneys association. Although it was not a recall per se the effect was the same. It was the first time judges had been denied confirmation in the states history.