- [reporter] aaron persky is coming under fire. - [crowd] fire aaron persky, fire aaron persky. - [reporter] activists have targeted judge persky through a recall election. - we need judges who understand sexual assault and domestic violence. judge persky does not. (crowd cheers) - people widely recognize that women who have been victimized by men have not received justice. - people have just had enough. they've had enough of women being marginalized. - [reporter] the numbers are in. 62% of the voters recalling judge persky. - [reporter] persky is the first california judge recalled since 1932 and what was also viewed as one of the first electoral tests of the #metoo movement. - when a fire is started, and i think of this the anger over this case, as a kind of fire, a lot of things are gonna get burned. (somber music) - before i became district attorney, i was a deputy district attorney for 15 years. one of the concepts within justice is holding someone accountable for what they have done. - [reporter] frustrated prosecutors say this isn't justice. - i had hoped for more time. we fought for

> i knew documentary shor premiering tonight on msnb explores a 2018 recall o california judge aaron perskynt it' deemed too lenient by, many in the infamous sexual assaul case involving barack turner well the voters were called -- by a 23 point margin, th question still lingers about the effect on criminal sentencing here is a scene from the recal referendum >> the judge in this case ha the legal right to make th decision that he made. i think it was the wrong decision, but the law allowe him to make that decision. what if that george is decidin whether these abortion regulations are awful, and the judges in a place where a lo of people do not like abortion do you want the judge to say, am living in kansas, and so know what people here, think some gonna do what they want you want the judge to follow the law. >> joining me now is harvard law lecturer and a nominated czar actor of the recall reframe, rebecca richmon cullen rebecca, thank you for comin to the sunday show what drew you into this story, and why did you want to explor the election personally? >> the silicon importan opportunity