
Career Highlights: Retired March 2022; appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2009; commissioner, Los Angeles Superior Court, 2001-09; supervising attorney, Children's Law Center, Los Angeles, 1991-2001; deputy public defender, Orange County, 1980-90; associate, Newman, Chrisman & Faith, West Covina, 1978-90
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, 1978
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Judge Randall Pacheco is so amiable and easy-going some family-law litigants might think they can pull the wool over his eyes.
That would be a mistake, some attorneys say.
"He is one of the... most clear-thinking judges I've ever appeared before," said Long Beach attorney Warren A. Harms.
Pacheco's strength is analyzing evidence, Harms said. "He's good at ge... (continued)