
Career Highlights: Appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Marin County Superior Court, 2006, retired August 2024; deputy district attorney, Marin County, 1993-2006
Law School: University of San Francisco School of Law, 1993
SAN RAFAEL — Superior Court Judge Paul M. Haakenson enjoyed an idyllic youth growing up in Southern California but he spent much of his time as an attorney helping children who have not been as fortunate.
Haakenson spent years handling some of the most gruesome cases in Marin County, prosecuting suspected rapists and child abusers as a deputy district attorney and later leading the specialized crimes unit assigned to tho... (continued)