Orange County (Santa Ana)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Orange County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, Aug. 11, 2000; elected to the Orange County Superior Court, March, 7, 2000; commissioner, Orange County Superior Court, 1997-2000; senior deputy district attorney, deputy district attorney, Orange County, 1985-97; assistant district attorney, Bronx County, New York, 1983-85
Law School: California Western School of Law, 1982
Orange County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Orange County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, Aug. 11, 2000; elected to the Orange County Superior Court, March, 7, 2000; commissioner, Orange County Superior Court, 1997-2000; senior deputy district attorney, deputy district attorney, Orange County, 1985-97; assistant district attorney, Bronx County, New York, 1983-85
Law School: California Western School of Law, 1982
Orange County Superior Court
SANTA ANA — Orange County Superior Court Judge Gary S. Paer has scripts and checklists for nearly every phase of a trial.
“Always give a reason as to why you’re doing something,” Paer said. “The worst thing a judge can do is say, ‘motion denied,’ without giving a reason as to why. I want people to understand what I’m thinking.”
There’s a checklist for evidentiary motions and one for the... (continued)
