Career Highlights: Appointed to the Yolo County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2008; commissioner, Yolo County, 2006-08; deputy district attorney, Yolo County, 2002-06; research attorney, California Senate Republican Office of Fiscal Policy, Sacramento, 2000-01; general counsel, Agricultural Relations Board, Sacramento, 1995-00; deputy attorney, Placer County, 1991-95; deputy district attorney, 1989-90, Sacramento County; associate, Bolling, Walter & Gawthrop, Sacramento, 1986-89; special assistant district attorney and assistant district attorney, Middlesex County, 1983-86; assistant district attorney, Essex County, 1981-83
Law School: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Judge Paul K. Richardson of the Yolo County Superior Court has a great reverence for the institution and attorneys who practice in it.
With the exception of a six-month period covering juvenile delinquency and dependency cases, Richardson has overseen the court's criminal calendar since his May 2008 appointment by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Having just completed his 164th jury trial, mo... (continued)