El Dorado County (Placerville)
PLACERVILLE — Efficiency is the name of the game in a criminal pretrial department, and if there’s one thing Judge Mark A. Ralphs aims to avoid, it’s sending a case to trial.
“I’m a firm believer in rolling up my sleeves to try and help resolve cases where I can,” Ralphs said.
Before the pandemic, attorneys said it was typical for the former El Dorado County assistant public defender to... (continued)