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Patti C. Ratekin

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Commissioner (ret.)
Family Law
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Commissioner, San Diego County Superior, 2007-February 2022; sole practitioner, 1993-2007

Thomas Jefferson School of Law



ADR Profiles
Title Provider Published
Experienced Viewpoint Mar. 24, 2023

Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Keeps to Schedule San Diego County Dec. 10, 2020
Patti C. Ratekin San Diego County (Vista) May 12, 2011

Columns
Title Category Published
Guide to Family Court “Buzzwords” (Part 2) Family Nov. 28, 2023
Guide to Family Court “Buzzwords” (Part 1) Family, Judges and Judiciary Nov. 27, 2023
Third-parent claims require careful navigation Appellate Practice, Law Practice Oct. 21, 2022

MCLE
Title Category Published
Guide to Family Court “Buzzwords” (Part 2) Family Law Nov. 28, 2023
Guide to Family Court “Buzzwords” (Part 1) Family Law Nov. 27, 2023
Title Provider Published
Experienced Viewpoint Mar. 24, 2023
Title Court Published
Keeps to Schedule San Diego County Dec. 10, 2020
Patti C. Ratekin San Diego County (Vista) May 12, 2011
Title Category Published
Guide to Family Court “Buzzwords” (Part 2) Family Nov. 28, 2023
Guide to Family Court “Buzzwords” (Part 1) Family, Judges and Judiciary Nov. 27, 2023
Third-parent claims require careful navigation Appellate Practice, Law Practice Oct. 21, 2022
Title Category Published
Guide to Family Court “Buzzwords” (Part 2) Family Law Nov. 28, 2023
Guide to Family Court “Buzzwords” (Part 1) Family Law Nov. 27, 2023