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PUBLIC NOTICE:

Yolo Superior Court will celebrate Juror Appreciation Week, May 13–17 to recognize the service and participation of jurors from our local community who devote their time and effort in “making the cherished right of trial by jury a reality.” Please click here to read the article by Judge Daniel P. Maguire.

Judge Richardson

  • Judge Richardson

    PAUL K. RICHARDSON

    Appointed By or Elected and Sworn in:

    • Appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and sworn in on May 16, 2008

    Dates of Re-Elections:

    • 2016
    • 2010

    Judicial Assignments:

    • Family (2020 - present) 
    • Criminal 
    • Juvenile Delinquency and Dependency
    • Domestic Violence Court
    • Drug Court (Adult and Juvenile)

    Court Administrative Services:

    • Assistant Presiding Judge
    • Appellate Panel: Presiding Judge and Judge
    • Grand Jury Supervisor/Advisor
    • Assistant Supervisor: Criminal
    • Executive Committee: Cabinet
    • Criminal Justice Cabinet
    • Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Division
    • Security Committee
    • Local Rules Revision Committee
    • Futures Committee
    • Mandatory Settlement Conference Committee

    Professional Affiliations:

    • California Judges’ Association
    • American Inns of Court, Anthony M. Kennedy Inn of Court, Pacific/McGeorge School of Law
    • California Bar Association (Inactive)
    • Massachusetts Bar Association (Inactive)
    • United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
    • United States District Court, District of Massachusetts
    • United States Court of Appeal for the First Circuit

    Pre-Judicial Experience:

    • Court Commissioner, Yolo County, CA
    • Deputy District Attorney, Yolo County, CA
    • General Counsel, California Agricultural Labor Relations Board, Sacramento, CA
    • District Attorney, Placer County, CA
    • Deputy District Attorney, Sacramento County, CA
    • Private Practice: Bolling, Walters and Gawthrop, Sacramento, CA
    • Assistant District Attorney and Special Assistant District Attorney, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
    • Assistant District Attorney, Essex County, Massachusetts

    Academic Credentials:

    • Juris Doctorate from Pacific/McGeorge School of Law
    • Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from Stanford University