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PHONE SCAM ALERT

: in more than a dozen states, including California, reports have been filed regarding calls from people claiming to be court officials or law enforcement officers. Do not provide any information having to do with your bank or credit card to anyone claiming to be an officer of the court or of the law. If you receive communication from someone requesting your personal information, immediately contact the fraud unit of your local police department. Be advised that although court personnel may contact you by telephone, they will never ask for your personal or credit card information.

Judge Paul K. Richardson

  • Judge Richardson

    Judge Paul K. Richardson Profile

    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:

    • Criminal (2024 - present)
    • Family (2020 - 2024) 
    • 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