Rod Pacheco

Rod Pacheco
Riverside County District Attorney
In office
2007–2011
Preceded byGrover Trask II
Succeeded byPaul Zellerbach
Minority Leader of the California Assembly
In office
November 5, 1998 – April 6, 1999
Preceded byBill Leonard
Succeeded byScott Baugh
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 64th district
In office
December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002
Preceded byTed Weggeland
Succeeded byJohn J. Benoit
Personal details
Born
Rodric Anthony Pacheco

(1958-05-07) May 7, 1958 (age 66)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRebecca Pacheco
Children4
Residence(s)Riverside, California, United States
Alma materUniversity of California, Riverside
University of San Diego Law School

Rodric Anthony Pacheco (born May 7, 1958), more commonly known as Rod Pacheco, is an American politician, formerly a District Attorney from 2007 to 2011 in Riverside County, California.

He served in the California State Assembly from 1996 to 2002, and as Republican leader from 1998 to 1999. Pacheco was defeated on June 8, 2010, in his bid for a second term as Riverside County District Attorney.

Education

In 1976 Pacheco graduated from Aquinas High School in San Bernardino, California. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology from the University of California, Riverside in 1980. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1983.[1]

Career

Prosecution career

Pacheco began working for the Riverside County District Attorney's Office in 1984.[citation needed]

Assembly career

Pacheco ran for the California State Assembly in 1996. With his victory, he became the first Latino Republican elected in more than a century, and was elected Leader of the Republican caucus, the first time in the state's history that a Latino served in that capacity.[citation needed]

Return to District Attorney's Office

In 2002, Pacheco concluded his legislative service and returned to the Riverside County District Attorney's Office as a Chief Deputy District Attorney. In 2003, he was promoted to Assistant District Attorney for the Western Division.

In 2006, Pacheco was elected the Riverside County District Attorney without any opposition. He was sworn in as District Attorney on the steps of Riverside County's Historic Courthouse by California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald M. George.

Private law practice

Pacheco was defeated on June 8, 2010, in his bid for reelection as District Attorney by Riverside County Superior Court Judge Paul Zellerbach.[2] After the election, Pacheco said in a statement to the Press Enterprise, "It has been my honor to serve the citizens of Riverside County in a variety of capacities for many years. I look forward to my entrance into private life."[3]

References

  1. ^ DeArmond, Michelle, Kimberly Trone and Jose Arballo Jr.Timeline of Pacheco's political and legal career, The Press Enterprise, January 5, 2008. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  2. ^ "Riverside County Consolidated Primary June 8, 2010 Final Official Results | County of Riverside Registrar of Voters". voteinfo.net. April 24, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Richard K. DeAtley. Pacheco: Looking forward to private life. The Press Enterprise. June 10, 2010". Retrieved June 13, 2023.
Party political offices
Preceded by Minority Leader of the California State Assembly
November 5, 1998 – April 6, 1999 		Succeeded by
California Assembly
Preceded by California State Assemblyman
64th District
December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002 		Succeeded by