Rod Pacheco served in the Riverside County District Attorney's Office as a Deputy District Attorney, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Assistant District Attorney and then as District Attorney from 2007 to 2011 in Riverside County, California.
32 Facts About Rod Pacheco
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Rod Pacheco served in the California State Assembly from 1996 to 2002, serving as Republican leader from 1998 to 1999.
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In January 2011, SNR Denton, a global law firm, announced Rod Pacheco would join the firm and serve in its Los Angeles office.
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Rod Pacheco became a Partner in Litigation, White Collar, and Public Policy Public Strategies Practice Groups at SNR Denton in January 2011.
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Rod Pacheco left SNR Denton in October 2014 to join Theodora Oringher PC.
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In 1976 Rod Pacheco graduated from Aquinas High School in San Bernardino, California.
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Rod Pacheco received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology from the University of California, Riverside in 1980.
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Rod Pacheco received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1983.
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Rod Pacheco began working for the Riverside County District Attorney's Office in 1984.
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Rod Pacheco was elected Leader of the Republican caucus, marking the first time in the state's history that a Latino has served in that capacity.
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Rod Pacheco sought greater protections for the men and women of law enforcement.
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Rod Pacheco's efforts resulted in numerous advances for California's schools, most notable was an investment in textbooks and push for stronger school accountability, increased safety measures in schoolyards, and the implementation of statewide testing standards.
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In 2000, Rod Pacheco formed a bipartisan legislative coalition aimed at reforming the Cal Grant system to ensure that all eligible students would be provided the resources they need to attend college.
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In 2002, Rod Pacheco concluded his legislative service and returned to the Riverside County District Attorney's Office as a Chief Deputy District Attorney.
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In 2006, Rod Pacheco was elected the Riverside County District Attorney without any opposition.
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Rod Pacheco was sworn in as District Attorney on the steps of Riverside County's Historic Courthouse by California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald M George.
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Rod Pacheco stated that he would concentrate on four important areas as the District Attorney: gangs, crime victim rights, public integrity, and environmental justice.
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Rod Pacheco led "Operation Falling Sun" which was the largest gang raid in Riverside County's history.
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Rod Pacheco is credited with developing and pushing a plan to create a gang task force designated to cover all of Riverside County.
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Rod Pacheco issued the first ever gang injunction in Riverside County history in August 2007 against the largest Riverside County criminal street gang, East Side Riva.
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Rod Pacheco announced a second gang injunction against the Barrio Dream Homes criminal street gang in Cathedral City, CA on June 12,2008.
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On July 7,2010, Rod Pacheco announced the filing of charges against two men involved in those attacks.
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On July 10,2008, Rod Pacheco filed legal action seeking an injunction against TravelCenters of America for violating the laws governing the management and handling of underground storage tanks of hazardous materials.
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Rod Pacheco launched an 8-month investigation that resulted in 700 police officers from 35 different law enforcement agencies conducting the largest gang suppression operation in the history of Riverside County on March 27,2009.
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Rod Pacheco's operation resulted in the arrest of 126 known gang members and other violent criminals, the removal of 50 firearms from the streets, and the seizure of drugs.
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Rod Pacheco dedicated Riverside County Assistant District Attorney Bill Mitchell to be lead counsel in the lawsuit to represent himself and the elected District Attorneys from San Diego, Santa Barbara, Orange, Sacramento, San Bernardino, Placer, Colusa, Amador, Contra Costa, Solano, Tehama, Butte, Kern, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, El Dorado, Nevada, Kings and Tuolumne Counties.
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On December 12,2008, Rod Pacheco testified in the lawsuit against the early release of prisoners in the San Francisco federal court.
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Rod Pacheco was defeated on June 8,2010, in his bid for reelection as District Attorney by Riverside County Superior Court Judge Paul Zellerbach.
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Rod Pacheco received heat from judges who said his tough stance against most pre-trial plea-bargaining pushed too many cases onto the court's packed calendar.
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Rod Pacheco refused to bend, vowing not to 'surrender justice' to expediency or cave 'in the face of criticism.
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On September 18,2007, Rod Pacheco was named one of California's Top 100 Lawyers by the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals.
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Rod Pacheco has been selected as a California Super Lawyer for every year since he has been in private practice.