
Career Highlights: Appointed to the San Bernardino County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2001, retired July 2024; partner, Law Office of Garza, Garza & Reyes, San Bernardino, 1995; associate, Law Offices of Rose, Klein & Marias, San Bernardino, 1984-95
Law School: Western State University College of Law
By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN BERNARDINO - John M. Pacheco decided the law was his true calling after he and his father were involved in an accident when he was 13. The two were hauling a load of trash to the dump in an old truck, and the brakes failed. The truck coasted into a busy intersection, where a cement truck struck it.
The cement company successfully sued his father for its driver's injuries.
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