Riverside Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to Riverside County Superior Court, 2005; elected a commissioner by Riverside Superior Court judges, 2003; deputy district attorney, Riverside County, 1999-2003; deputy public defender, Riverside County, 1994-99; associate, Carroll Gilbert & Bachor, 1993-94; staff attorney, Inland Counties Legal Services, 1992-93
Law School: University of Oregon School of Law, 1991
Career Highlights: Appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to Riverside County Superior Court, 2005; elected a commissioner by Riverside Superior Court judges, 2003; deputy district attorney, Riverside County, 1999-2003; deputy public defender, Riverside County, 1994-99; associate, Carroll Gilbert & Bachor, 1993-94; staff attorney, Inland Counties Legal Services, 1992-93
Law School: University of Oregon School of Law, 1991
MURRIETA -- It's a problem that many judges accept as a given: At some point, lawyers are going to give them shallow excuses or lie to justify a failure to show up for a hearing or file a crucial document on time.
Judge F. Paul Dickerson III said he doesn't have that problem in his courtroom.
Dickerson, 45, doesn't second-guess the lawyers who appear before him on his drug court calendar, he said.
In fact, the Riverside County Superior ... (continued)
