
Career Highlights: Appointed to the San Diego County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2003, retired May 2024; partner, associate, Latham & Watkins, San Diego, 1982-2003
Law School: University of Chicago School of Law, 1982
Daily Journal Staff Writer
VISTA - Long before Robert P. Dahlquist earned a seat on the San Diego County Superior Court bench, his legal career began when he tried the case of the mysterious manure.
It was a mock trial he had to compete in as part of his high-school debate team in Bountiful, Utah. Dahlquist defended a "client" who stood accused of dumping a load... (continued)