
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Santa Barbara Superior Court by Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., 2014; commissioner, Santa Barbara Superior, 2010-2014; research attorney, Santa Barbara Superior, 2006-2010; civil litigator, Grokenberger and Smith; Foley and Lardner
Law School: UCLA School of Law
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA BARBARA - Police officers ticketed or arrested one man 671 times before he landed in Commissioner Pauline Maxwell's courtroom in March.
He looked 20 years older than his 60-some years, Maxwell observed. A veteran, he had been living on Santa Barbara beaches, trying unsuccessfully to stay one step ahead of the law. Police had cited him for illegal activities that typically get homeless people in trouble:... (continued)