Marin County (San Rafael)
SAN RAFAEL — Superior Court Judge Paul M. Haakenson enjoyed an idyllic youth growing up in Southern California but he spent much of his time as an attorney helping children who have not been as fortunate.
Haakenson spent years handling some of the most gruesome cases in Marin County, prosecuting suspected rapists and child abusers as a deputy district attorney and later leading the specialized crimes unit assigned to tho... (continued)