Riverside County
Career Highlights: Riverside County Superior Court, appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2009; supervising deputy public defender, Riverside County, 2007-09; sole practitioner, Riverside, 1998-2007; deputy public defender, Riverside county, 1994-98; associate, Stockdale, Peckham & Werner LLP, San Bernardino, 1992-94
Law School: Western State University College of Law
Career Highlights: Riverside County Superior Court, appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2009; supervising deputy public defender, Riverside County, 2007-09; sole practitioner, Riverside, 1998-2007; deputy public defender, Riverside county, 1994-98; associate, Stockdale, Peckham & Werner LLP, San Bernardino, 1992-94
Law School: Western State University College of Law
RIVERSIDE — Judge Samuel Diaz Jr. said he didn’t join the bench to make friends and thinks he’s proved that by limiting delays in cases.
“It’s pulling teeth,” he said before acting out hypothetical exchanges with attorneys. “‘Your honor, I have a prelim.’ ‘No you don’t.’ ‘I have a doctor’s appointment.’ ‘Why didn’t you tell me that in the beginning? No you don’t.’ I don’t make friends.”
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