Candidate for
Superior Court Judge; County of San Joaquin; Office 10

FAMILY BACKGROUND

Born and raised in Stockton, San Joaquin County; Attended Local Public Schools, Garfield Elementary and Colonial Heights Elementary, Graduated from Lincoln High School, Participated in High School Cross-Country Track, Participated in High School Marching Band & Multi-School District Jazz Band, Participated in the University of the Pacific (UOP) Summer Music Program & UOP Youth Symphony; Father is Frank Pacheco, Retired Labor Foreman for S.M. McGAW Construction Company; Mother Catherine Pacheco, Retired Telephone Operator for Pacific Bell Company; Brother is Pat Pacheco, Civil Engineer for American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T). I am divorced and have a wonderful daughter, Sarah Pacheco, enrolled with the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA.

MILITARY SERVICE

United States Marine Corps Enlisted; Veteran of the Vietnam Conflict; Military Duty Stations: Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, CA; Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA; Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor Naval Station, Honolulu, Hawaii; First Marine Air Wing, Da Nang, South Vietnam; Kadena Marine Corps Air Station, Kadena, Okinawa; Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan; Marine Corps Logistics Depot, Barstow, CA; Marine Barracks, Lemoore Naval Air Station, Lemoore, CA; Honorable Discharge, with National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with 1 star, Vietnam Campaign Metal with 60 Device, Good Conduct Metal, and Expert Rifle Badge.

EDUCATION

American River College, Sacramento, CA, Associate of Arts Degree in Electronic Communications Technology (1972); University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, Electronic Engineering Major; McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, CA, Juris Doctor Degree (1992); San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA, Microcomputers & Acting Classes; Continuing Legal Education obtained from the Continuing Education at the Bar (CEB), McGeorge School of Law, and Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES (Past & Present)

Stockton Chorale, University of the Pacific Concert Choir, Central Methodist Church Choir, Calvary Baptist Church Choir, First United Methodist Church Choir, Delta College "Our Town" Theater Production, Stockton Civic "Dancers" Theater Production, Delta Blood Bank Donor, Participant in the Citizen's Weather Observer Program (Local Stockton weather data provided to National Weather Service, and National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration via Internet), Participant in the Live Air Traffic Control Net (Local Stockton Air Traffic Control audio received and streaming audio provided to Live Air Traffic Control Net via Internet).

ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS (Past & Present)

Lifetime Member American Radio Relay League (ARRL); Member of Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA); Member of Experimental Aviation Association (EAA); Founding Member of Herb Ross EAA Chapter 1432 (Stockton, CA); Chamber of Commerce; Divers Alert Network; Association of Public Safety Communications Officers (APCO)

LICENSES HELD (Past & Present)

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Amateur Radio Advanced Class License; FCC First Class Commercial Radiotelephone Operators License with Marine Radar Endorsement; FCC Lifetime General Class Commercial Radiotelephone Operators License with Marine Radar Endorsement; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Single Engine Land Private Pilot's License; California State Bar License & Admittance to Bar (1993); Federal District Court, Eastern District of California, Admittance to District Court Bar (1993)

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES (Past & Present)

Scuba Diving, Jogging, General Aviation Flying, Experimental Aircraft Construction

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS & SECURITY CLEARANCES HELD (Past & Present)

Sacramento Sheriff's Department Background Investigation; Department of Defense, McClellan Air Force Base, Secret Clearance; Department of Energy, Office of Personal Management, Green Badge Security Clearance; United States Attorney's Office, Sacramento, CA, Background Investigation; State Bar of California Background Investigation

PRIVATE/PUBLIC/GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE

Communications Installer, Western Electric Company, Stockton, CA; Apprentice & Journeyman Aircraft Electronics Mechanic, Department of Defense, Air Force Logistics Command, McClellan Air Force Base, Sacramento, CA; Deputy Sheriff, Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, Sacramento, CA; Microwave Communications Technician, Alameda County Communication Department, San Leandro, CA; Senior Communications Technologist, Department of Energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA; Certified Law Clerk, United States Attorney's Office, Sacramento, CA (prosecuted misdemeanors & infractions under supervision of licensed Deputy U.S. Attorney)

LEGAL/APPELLATE EXPERIENCE

Favorable Third District Court of Appeal Decision -- Unpublished Opinion (1991) + Reversal for Failure to Issue Statement of Decision and Remand for Issuance of Statement of Decision, Costs Awarded Appellant; Favorable Third District Court of Appeal Decision - Unpublished Opinion (2005) + Affirmed in Part & Reversed in Part, Costs Awarded Appellant, Reversed Nullity with Instructions to Trial Court to issue Dissolution of Marriage; Attorney in private practice during the past fifteen years practicing areas primarily in Family Law, Criminal Law, Juvenile Law, Civil Rights Law, Educational Law, Aviation Law (Enforcement Actions by FAA), Civil Litigation, Administrative Law, Real Estate Litigation, Personal Injury & Torts. Certificate of Good Standing from California Supreme Court issued 2007.