San Diego County (San Diego)
Career Highlights: Retired March 2024, appointed San Diego County Superior Court judge, July 23, 2003; commissioner, San Diego County Superior Court, 2000-03; of counsel, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, 1993-2000; associate, Barry & Pike (formerly Mitchell Ashworth Keeny Barry & Pike), 1989-93.
Law School: University of San Diego School of Law
Career Highlights: Retired March 2024, appointed San Diego County Superior Court judge, July 23, 2003; commissioner, San Diego County Superior Court, 2000-03; of counsel, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, 1993-2000; associate, Barry & Pike (formerly Mitchell Ashworth Keeny Barry & Pike), 1989-93.
Law School: University of San Diego School of Law
SAN DIEGO — There are three major societal changes that Judge Patricia Garcia has discerned in what she considers her area of interest and expertise — family law — first as a lawyer and later on the bench.
“The marriages are not as long,” she noted. “When I started in practice, you would see long marriages of 30 or 40 years. Not anymore.”
Now, she says that anything over a decade is considered long. A... (continued)
