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Apr. 9, 2007

After the Limelight

Joseph 'Rick' Distaso, the man who put away Scott Peterson, prefers his quiet new life on the bench.

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After the Limelight

Joseph R. Distaso

Stanislaus County - Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed Stanislaus County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, July 2005; deputy district attorney, Stanislaus County, 1996-2005; attorney, Judge Advocate General's Corp, U.S. Army, 1992-96.

Law School: Loyola Law School
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By Tim Hay
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      MODESTO - Among the names that linger in people's memories from the circuslike Scott Peterson murder trial - Laci, Amber, Conner, Mark Geragos - you might not easily find Joseph "Rick" Distaso.
      And that's just fine by him.
      Now a Stanislaus County family court judge, he's happy to have the death-penalty con... (continued)

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