Riverside County District Attorney's Office/Bureau of Investigation Revenue and Competitors

As a Riverside County Prosecutor and Superior Court Judge, Paul Zellerbach has devoted his career to protecting public safety and upholding our justice system. Judge Zellerbach was born in San Francisco and raised in the Bay Area. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Davis, before attending law school at California Western University in San Diego, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1978. After graduation, Judge Zellerbach joined the Riverside County District Attorney's office, where he served for 22 years before being elected to the bench. During his career in the D.A.'s Office, Zellerbach tried approximately 150 jury trials, including 50 murder trials, 30 of which had special circumstances, and five death penalty trials. He was named Riverside County Felony Prosecutor of the Year in 1984 and was selected as the Outstanding Prosecutor of the Year in the State of California in 1996. He also taught advanced trial skills, political corruption case prosecution and special circumstance case prosecution to prosecutors statewide. Zellerbach was elected as Riverside Superior Court Judge in 2000, where he has presided over criminal trials and managed the domestic violence and mental health calendars for the Court for the past 9 ½ years. In his spare time, Judge Zellerbach has been active in the Riverside County High School Mock Trial Program, served on the Riverside Human Relations Commission, the Riverside Family Services Association Board of Directors, the Family Service Senior Housing Corporation Board of Directors, and as a Riverside Youth Court Judge. Zellerbach and his wife, Paige, have been married for 14 years. Paige is an Inland Empire native who graduated from Loma Linda School of Dentristy and has been a practicing dentist in Riverside for the past nine years. The Zellerbachs live in Riverside, where they attend Calvary Presbyterian Church. They also enjoy travel and sports.