[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 28, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1976]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO JUDGE RONALD W. TOCHTERMAN

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                         HON. ROBERT T. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 28, 1999

  Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise in tribute to Judge Ronald W. 
Tochterman. He is retiring as judge of the Superior Court in 
Sacramento, CA. As Judge Tochterman is honored by his many friends and 
associates, I ask all of my colleagues to join with me in saluting his 
remarkable career.
  Judge Tochterman was born April 27, 1938. An avid reader and sports 
enthusiast, he also enjoys teaching night law classes. He and his wife 
Linda have been married for 38 years, have two adult sons, Joel and 
Jeffery, and two grandchildren, Isabella and Leo.
  After receiving his bachelor of arts degree in general curriculum 
from the University of California, Berkeley in June, 1959, he went on 
to receive a L.L.B. from U.C. Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law. 
Here, he was a recipient of the Bancroft-Whitney Prize for Excellence 
in Evidence.
  Before coming to the bench, from May 1967 to October 1979, Judge 
Tochterman served in the capacity of Deputy District Attorney, 
Supervising Deputy District Attorney, and Assistant Chief Deputy 
District Attorney for Sacramento County. In 1979, the California 
District Attorneys' Association named him ``Prosecutor of the Year''. 
Prior to that, he spent 1 year in private law practice with Friedman & 
Collard, 2 years as a Law Clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Thomas J. 
McBride, and 1 year as Deputy Legislative Counsel with the State of 
California.
  Judge Tochterman has been on the faculty of the California Center for 
Judicial Education and Research since 1985 and the California Judicial 
College in Berkeley from 1981-1984. He has been an Adjunct Professor in 
``Advanced Criminal Procedure'' since 1986 and an Instructor at 
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, and Lincoln 
University Law School. He has lectured at the University of California, 
Davis, School of Law and worked as an instructor for the Sacramento 
Police Academy.
  In addition to his achievements as a lawyer and professor, Judge 
Tochterman has authored several papers and articles. His works include 
several articles regarding the insanity defense and the role of 
psychiatrists in criminal cases. Several of his other articles focus on 
prosecution ethics, search and seizure, discovery, grand jury, plea-
bargaining, death penalty, and psychiatric defenses and are published 
in various prosecution journals.
  He is also a member of several prestigious organizations including 
the California Judges Association, and the Sacramento County Bar 
Association's Criminal Law Committee and Committee on Liaison with the 
Judiciary. Several of his former memberships include the California 
District Attorneys' Association, California State Bar's Committee on 
Criminal Law and Procedure, and Attorney's Ad Hoc Committee to Support 
California Rural Legal Assistance.
  On a more personal note, he is an active member of our community as a 
member of the Board of Directors for the Jewish Federation of 
Sacramento, WEAVE, Inc., and Stanford Settlement, Inc. He is also in 
the Advisory Committee for the Curbstone Youth Service Center.
  Mr. Speaker, as Judge Ronald Tochterman is honored by his many 
friends and colleagues, I am honored to pay tribute to one of 
Sacramento's most outstanding citizens. His devotion to the law and 
tireless contributions to the Sacramento area are commendable. I ask 
all of my colleagues to join with me in wishing him continued success 
in all his future endeavors.




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