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Paradise joined the bar in 1997, and spent 25 years as a prosecutor, bringing over 100 cases to jury verdict, with a specialty in child abuse and homicides. She was promoted to Chief Deputy District Attorney, and placed in charge of the Major Crimes and Special Prosecution Units, in 2015. Paradise was promoted to Assistant District Attorney, overseeing the Indio and Blythe offices, in 2016. She was transferred to run the downtown office in 2019. County Executive Officer Jeff Van Wagenen invited her to join Riverside County Executive Office in 2023, as the Assistant Chief Executive Officer for Public Safety. She oversees the District Attorney’s Office, Public Defender’s Office, Sheriff’s Office, Office of Emergency Management, Riverside County Fire and Probation Departments. She also works in collaboration with Riverside Superior Court, to provide indigent defense contracts and funding resources. She is a mother of four and a grandmother to three.

Garcia specializes in immigration law at the San Bernardino Public Defender’s Office. She joined the State Bar in 2007, and practiced immigration law, creating her own firm, Garcia Immigration Law Group, in 2016. She was recruited to the Riverside County Public Defender's Office in 2018, to create their first immigration unit. She joined the San Bernardino Public Defender’s Office, as their first attorney focused on post-conviction relief for foreign-born clients, in 2023. In addition to representing clients, she provides immigration and constitutional legal advice to public defenders. She volunteers in San Bernardino’s mobile defense program and homeless courts. She has taught at the La Verne University College of Law, and Monterey College of Law, and provides training in criminal defense of foreign-born people throughout the United States. She is a mother, and lives with her family in Riverside.

Loflin runs her own criminal defense firm. She has 19 years of experience in the criminal justice system. She was a San Bernardino prosecutor from 2007 to 2008, handling juvenile trial cases. From 2009 to 2011, she directed the Riverside County Bar Association’s Legal Aid program, which provided free legal assistance to low income community members. She was a Riverside County public defender from 2011 until 2017, and then a Riverside prosecutor from 2017 until 2018. In both offices, she specialized in felony domestic violence, general felonies, and misdemeanor cases. She handled employment law for first responders at Castillo Harper from April 2018 until August 2019. Since October 2023, Loflin has volunteered to oversee Riverside courtrooms as a temporary judge, filling in for judges that are out of the office. She is a mother of three.

Judicial candidates are interviewed; Bianco's election investigation halted; people attending court have been arrested by ICE, and more.

This edition deals with local education events, mental health diversion and our nation's revolution over unfunded mandates.

The 40th edition of Inland Empire Law Weekly: Coyote Aviation's case survives ask to get thrown out, a malicious prosecution case loses its appeal, a third federal shooting in Texas and more.

This week's edition deals with Coyote Aviation, child sex abuse lawsuits against a San Bernardino diocese, a former Chief Justice of California, the judicial reason for country's independence and more

LegInfo, the website officially charged with publicly posting California's laws and bills, made a change to make the site more publicly accessible after Inland Empire Law Weekly made multiple inquires about a site policy and told site administrators it would publish a story on the issue. Judge Martha Bellinger passed away on February 11, 2026. Bellinger was a respected retired jurist whose distinguished career reflects a lifelong commitment to justice, public service, and compassion. Her professional path was uniquely shaped by five interconnected callings—faith, law, teaching, writing, and judicial service—each of which informed and strengthened her impact on the communities she served. Plus more news, including the reasons for our independence as a nation.

February 15 edition: Chinese spy in Chino Hills, Temecula murder conviction to be reversed over Miranda rights following undercover agents posing as cellmates and immigration laws being a reason for America's independence.

The nation's first Afghan-born judicial officer took her oath of office Friday in San Bernardino. Plus: San Bernardino man testifies about ICE shooting, the reasons for American independence, Minneapolis updates, doctor sued over Texan anti-abortion pill law. 

The weekly edition published February 1: Pride Bar hosts inaugural gala, man wanted for three decades for allegedly murdering employee extradited from Thailand, attorney's group calls for investigation into fatal federal shootings, and our nation's reason for independence further examined.

Welcome to the first audio edition of Inland Empire Law Weekly. This news is written by Aidan McGloin, published Sunday morning on the website ielaw.news, and read by Robert Sides. This abridged audio format is produced as a service to our commuting subscribers, and brought to you by the personal injury firm Rizio Lipinsky Heiting.