Meet the District Attorney
Ms. Pacioni received her Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Arizona University. After receiving her Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of San Diego, School of Law in 1990, she became licensed to practice law in the states of California and Arizona. In 1990, she worked as a Deputy District Attorney for the Kern County District Attorney’s Office and in 1992 she joined the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office.
In 2001, she left to raise her family, returning after an 8-year sabbatical during which time she also served as a Grand Juror of the Monterey County Civil Grand Jury, and as President of the Junior League of Monterey County. In 2012, she joined the National Charity League of Monterey Bay, of which she has served as a member of their Board of Directors. Ms. Pacioni was formerly a Board Member of the Monterey Rape Crisis Center, and is currently a member of the Monterey County Children’s Council and the Child Abuse Prevention Council. She is also a member of the Monterey County Bar Association and the California District Attorneys Association and the Monterey County Chief Law Enforcement Officers Association.
Ms. Pacioni has devoted her entire legal career to the pursuit of justice while handling virtually every type of criminal case prosecuted in Monterey County. For 20 years as a prosecutor, she has tenaciously represented victims of crime in numerous high-profile cases involving murder, gang crimes, vehicular manslaughter, assault, robbery, child molestation, adult sexual assault, and elder abuse. On November 21, 2019, Ms. Pacioni was recognized by the Monterey County Women's Lawyers Association as the 2019 recipient of the Lady Justice Lifetime Achievement Award for Legal Advocacy and Community Service.
In 2018, she was elected and became the first female District Attorney in Monterey County.
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Press Releases
A MARINA WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO WELFARE FRAUD AND PERJURY
People v. Ashley Garrett, 24CR008664
06/25/2025 1:48 PM
SALINAS MUSIC TEACHER CONVICTED OF LEWD AND LASCIVIOUS ACTS ON FOUR CHILDREN UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE
People v. Jonathon Charles Sandoval Griffin, Monterey County Case No. 23CR009793
06/18/2025 3:47 PM
FRESNO MAN SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS IN PRISON FOR PIMPING IN SALINAS
People v. Luis Arthur Aragon, Monterey County Case No. 23CR002844
06/18/2025 3:45 PM
JURY CONVICTS OAKLAND MAN OF MULTIPLE RETAIL THEFTS
People v. Daniel Maurice Cortez, 24CR002978
06/18/2025 3:42 PM
JURY CONVICTS ROYAL OAKS MAN OF VEHICLE THEFT
People v. Enrique Enriquez, 24CR007023
06/10/2025 4:02 PM
JUDGE SENTENCES BAY AREA MAN TO 150 YEARS TO LIFE FOR 2023 CRIME SPREE INVOLVING SHOOTING AND MULTIPLE CARJACKINGS
People v Tele Matangi; 23CR007632
06/05/2025 3:01 PM
VALLEJO MAN CONVICTED BY JURY OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF AN ADULT VICTIM
People v. Elon Ocyris Whitaker, Monterey County Case No. 25CR001481
06/05/2025 2:58 PM
SCOTTS VALLEY NURSE SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR CHILD MOLESTATION
People v. Travis Harris, 23CR005441
06/05/2025 2:52 PM
GONZALES MAN SENTENCED TO 38 YEARS, 8 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR 2021 FATAL SHOOTING, 2022 ATTEMPTED MURDER, AND 2023 JAIL STABBING
People v Jesus Tejeda; 22CR009641; 23CR002230
05/23/2025 10:39 AM
UNLAWFUL FOOD VENDOR SCHEME IN MERCED COUNTY EXPORTS UNREFRIGERATED FOOD TO MONTEREY COUNTY FOR PROFIT. (ESQUEMA DE VENDEDOR DE COMIDA COMERCIAL EN EL CONDADO DE MERCED EXPORTA COMIDA SIN REFRIGERA)
05/23/2025 2:40 AM
MONTEREY COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE MOURNS THE PASSING OF COURTHOUSE FACILITY CANINE “ODIE”
05/22/2025 9:38 AM
WATSONVILLE MAN FOUND GUILTY OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE JAIL
People v. Daniel Garcia Alarcon, 25CR001092
05/20/2025 4:57 PM
DISTRICT ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF NEW FRAUD REPORTING TIP LINE
05/20/2025 4:54 PM
JURY CONVICTS MAN OF ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A PEACE OFFICER, ASSAULTING PEACE OFFICERS WITH A SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM, AND ROBBERY
People v. Armando Rodriguez Garcia, 24CR004493
05/15/2025 4:11 PM
Unpermitted Food Vendors Pose Risk to Public Health
05/12/2025 8:00 AM
SALINAS MAN FOUND GUILTY OF BURGLARY AND VEHICLE THEFT
People v. Justin Luis Calderon, 25CR001184
05/07/2025 11:03 AM
SALINAS MAN RECEIVES PRISON SENTENCE FOR ARSON AND SPRAYING A CITIZEN WITH TEAR GAS
People v. Luis Carranza Torres, 24CR005666 and 25CR000180
05/05/2025 4:52 PM
STOCKTON MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR PROCURING A PERSON FOR PROSTITUTION IN SALINAS
People v. Ashique Kabri Jashay Lane, Monterey County Case No. 25CR000613
05/02/2025 4:20 PM
MONTEREY MAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR POSSESSION OF FENTANYL FOR SALES
People v. Joseph Thomas, 25CR001309
05/01/2025 3:36 PM
MARINA MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CAUSING GREAT BODILY INJURY, BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM
People v. Brandon Turner, 24CR008381 and 24CR003942
05/01/2025 3:35 PM
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