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. Currently, Ms. Pacioni is a Board Member of the Monterey Rape Crisis Center, 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
Statement of the California District Attorneys Association Condemning Racism and Bigotry
The District Attorneys of the California District Attorneys Association strongly condemn racism and bigotry wherever it exists, in any form, in any uniform, by any perpetrator. We recognize that we have the profound duty and responsibility to use our extraordinary power in our respective offices to
06/01/2020 8:57 AM
ALFRED POWELL DENIED PAROLE FOR FIVE MORE YEARS IN 1980s HOMICIDES OF TWO PENINSULA WOMEN
People v. Alfred Powell, Case Nos. SS160723A and MCR4709
08/21/2024
JURY CONVICTS INMATE OF POSSESSION OF CONTRABAND IN PRISON
People v Ronnie Dean Jones, 19CR000348
08/13/2024 4:50 PM
HOLLISTER MAN FOUND GUILTY OF EVADING IN A HIGH-SPEED PURSUIT FROM MONTEREY COUNTY TO SAN BENITO COUNTY
People v. Santiago Esquivel 22CR010470
08/13/2024 4:48 PM
CAR DEALER DGDG MUST PAY $290,000 PENALTY FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE VIOLATIONS
People v. DGDG Automotive, LLC, Santa Clara Superior Court Case No. 24CV441566
08/13/2024 11:38 AM
ANTIOCH MAN ADMITS TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF A MINOR IN SALINAS, CALIFORNIA
People v. Marcus T. Carter, Monterey Court Case No. 21CR002716
08/08/2024 4:51 PM
GREENFIELD MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE FOR INTENTIONALLY RUNNING OVER MAN TO AVOID ARREST
People v. Paulo Cesar Alcaraz Ortiz – Court Case 21CR009652
07/26/2024 4:31 PM
MONTEREY MAN CONVICTED OF BATTERY ON A 13-YEAR-OLD
People v Max Joseph Steiner; 23CR009688
07/26/2024 4:27 PM
SENIOR LIVING COMPANY TO PAY $1.125 MILLION TO RESOLVE ASBESTOS VIOLATIONS
People v. Front Porch Communities and Services, Case No. 24CV003086
07/26/2024 4:23 PM
OWNER OF RUBYSTAR GEMS & GIFTS TO PAY $25,000 IN CIVIL PENALTIES FOR SELLING TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO MINORS AND SELLING FLAVORED TOBACCO
People v. Gamal Kalini (24CV002657)
07/24/2024
JURY CONVICTS SEASIDE MAN OF RAPING AN UNCONSCIOUS WOMAN
People v Angel Jeronimo Merino; 23CR001232
07/19/2024 4:00 PM
OWNER OF YAFA RESTAURANT IN CARMEL PLEADS NO CONTEST TO GRAND THEFT AND FRAUD
People v. Dia Kheir (Case No. 22CR008806)
07/19/2024 2:00 PM
BOOST OXYGEN ORDERED TO PAY $413,000 FOR FALSE ADVERTISING RELATING TO RECREATIONAL OXYGEN
People v. Boost Oxygen LLC
07/18/2024 9:55 AM
FRESNO MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND ASSAULT ON A PEACE OFFICER
People v. Joshua Haastrup, Monterey County Case No. 23CR006480
07/18/2024 9:50 AM
CHARGES BROUGHT IN 1991 COLD CASE MURDERS FOR STABBINGS AT SMITH’S RESTAURANT IN PRUNEDALE
People v. Ira Ulyesses Bastian - Court Case No. 24CR005280
07/16/2024 9:43 AM
Board Of Parole Hearings Denies Parole To Inmate And Ex-Marine Jessie Carson Convicted Of Attempted Murder Of Young Woman On Pacific Grove Rec Trail In 2000
People v. Jessie Jay Carson -- SS010836A
06/25/2024 5:00 PM
Gonzales Man Sentenced To Over Nineteen Years In Prison For The Killing Of Gonzales High School 4-H Lambs
People v. Jose Marquez, 23CR001532
06/25/2024 3:55 PM
Gonzales Man Found Guilty Of Domestic Violence And Dissuading A Witness
People V Jose Omar Soto Velasquez, Monterey County (23CR004346)
06/25/2024 3:45 PM
DISTRICT ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES NAMES OF OFFICERS IN OIS NEAR SOLEDAD
06/05/2024 3:49 PM
DISTRICT ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES DETAILS FROM YESTERDAY’S OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
06/04/2024 4:42 PM
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Main Office
142 W. Alisal Street, Suite A, Salinas, California 93901
Monterey Office
1200 Aguajito Rd. Room 301, Monterey, California 93940
King City Office
250 Franciscan Way, King City, California 93960
Phone: (831) 755-5070
Fax: (831) 755-5068
Email: publicinformation@co.monterey.ca.us