EXHIBIT 23

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We consent to the  incorporation by reference in Registration  Statement
No.  333-91196  and No.  333-105231  on Form S-8 of Pacific State Bancorp of our
report, dated March 29, 2007 relating to our audit of the consolidated financial
statements,  appearing  in this  Annual  Report  on Form 10-K of  Pacific  State
Bancorp for the year ended December 31, 2006.


                                                            /s/ Perry-Smith LLP


Sacramento, California
March 29, 2007