Marsha Slough

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Marsha Slough
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California 4th District Court of Appeal Division 2
Tenure

2016 - Present

Term ends

2031

Years in position

9

Compensation

Base salary

$272,902

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 6, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

Ottawa University

Law

Whittier Law School

Contact

Marsha Slough is a judge for Division 2 of the California 4th District Court of Appeal. She assumed office on February 22, 2016. Her current term ends on January 6, 2031.

Slough ran for re-election for the Division 2 judge of the California 4th District Court of Appeal. She won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.

Governor Jerry Brown (D) appointed Slough to this court on December 23, 2015.[1] The California Commission on Judicial Appointments confirmed her appointment on February 22, 2016.[2] Slough succeeded Justice Betty Richli, who retired.

Slough was formerly the presiding judge on the Superior Court of San Bernardino County in California. She was appointed to the court by Governor Gray Davis (D) in August 2003 and became the presiding judge in 2012.[3][4][1]

Education

Slough received an undergraduate degree from Ottawa University (in Kansas) and a J.D. from Whittier Law School.[3]

Career

Prior to joining the court, Slough was an associate with the firm Welebir & McCune in Redlands, Calif. She was also a partner at Raynes and Slough in Redlands in 2002 and 2003. She has also been a partner at two other law firms: Foster, Driscoll and Reynolds in Riverside, Calif., and Markman, Arczynski, Hanson, Curley and Slough in Brea, Calif.[3][1]

Election

2018

See also: California intermediate appellate court elections, 2018

California 4th District Court of Appeal Division 2

Marsha Slough was retained to Division 2 of the California 4th District Court of Appeal on November 6, 2018 with 66.9% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
66.9
 
1,603,425
No
 
33.1
 
794,391
Total Votes
2,397,816


2012

Slough ran for re-election to the superior court in 2012. As an unopposed incumbent, her name did not appear on the ballot. After the primary election, Slough was automatically re-elected.[5]

See also: California judicial elections, 2012

Approach to the law

Upon her appointment to the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Slough said, "One of the things I have truly appreciated about Governor Brown is the importance he places on the issue of diversity, regardless of what the diverse nature is." She added, “It’s important to reflect that the bench is a reflection of the people we are charged to serve.”[1]

Personal

Slough's appointment to the court made her the court's first openly gay justice.[1]

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