Marsha Slough
Marsha Slough was a judge for Division 2 of the California 4th District Court of Appeal. She assumed office on February 22, 2016. She left office on August 31, 2023.
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 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
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 |
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| ✔ | Yes |
66.9
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1,603,425 | ||
No |
33.1
|
794,391 | |||
Total Votes |
2,397,816 | ||||
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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]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Joe Nelson, The Sun, "San Bernardino County presiding judge gets new appointment," December 23, 2015
- ↑ California Courts Newsroom, "Commission Confirms Appointments to Courts of Appeal," February 22, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Davis appoints three to Riverside, San Bernardino courts," August 13, 2003
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, Offices up for Election
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