Marcel Poché

Marcel Poche is a retired Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Four. He was appointed to this newly-created position by Governor Brown Jr. in 1978 and confirmed by Commission on Judicial Appointments in 1979. He also served as a Judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County from 1977 to 1979. His past employment includes executive assistant to Congressman Don Edwards and assistant to Governor Brown Jr. of California. He holds a LL.M from the University of Virginia, a J.D. from the University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law, and a B.A. from the University of Santa Clara. He is a Democrat. He has been awarded with several recognitions such as the Owens Award from the University of Santa Clara, the Appellate Justice of the Year from the California Trial Lawyers Association, and the Appellate Justice of the Year from the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association.