Marcel Poch

Marcel Poche was appointed to a newly-created position on the Court of Appeal by Governor Brown Jr. in 1978. He was also a judge on the Superior Court in Santa Clara County from 1977 to 1979. He had previously worked as an assistant to Governor Brown Jr. and an executive assistant to Congressman Don Edwards. He was also a professor of law at the University of Santa Clara from 1969 to 1977. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1956 to 1958 and has a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He was named "Appellate Justice of the Year" in 1981 and received the "Owens Award" from the University of Santa Clara in 1981.