
Career Highlights: Retired August 31, 2023, Appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to the California Court of Appeal, February 2016; San Bernardino County Superior Court judge, 2003-16; partner, Raynes & Slough, Redlands, 1999-2003; partner, Foster, Driscoll & Reynolds, Riverside, 1997-98; partner, associate, Markman Arczynski Hanson Curly & Slough, Rancho Cucamonga, 1989-97; associate, MacLachlan Buford & Arias, San Bernardino, 1987-89
Law School: Whittier Law School, 1986
In her first year as a state appellate justice, Marsha G. Slough has issued opinions that lawyers praise for their detail and thoughtfulness, but that also caught the attorneys by surprise. She is a soft-spoken justice who uses an economy of words, so part of the surprise is that Slough’s questions and comments in oral arguments don’t necessarily forecast her written decision.
Another wrinkle is that Slough’s 4th Distric... (continued)