Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the appointments of James A. Boscoe to a judgeship in the Tuolumne County Superior Court and Jose L. Alva and Ronald A. Northup to judgeships in the San Joaquin County Superior Court.
JAMES BOSCOE
Boscoe, 64, of Sonora, has served as superior court commissioner for the Tuolumne County Superior Court since 1997. He previously was an attorney in private practice specializing in family and personal injury law from 1995 to 1997. Boscoe also served as deputy district attorney for Tuolumne, Calaveras and Amador counties from 1990 to 1995. He earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Santa Clara School of Law and Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge William Polley.
JOSE ALVA
Alva, 57, of Clements, has been in private practice specializing in land use and general law since 1990. Previously, he owned and served as a consultant with Alva & Associates from 1985 to 1990. Prior to that, Alva was a San Joaquin County supervisor from 1979 to 1985. He earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Humphreys College of Law and a masters degree and Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Pacific. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Stephen Demetras.
RONALD NORTHUP
Northup, 39, has served as an attorney specializing in civil litigation with the law firm of Kroloff, Belcher, Smart, Perry & Christopherson since 1991. He has also served as an adjunct professor for San Joaquin Delta College since 1994 and at California State University, Stanislaus since 2001. Northup earned a Juris doctorate degree from the University of San Diego and Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Robert Baysinger.
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