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May 24, 2012

Solution Seeker

Broad experiences helped Judge Michael Groch hone his problem-solving and entrepreneurial skills.

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Solution Seeker

Michael S. Groch

San Diego County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed to the San Diego County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2010; deputy district attorney, San Diego County, 1993-2010 Law School: California Western School of Law, 1992
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By Pat Broderick

Daily Journal Staff Writer

CHULA VISTA - Michael S. Groch wasn't eager to switch from prosecuting street crime to cyber crime. The year was 1999, and he was working as a San Diego County deputy district attorney focused on gang violence - an assignment he relished.

So when his boss, then-District Attorney Paul J. Pfingst, asked him to start what would become a trail-blazing high-tech crimes task force, Groch had misgivings.

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