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May 24, 2012

Solution Seeker

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

Read more about Michael S. Groch...
San Diego County Superior Court

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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