On November 5, 2008 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the appointment of Higgs Fletcher & Mack partner Gregory Pollack to a judgeship in the San Diego County Superior Court. Mr. Pollack has been a partner with the firm since 1999 and prior to that was a shareholder with the firm of McInnis, Fitzgerald, Rees & Sharkey. Mr. Pollack earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan. He received his oath of office from presiding judge Kenneth K. So on November 25, 2008.