James L. Stoelker ’71, of Saratoga, was appointed to the Santa Clara County Superior Court by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Soelker has been a principal at Mount and Stoelker since 1988. Previously, he was a partner for Mount, Kraw and Stoelker in 1987, Eller, Burt and Stoelker from 1984 to 1987 and Garrison, Townsend and Orser from 1983 to 1984. Stoelker served as a staff litigation attorney for Western Title Insurance from 1976 to 1983 and an associate attorney for Atwood and Hurst from 1974 to 1975. He earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Santa Clara University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Santa Clara University.