Joshua Marquis

Josh Marquis has been District Attorney of Clatsop County (Astoria) Oregon, since 1994. He is a former president of the Oregon District Attorney's Association and has served on the Board of Directors of the National District Attorneys Association since 1997.

A graduate of the University of Oregon's Honors College and Law School, he has worked as a newspaper reporter in Los Angeles, speechwriter to California's Attorney General, and in his 18 months as a criminal defense lawyer represented three defendants in capital murder cases.

Josh is an active Democrat, serving as a delegate to the 1996 Democratic National Convention. He serves on numerous local committees and was appointed by Oregon's Governor and confirmed by the State Senate as a member of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Animal Legal Defense Fund and the University of Oregon Law School Alumni Association.