Cherche is from Whitefish, Montana. She earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from the University of Montana with honors in 1990, and received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1995, where she was the associate editor of the University of Colorado Law Review from 1993-1995. Cherche was admitted to practice in the State of Montana and the U.S. District Court of Montana in 1995.

Cherche accepted a clerkship with the Montana Supreme Court after law school, and clerked for the Honorable Terry N. Trieweiler from 1995-1997. From 1997-2000, she worked as an associate attorney with the law firm of Harris, Tarlow, and Stonecipher, PLLP in Bozeman, Montana. Cherche served as a legal officer for the United Nations
Compensation Commission in Geneva, Switzerland from 2000-2001. She returned to Montana in 2001, and worked as an attorney for Tarlow & Stonecipher, PLLP until 2005.

Cherche has been in private practice with Hughes, Kellner, Sullivan & Alke since 2005. Her practice areas include civil litigation, employment law, construction law, land use law, and real estate. Cherche’s clients include A.W.A.R.E., Inc., Sussex Construction, Inc., Helena Building Industry Association, Helena Sand and Gravel, Inc., PhD Mechanical Systems, Inc., Canyon Ferry Crossing, Inc., and individual employees and homeowners. Cherche also is regularly appointed to serve as guardian ad litem for minor children in child custody disputes.

Cherche is a member of the Montana Trial Lawyers Association, the Montana Bar Association, the Helena Bar Association, and the Helena Building Industry Association. She was elected as a Trustee on the Helena School Board in May 2008.

Her hobbies and interests include downhill skiing, running, reading, politics, travel, and spending time with her family and friends.