Julie A. Emede (Santa Clara County)
Judge of the Superior Court, Santa Clara County
insufficient Left–Right record (FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label): Insufficient public record. Insufficient public record for a left/right lean. FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label.
Judge matrix ThinNot enough public cites yet
Cite-only multi-axis Soft. FairPAC assessment — not an official court label. Evidence depth: Deep. Legacy letter alias: C (transitional only). How the matrix works.
- 1 · Role fidelity
- Thin · Thin
Role theory not sourced from published method statements yet. - 2 · Judicial craft
- Thin · Thin
Craft axis not separately sourced yet. - 3 · Rights & liberty
- Thin · Thin
No sourced liberty-axis pattern attached yet. - 4 · Public safety
- Thin · Thin
No sourced safety-axis pattern attached yet. - 5 · Separation of powers
- Thin · Thin
No sourced separation-of-powers pattern attached yet. - 6 · Ethics & fitness
- No public discipline on file · N/A
Absence of attached public CJP discipline is not a purity claim.
Research status: grades use public cites only; thin records stay C until sourced. How we research.
- Court
- Superior Court
- Office
- Judge of the Superior Court, Santa Clara County
- District / seat
- Santa Clara County Superior Court
- County
- Santa Clara County
- Appellate district
- District 6
- Election
- unknown
- Composite
- ThinNot enough public cites yet Researchable but unsourced — default until cites land. Alias of legacy C when thin.
- Legacy letter
- C Mixed / thin record (alias only)
- Record lean
- insufficient
Public decisions (chronological · cite-only)
Voting / case record: limited public data
This section will grow chronologically as published opinions / CJP decisions are Soft-attached. We never invent case holdings or a complete trial docket.
California published opinions · CJP decisions
About this listing
Sitting judge listing sourced from the Santa Clara County Superior Court public judicial directory/assignments (pack scrape 2026-09-25). Not necessarily on the Nov 3 2026 ballot.
Deep dive Deep
Cite-only career / advocacy Soft profile. FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label.
Background
Presiding Judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court. Prior court service includes Criminal Domestic Violence Court, Provisional Remedies and Appellate Division, Probate Court, Family Court, Misdemeanor Court, and Civil Court (per court biography PDF).
Education
Undergraduate degree, Michigan State University; J.D., University of California College of the Law, San Francisco — per court biography PDF.
Prior professional work
Family law attorney before appointment (marital/domestic partnership dissolutions, adoptions, guardianships, court-appointed representation of children); presenter at judicial/CLE seminars; previously taught Community Property and Family Law at Santa Clara University School of Law — per court biography PDF.
Advocacy / public roles
Not yet sourced — researchable.
Appointment / elevation
Appointed to the Santa Clara County Superior Court bench in December 2009; currently serving as Presiding Judge (per court biography PDF).
Soft Deep from Santa Clara Superior Court biography PDF. Grade stays C.
Cite-only. We never invent career history or advocacy.
Why this grade — metrics
- cjp_public_discipline (high): none_attached_in_pack — No public CJP discipline record attached for this judge in this build. link
- record_depth (medium): thin — Roster-only Thin until published-opinion or CJP cites attached. link
Public discipline (CJP)
Check the Commission on Judicial Performance before relying on any grade. We do not invent findings.
cjp.ca.gov decisions by judges
Sources
- Public judicial officers / assignments directory · 2026-09-25 — source
- Commission on Judicial Performance — public decisions
- Grade methodology — methodology.html