Micael P. Estremera (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
Santa Clara Superior Court judge assigned to the family division since officially joining the bench in September 2022 (per court biography PDF).
Education
Graduate of Santa Clara University School of Law (per court biography PDF).
Prior professional work
Deputy Public Defender, Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office (joined 2008); Supervising Deputy Public Defender since 2018; Deputy County Counsel, Santa Clara County Counsel (2010–2011); Associate and Trial Consultant, Thelen LLP (2005–2008) — per court biography PDF.
Advocacy / public roles
Not yet sourced — researchable.
Appointment / elevation
Officially joined the Santa Clara Superior Court bench in September 2022 (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