Eric L. Heryford
Judge of the Superior Court, Trinity County
insufficient Left–Right record (FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label): Insufficient public record. CJP public discipline supports grade F; ideology lean remains insufficient (discipline ≠ left/right record). FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label.
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, Trinity County
- District / seat
- Trinity County Superior Court
- County
- Trinity County
- Appellate district
- District 3
- Election
- unknown
- Grade
- F Out of touch on the basics
- Record lean
- insufficient
Voting / case record
Voting / case record: limited public data
California published opinions · CJP decisions
About this listing
Listing added from CJP public discipline (2025). County Superior Court. Verify status on cjp.ca.gov; some sanctioned judges have resigned or been removed.
Why this grade — metrics
- cjp_public_discipline (high): public_discipline_found — Public Censure (2025) link
- record_depth (medium): cjp_primary — F driven by CJP public discipline cite. link
Public discipline (CJP)
Public Censure (2025). CJP public censure (stipulation, Oct 21, 2025) of Trinity County Superior Court Judge Eric L. Heryford for delayed decisions in 20 matters, multiple false salary affidavits, and related misconduct.
Sources
- Public Public Censure — CJP annual report / decision PDF · 2025 — source
- Commission on Judicial Performance — public decisions
- Grade methodology — methodology.html