Speaker Series: A View from the Bench – A Conversation with Superior Court Judge Emede
Schedule
Wed Oct 05 2022 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm
Location
Billy DeFrank LGBTQ Community Center | San Jose, CA
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On Wednesday, October 5, Silicon Valley Rainbow Rotary is pleased to host Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Julie Emede. She’ll discuss how being a member of the LGBTQ+ community affected her path to becoming a judge and its impact on her life on the bench. Judge Emede will also highlight LGBTQ+ trailblazing cases and judicial officers. Judge Emede is also interested in hearing from Rotary members about how the court can serve them better. (Please note that Judge Emede cannot discuss any individual or pending cases.)Our October meeting will be a hybrid meeting via Zoom or in person at the Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center (938 The Alameda, San Jose, CA).
About the speaker
Julie A. Emede was appointed to the Santa Clara County Superior Court bench in December 2009, and is currently serving in the Appellate/Provisional Remedies Division. Before her most recent assignment, she served in Probate Court for three years, in Family Court for over five years (including as the Supervising Judge for three years), and in the dedicated Criminal Family Violence Court for almost three years (including as the Supervising Judge for two years). Prior to her appointment to the bench, she was a family law attorney, where she handled all aspects of family law cases including marital/domestic partnership dissolutions, adoptions, guardianships, and court-appointed representation of children. Judge Emede has taught extensively, including numerous judicial and continuing legal education seminars, as well as serving as faculty for Community Property and Family Law classes at Santa Clara University School of Law. Judge Emede is a member of the International Association of LGBTQ+ Judges. Before become a judge, Judge Emede served as a board member of Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (BAYMEC) from 2001 to 2007, serving as Co-Chair in 2005 and 2006. Among other honors and awards, Judge Emede received the Santa Clara County Bar Association’s 2017 Outstanding Jurist Award, 2021 Women Lawyers Section Mary Jo Levenger Award, and their 2007 Diversity Award. She also received the BAYMEC 2000 Heroes Award and 2008 Community Service Award. She was named one of Out Now Magazine’s Bay Area Most Influential GLBT Persons in 2007. She received her undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and her juris doctor from the (soon to be renamed) University of California - Hastings College of the Law. In her spare time, she is an avid amateur nature photographer. She and her wife live in San Jose, California.
How to Join this Event
To join this event, you can send an email to [email protected] and we’ll provide the Zoom meeting link. You can also register for the event on Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/silicon-valley-rainbow-rotary). Or you can come in person!
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Where is it happening?
Billy DeFrank LGBTQ Community Center, 938 The Alameda, San Jose, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
