Judge Charles F. Adams

Charles F. Adams was appointed to the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara in 2018 by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr.  He has served in the court’s Criminal, Civil, Family and Appellate Divisions, and was the Supervising Judge of the Family Division from 2021 to 2023.  Judge Adams is also a member of the Judicial Council’s Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee.   

Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Adams was the Administrative Law Clerk to United States District Judge Edward J. Davila for several years and worked as a Staff Attorney for the Superior Court.  Judge Adams also worked as a family law practitioner in Southern California.   

Judge Adams received his undergraduate degree in American Studies and Spanish from the University of California, Davis.  He received his law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law.