Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee

September 9, 2024 Meeting (Closed Session) 

4:30-5:30 PM

• Notice and Agenda

Previous Meetings

• 2024 Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee Meetings
• 2023 Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee Meetings
• 2022 Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee Meetings
• 2021 Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee Meetings
• 2020 Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee Meetings
• 2019 Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee Meetings
• 2018 Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee Meetings
• 2017 Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee Meetings
• 2016 Family And Juvenile Law Advisory Committee Meetings
• 2015 Family And Juvenile Law Advisory Committee Meetings
• 2014 Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee Meetings

Download the Committee Roster​

• Hon. Stephanie E. Hulsey, Chair, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Monterey
• Hon. Charles F. Adams, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara
• Hon.  Craig E. Arthur, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Orange
• Hon. Bunmi O. Awoniyi, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento
• Hon. D. Brett Bianco, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
• Hon. Brooke A. Blecher, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara
• Hon. Tari L. Cody, Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Six
• Ms. Rizé A. Donolon, Assistant County Counsel, Office of the Kings County Counsel
• Hon. Ana L. España, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego
• Hon. Katherine Fogarty, Commissioner for the Superior Court of California, Court of Fresno
• Hon. Suzanne Gazzaniga, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Placer
• Hon. Susan M. Gill, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Kern
• Hon. Jennifer Lee Giuliani, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Kings
• Ms. Julia Hanagan, Policy Director, Dependency Legal Services
• Ms. Leslie Heimov, Executive Director, Family Violence Appellate Project
• Mx. Cory Hernandez, Senior Managing Attorney, Family Violence Appellate Project
• Ms. Diane Iglesias, Senior Deputy Director, Los Angeles Department of Children & Family Services
• Ms. Rose Klein, Client Advocacy Manager, Asian Americans for Community Involvement
• Ms. Selis Koker, Deputy Director and Chief Counsel, California Department of Child Support Services
• Mr. Joseph J. Koller, Deputy District Attorney IV, Orange County District Attorney’s Office
• Mr. Jonathan Laba, Assistant Public Defender, Contra Costa County Public Defender’s Office
• Ms. Sharon M. Lawrence, Chief Executive Officer, California CASA Association
• Hon. Frank J. Menetrez, Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two
• Hon. Laura H. Miller, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego
• Mr. Joe Navarro, Manager, Family and Children Services Division, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino
• Ms. Sherry Peterson, Certified Family Law Specialist, Law Office of Sherry Peterson
• Ms. Melissa J. Poulos, Family Law Facilitator/Self-Help Program Manager, Director of Family Court Services/Court Manager, Superior Court of California, County of Sutter
• Mr. Brian J. Richart, Chief Probation Officer, El Dorado County Probation
• Hon. Lawrence P. Riff, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
• Hon. B. Scott Thomsen, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Nevada
• Ms. Susan Thrall, Senior Administrator, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
• Hon. Mary Kreber Varipapa, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Orange
• Hon. Rubén A. Villalobos, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus
• Hon. Monica F. Wiley, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco

Advisory Member

• Hon. Sue Alexander (Ret), Commissioner of the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda

CJER Governing Committee Liaison

• Hon. Julie A. Palafox, Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Orange

TCPJAC Liaison

• Hon. Cheri Pham, Assistant Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Orange

Governmental Affairs Liaison

• Ms. Tracy Kenny, Supervising Attorney, Office of Governmental Affairs, Judicial Council of California

Judicial Council Staff to the Committee

• Ms. Stephanie Lacambra, Attorney, Center for Families, Children & the Courts, Judicial Council of California
• Ms. Amanda Morris, Administrative Coordinator, Center for Families, Children & the Courts, Judicial Council of California

Standing Subcommittees​ 

• Joint Protective Order Working Group
• Violence Against Women Education Project Subcommittee

Background

The Judicial Council of California’s Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee makes recommendations to the council for improving the administration of justice in all cases involving marriage, family, or children. The committee is staffed by the Center for Families, Children & the Courts.

Mission

The mission of the Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee is to:

• Identify issues and concerns confronting judicial administration regarding family and juvenile law, procedure, and practice; and
• Address issues related to domestic violence, self-represented litigants, juvenile delinquency and dependency, adoption, and general family law.

On an ongoing basis, the Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee:

• Reviews pending legislation regarding family and juvenile matters;
• Reviews suggestions from the public for improving the administration of family and juvenile cases and recommends appropriate action to the council or one of its committees; and
• Proposes to the council changes in rules, forms, and standards for family and juvenile cases.