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Dec. 4, 2020

Clear Decisions

Commissioner Jillian Laxton does her best to keep parties from making unnecessary return visits.

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Clear Decisions

Jillian Laxton

Superior Court Commissioner Santa Clara County

Career Highlights: Santa Clara County Commissioner, March 2019-present (elected February 2019); Santa Clara County Superior Court, Staff attorney - family law facilitator/self-help center, 2005-2019; sole practitioner, San Jose, 2004-2005; Support network for Battered Woman, Staff attorney, Mountain View, 2003-2004; Stand Against Domestic Violence, legal director, Concord, 2001-2003

Law School: New College of California School of Law
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SAN JOSE — Santa Clara County Commissioner Jillian M. Laxton spent more than 13 years working for the court as a family law facilitator before taking the bench last year, so the pace and intensity of divorce cases were familiar territory.

But what wasn’t easy was that, two months into her stint in family court after starting her career in traffic court and small claims court, Laxton was shut out of her courtroom due to th... (continued)

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