
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Contra Costa County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, 2019; founding partner, Campins Benham-Bake LLP, 2012-19; associate, Lewis Feinberg Lee Renaker & Jaskson PC, 2007-12; equal justice litigation fellow, Impact Fund, 2006-07; ;aw clerk, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Marsha S. Berzon, 2005-06
Law School: Columbia Law School
When Judge Julia Campins was a student at Columbia Law School, she played the French horn and wanted to do social justice work.
Campins no longer plays the French horn with any regularity. These days, her musical acumen is focused on guiding her 8-year-old son through ukulele lessons, though she might balk at the suggestion that her family is especially musical. “I wouldn’t say the talent level is high, but the intention... (continued)