Santa Clara County (San Jose)
SAN JOSE — She is the first Filipino appointed to the Santa Clara County Superior Court, but Judge Audra Ibarra didn’t expect much fanfare.
“When I was sworn in on Jan. 2, I thought it would be just my family and a couple of friends in the audience,” she said of the 2019 ceremony. “I mean, it’s the holidays. ... Everybody’s on vacation.”
It was also late afternoon when it was time to tak... (continued)