Superior Court Commissioner Santa Clara County
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)