Eugene Michael Hyman

The Honorable
Eugene Michael Hyman
Superior Court of Santa Clara County
Assumed office
January 8, 1997
Personal details
Born (1950-05-14) May 14, 1950

Eugene Michael Hyman, J.D.,[1] (born May 14, 1950)[2] is a judge for the Superior Court of Santa Clara County, where he has served for almost 20 years, and a legal analyst.[3][4] He helped create and serves in the field of "Therapeutic Jurisprudence", a philosophy and system that advocates treatment for particular categories of offenders, such as domestic violence, which is his specialty.[3][5] Hyman has presided over cases in the criminal, family, probate, civil, and delinquency divisions of the court. He is an opponent of the Three strikes law[6] and considered an "international expert on preventing juvenile, family, and domestic violence".[5] Hyman was elected and took his oath of office on January 8, 1997.[2] Judge Hyman is the first American to receive the United Nations Public Service Award.[7]

Hyman presided over the first family/juvenile violence court in the United States to focus exclusively on teenage victims and perpetrators.[8][9]

Early life, education and career

Eugene Michael Hyman received his Juris Doctor law degree from the Santa Clara University School of Law in 1977.[1] He is a former police officer and trial lawyer.[7]

Judicial career

1990 to present

In 1990, Hyman was appointed to the Santa Clara County Municipal Court.[1][7] He has appeared as a legal panelist to governmental, judicial, and other forums concerning domestic violence in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and other countries.[10] While in Canberra, Australia during May 2008, Hyman gave a PowerPoint presentation at Australia's Victim Support Act conference. He has published numerous articles on domestic violence.[11] One of his specialties is in the area of domestic violence cases that also include substance abuse and/or mental health. He also specializes in offenses involving sexual abuse, stalking, strangulation, and other unique circumstances that may co-occur with domestic violence.[12] Hyman is a proponent of Australia's Three Strikes law.[13]

In 1999, Santa Clara County established a unique court for teen domestic violence with Hyman as the presiding judge.[8][9] The court hears only cases "solely with teenage batterers and their victim."[8][9]

During February 2010, while making a ruling on the bench, Hyman made a comment regarding a boycott of Judge Andrea Bryan.[14][15][16] "I look to my colleague, who is now a subject of much public debate and in some quarters ridicule, and wonder whether or not I would have the courage to do what I thought was right."[14] In this case involving a murder suspect, Hyman found the individual factually innocent.[15][16]

Television analyst

Hyman has appeared on television[17] and radio shows as a legal analyst.[18][19] In 2009, he analyzed the potential domestic violence case concerning Chris Brown and Rihanna.[18][20][21] During December 2009, Hyman stated "A large percentage of [DCFS] cases that are investigated are never filed with a court; Such a scenario is particularly likely given the family's celebrity status" inre Charlie Sheen's domestic problems.[22][23][24]

In 2010, Hyman was interviewed concerning the death of Allison Myrick and commented on how the legal system fails abusive relationships.[19]

Legal conferences participation

In 2003, Hyman was a panelist on domestic violence the 30th annual Western Society of Criminology in Vancouver, Canada.[25]

During May 2010, Hyman was on the "Developing Therapeutic Judging Panel" representing problem-focused domestic violence courts in East Melbourne, Victoria.[26]

Academic relationship

Hyman is also a lecturer at the Santa Clara University School of Law, where he has taught a Domestic Violence Law Seminar. He has over 20 years of experience as a law instructor.[12]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Journal of the Center for Families, Children and the Courts" (PDF). Judicial Council of California. courtinfo.ca.gov. 2003. p. 15. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Eugene Michael Hyman Profile". Law.com. law.com. December 1999. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  3. 1 2 http://www.law.scu.edu
  4. 1 2 "Santa Clara Law: Hon. Eugene Hyman and Santa Clara County Superior Court Honored for Public Service by the United Nations". Santa Clara University School of Law. law.scu.edu. June 18, 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  5. 1 2 "01 Judge Eugene Hyman on Holistic Family Courts - Part l". wsRadio.com. wsradio.com. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Eugene Hyman: Locking up crims and throwing away the key no answer - National - NZ Herald News". The New Zealand Herald. nzherald.co.nz. June 14, 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Congressional Record - Extensions of Remarks" (PDF). United States House of Representatives. United States Government Printing Office. June 23, 2008. p. 2. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  8. 1 2 3 Leung, Rebecca (July 30, 2003). "A Mother's Story - 60 Minutes - CBS News". 60 Minutes (cbsnews.com). Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  9. 1 2 3 "Getting Serious about Teen Relationship Abuse". SparkAction. sparkaction.org. April 11, 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "ACT Victim Services". Victim Support Act. victimsupport.act.gov.au. May 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  11. ↑ http://judgehyman.com/long_sentences_nz_herald.pdf
  12. 1 2 http://judgehyman.com
  13. ↑ "US Judge Endorses Three Strikes". ACT New Zealand. act.org.nz. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  14. 1 2 Quinn, Michelle (March 21, 2010). "District Attorney's Boycott of a Judge Raises Issues". New York Times (nytimes.com). p. 25A. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  15. 1 2 "In a rare ruling, judge finds former San Jose murder suspect factually innocent". Legal Broadcast Network. thelegalbroadcastnetwork.squarespace.com. March 1, 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  16. 1 2 "San Jose Man Gets Murder Conviction Overturned". KLIV. kliv.com. February 25, 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  17. ↑ "Domestic violence plagues celebrities". Speaking of Justice. speakingofjustice.com. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  18. 1 2 "Chris Brown and Rihanna in Court 6/22". Speaking of Justice. speakingofjustice.com. 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  19. 1 2 "A Call to Action: Re-examine Laws on Domestic Violence". Legal Talk Network. legaltalknetwork.com. February 5, 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  20. ↑ "Chris Brown says he still loves Rihanna". CNN (cnn.com). 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  21. ↑ "Yes, Chris Brown remembers Rihanna beating". MSN. today.msnbc.msn.com. August 26, 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  22. ↑ "Could Charlie Sheen Lose Custody of His Kids?". E!. eonline.com. December 30, 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  23. ↑ "Domestic violence and celebrities". Legal Broadcast Network. thelegalbroadcastnetwork.squarespace.com. 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  24. ↑ "Curriculum Vitae". Judge Eugene Michael Hyman. judgehyman.com. 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  25. ↑ "Western Society of Criminology 30th Annual Conference" (PDF). Western Society of Criminology. westerncriminology.org. February 2003. p. 8. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  26. ↑ "NON-ADVERSARIAL JUSTICE: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND SOCIETY CONFERENCE" (PDF). A.M. Meetings Plus Pty Ltd. ammp.com.au. May 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  27. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hyman, Eugene. "Eugene M. Hyman, Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa". Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  28. ↑ "2008 UNPSA" (PDF). United Nations. unpan1.un.org. 2008. p. 1. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
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