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Jaya Badiga

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Judge
Family Law
Sacramento County Superior Court
William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse
Department/Division: 131

3341 Power Inn Rd
Sacramento , CA 95826
(916) 875-2531



Appointed Sacramento Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, May 3, 2024; commissioner, Sacramento County, 2022-24; sole practitioner, 2018- 22; attorney, California Department of Health Care Services, 2020; attorney, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, 2018; managing attorney, WEAVE Inc., 2013-18; attorney adviser, Galaxy Architects & Infrastructure, 2010-13; staff counsel, California Employment Development Department, 2009-10.

Santa Clara University School of Law, 2008



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