Already the women have formed a Santa Clara County chapter of the National Coalition for Family Justice, a research group that seeks to help people involved in the Family Court process. I think there will be some reform locally in the court in response to their complaints. Reform could involve greater oversight of the system of court-appointed psychological experts that they say is unduly secretive and undemocratic. Eager couples fill out marriage license forms at a window festooned with fuzzy red hearts, pink streamers and a hanging Cupid. A bulletin board outside the Family Court Clinic instructs the newly divorced to wait for help with child custody issues, visitation and spousal support.
Most judges rotate out of family court every two to four years.
Boskovich says it's a rare breed of judge and lawyer who can remain unaffected by the vitriol common in family court proceedings. Family Court has always been a place to rotate out of. But what is most bothersome to me is that we have lost our last two capable women judges. But with experience comes familiarity with the people who come to court to do each other harm. Boskovich says this can take a toll on the most ethical jurists.