Eugene Michael Hyman

Who is Eugene Michael Hyman?

Eugene Michael Hyman, J.D., is a judge for the Superior Court of Santa Clara County, where he has served for almost 20 years, and a legal analyst. 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. 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 and considered an "international expert on preventing juvenile, family, and domestic violence". Hyman was elected and took his oath of office on January 8, 1997. Judge Hyman is the first American to receive the United Nations Public Service Award.

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