Eugene M. Hyman | |
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Judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County | |
In office January 8, 1997 –2011 | |
Succeeded by | Shelyna V. Brown |
Judge of the Municipal Court of Santa Clara County | |
In office 1990–1996 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Eugene Michael Hyman May 14,1950 Perth Amboy,New Jersey,U.S. [1] |
Education | Claremont Men’s College (BA) Santa Clara University (JD) |
Eugene Michael Hyman [2] (born May 14,1950) [3] is an American retired judge,lawyer,and former police officer.
Hyman served on the Superior Court of Santa Clara County for almost 20 years,and is a legal analyst. [4] [5] 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. [4] [6] 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 [7] and considered an "international expert on preventing juvenile,family,and domestic violence". [6] Hyman was elected and took his oath of office on January 8,1997. [3] Hyman retired from the bench and was replaced by Shelyna V. Brown.
Hyman is the first American to receive the United Nations Public Service Award. [8] Hyman presided over the first family/juvenile violence court in the United States to focus exclusively on teenage victims and perpetrators. [9] [10]
Hyman graduated from Matawan Regional High School in 1968. [11] He graduated from Claremont Men's College with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology in 1972 and received his Juris Doctor degree from the Santa Clara University School of Law in 1977. [2] [12]
From 1972 to 1977,he served as a police officer with the Santa Clara Police Department and from 1979 to 1981 he was an Instructor at the Santa Clara County Peace Officer's Academy. [12]
He was in private practice from 1979 to 1990 concentrating on personal injury litigation,workers' compensation law,and criminal law. [12]
In 1990,Hyman was appointed to the Santa Clara County Municipal Court. [2] [8] 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. [13] 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. [14] 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. [15] Hyman is a proponent of Australia's Three Strikes law. [16]
In 1999,Eugene M. Hyman was chosen to preside over the first juvenile domestic violence and family violence court in the United States. [15] The court hears only cases "solely with teenage batterers and their victim." [9] [10]
During February 2010,while making a ruling on the bench,Hyman made a comment regarding a boycott of Judge Andrea Bryan. [17] [18] [19] "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." [17] In this case involving a murder suspect,Hyman found the individual factually innocent. [18] [19]
Hyman retired in 2011 and was replaced by Shelyna V. Brown. [20]
Hyman has appeared on television [21] and radio shows as a legal analyst. [22] [23] In 2009,he analyzed the potential domestic violence case concerning Chris Brown and Rihanna. [22] [24] [25] 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. [26] [27] [28]
In 2010,Hyman was interviewed concerning the death of Allison Myrick and commented on how the legal system fails abusive relationships. [23]
In 2003,Hyman was a panelist on domestic violence the 30th annual Western Society of Criminology in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. [29]
During May 2010,Hyman was on the "Developing Therapeutic Judging Panel" representing problem-focused domestic violence courts in East Melbourne,Victoria. [30]
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. [15]
In 1994,he served as a member of part-time Faculty at the Santa Clara University College of Arts &Sciences teaching Senior Seminar Law and Social Welfare. [12]
In January 2005,as a Visiting Professor in Law,he taught Domestic Violence Law at the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law in Canada. [12]
Since January 3,2019,he has served as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Canberra School of Law and serves as the Director of Professional Outreach at the school. [12]
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