Eugene Michael Hyman
Eugene Michael Hyman (born May 14, 1950) is an American retired judge, lawyer, and former police officer.
Eugene M. Hyman | |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Education | Claremont Men’s College (BA) Santa Clara University (JD) |
Hyman served on the Superior Court of Santa Clara County for almost 20 years, and is 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. 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. Hyman presided over the first family/juvenile violence court in the United States to focus exclusively on teenage victims and perpetrators.