The Honorable Jerilyn Borack '82 Profiled in The Recorder

Jerilyn Borack '82, Sacramento County Superior Court's supervising family law judge, was profiled in The Recorder on January 9, 2007.  Borack was appointed to the Court in 2002 by Governor Gray Davis.  

In the article, Borack says that although some attorneys find family law emotionally draining, she loves it. "I find people fascinating," she said. "And there is nowhere you can learn more about people except in a counseling setting or being a family law attorney."

Borack was certified by the State Bar as a family law specialist in 1992. She willingly gave up litigation when appointed to the bench.

"This is so much better," she said of being a judge in the article. "For every one person whose life I could touch as an attorney, I have 100 now. I have the opportunity to help people who have had almost no help."

Attorneys who have appeared before Borack say she is incredibly patient with the many pro pers on her calendar, agile with the numbers involved in support issues, and occasionally sharp-tongued with lawyers.

"What I don't like to see are attorneys who are more emotional about the issues of their clients than are their clients," Borack said. "It takes a lot of self-awareness to be in a family law practice, and not everybody can do it."

The Recorder/January 9, 2007 (reg. required)