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Family Court Judge Faces Scrutiny after Courtroom Eviction Sparks Allegations of Political Favoritism, Nonprofit Ties, and Concealed Conflicts of Interest

Two court observers were evicted from Judge Cindy Hendrickson’s courtroom in Santa Clara County Superior Court on February 7, 2025, after serving her a judicial disqualification motion alleging political bias and undisclosed conflicts of interest, while Hendrickson responded by downplaying her ties to WomenSV and failing to address her co-appointment with Ford to the county’s Domestic Violence Council.

Op-Ed | The Authoritarian Temptation

The rise of Trumpism is a symptom of a system in disrepair, exploiting economic inequality and institutional decay to manipulate voters and gain power, and the only way to prevent this from happening again is to rebuild the economic and moral foundations of democracy.