Thursday, June 11, 2026

DJ profiles J.Boulware Eurie

Justice Stacy Boulware EurieToday's DJ has Justice Stacy Boulware Eurie brings trial court urgency to 3rd District -- The former Sacramento juvenile court presiding judge says appellate work is less immediate but steady and relentless. (Earlier DJ profiles were published in 2008 and 2017.)

Gov. Gavin Newsom named her to the appellate court in 2022, making her one of the few judges in California appointed by governors of both major parties. At the 3rd District, Boulware Eurie joined a court emerging from a period involving concerns about backlogs and the forced retirement of the presiding justice. The court has since set new internal benchmarks for how long cases should take from notice of appeal to opinion, she said. "We don't have any cases that are lagging in terms of this court, in terms of the backlog," Boulware Eurie said.