Faculty Profile: Leonard Edwards

Leonard EdwardsRetired - Superior Court, Santa Clara County, California
Previous Courses Taught (2)
  • Juvenile & Children's Law 2021: Reasonable Efforts and Relative Preference: The Two Critical Issues in Dependency Cases
  • Juvenile & Children's Law Virtual Forum
Biography

Judge Leonard Edwards is a retired judge now serving as a consultant and educator.  Judge Edwards was a Superior Court judge for 26 years, retiring in 2006.  He served as Judge-In-Residence with the California Judicial Council for 6 years.  Judge Edwards is a judicial educator having given over 500 invited presentations in 47 states and 13 foreign countries.  He is a past president of the NCJFCJ.  In Santa Clara County he founded the Child Advocate Program, the Domestic Violence Council, Kids in Common, and the Dependency Drug Treatment Court.