hon. jaya badiga

Judge Jaya Badiga is the Judicial Liaison for the 2025 WLS Board. She was appointed to the Sacramento County Superior Court in May 2024 after serving for two years as a Sacramento Superior Court Commissioner. She was a sole practitioner from 2018 to 2022, then served as an Attorney at the California Department of Health Care Services in 2020 and at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services in 2018. Judge Badiga was Managing Attorney at WEAVE Inc. from 2013 to 2018 and Attorney Advisor at Galaxy Architects & Infrastructure from 2010 to 2013. She served as Staff Counsel at the California Employment Development Department from 2009 to 2010. Judge Badiga earned her Juris Doctor degree from the Santa Clara University School of Law and a Master of Arts degree in International Relations and International Communications from Boston University.