Judge Sunil R. Kulkarni

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Sunil R. Kulkarni joined the bench in October 2013. He currently has a juvenile justice assignment, but he has significant experience handling civil cases, including one year of civil trials, two years handling civil motions, and three years of handling complex civil cases. Judge Kulkarni also has served his court by supervising his court’s civil division. In addition, he has been active in statewide judicial governance and teaching, and often addresses attorney and non-attorney groups on various law-related topics, including diversity in the legal profession and pathways to the bench. Before becoming a judge, Judge Kulkarni worked as a senior litigation counsel for the University of California for almost 3 years. Before UC, he was a partner (and associate) with the Palo Alto office of
Morrison and Foerster LLP for 13 years, specializing in intellectual property and securities litigation.  He also was a law clerk for the Honorable Oliver W. Wanger, U.S. District Court (E.D. Cal.), from 1996 to 1997.  Judge Kulkarni received his law degree with high honors from UC Law SF (Hastings) in 1996, and his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering with honors from the University of
California, Berkeley in 1993.