Juli Mathew migrated to the US with her parents years ago after discontinuing her studies in a village school in Kerala. She studied law and became a judge four years ago. She has been a resident of Fort Bend in Texas for several years.
Her husband is a businessman in the US and the couple have three daughters. Juli Mathew has now been re-elected for the second term and will continue to serve as presiding judge for another 4 years. She was voted the Administrative Judge for the County Courts by her peers and also heads the first Juvenile Intervention and Mental Health Court.
She took oath as a judge of the County Court in Texas from her husband’s house in Kerala via video conferencing on Monday and was attended by her husband, two daughters, in-laws and other family members. Her parents and elder daughter could not attend as they were in the US.