Julie Wilensky
Santa Clara County Counsel's Office
In her fourth year on the BALIF Board, Julie is excited to continue leading BALIF’s Amicus Committee and serve as BALIF’s Secretary.
Secretary and Amicus Chair
Julie Wilensky is a Deputy County Counsel at the Santa Clara County Counsel's Office, where she is a member of the Social Justice & Impact Litigation section. She previously worked at Disability Rights California, the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, and an employment and civil rights law firm in Oakland. Julie served as a law clerk for Judge John T. Noonan, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. In 2016, Julie was named by the Daily Journal as one of California’s Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 and Top Women Lawyers. She was also named as one of the Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 by the National LGBT Bar Association in 2015. Julie graduated from Yale Law School and Yale College.