Julia Blau Spiegel appears in the State Bar of California licensee record, CourtListener dockets, Ninth Circuit counsel listings, Yale Law fellowship biographies, Squire Patton Boggs Foundation materials, Ninth Circuit ALR biographies, Stanford Haas, Just Security, and GovAct pages. Other people share the name Julia Spiegel.
Identity
About Julia Spiegel
This site is case-file commentary on documented official and staff acts of a public figure. She is a former Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a former Santa Clara County deputy county counsel (appearance in County of Santa Clara v. Trump; public-charge counsel listings), and founder and CEO of Governors Action Alliance (GovAct). She is not a judge. Identity confidence: high (CalBar 292469 / dockets / Squire Patton Boggs / GovAct / Yale fellowship PDF). No personal portrait located; Capitol hero only. Episodes live on the home case file.
Documented roles
- Education (bios). B.A. Stanford; M.P.A. (GovAct) / M.P.P. (Haas — title inconsistency noted); J.D. Yale Law. CAP / International Crisis Group research line on her bios (no precise dates/titles beyond research).
- 2013–15. CalBar admitted Dec. 3, 2013 (No. 292469). Clerk to Judge M. Margaret McKeown, Ninth Circuit. Yale fellowship policy advisor to Ambassador Samantha Power (later bios: senior advisor).
- 2017–appointment. Santa Clara County deputy county counsel; sanctuary and public-charge litigation appearances.
- 2021–2024. Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary, Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom (Squire Patton Boggs Nov. 22, 2021 lock; left 2024 per GovAct).
- 2024–. Founder & CEO, Governors Action Alliance (GovAct); GPHA launch Oct. 15, 2025 as initiative of GovAct.
- Not this record. Not a judge. Not a personal criminal defendant. Not upgraded Daily Signal FOIA paraphrase to findings.
What this site is not
It is not a finding that Julia Spiegel committed a crime. Daily Signal FOIA email reporting and White House meeting planning stay Claims. She is a former Newsom legal-affairs official and nonprofit CEO — not a judge. Read the case file and the disclaimer.