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Julie Palafox

Judge, Orange County Superior Court

Form 700 statements

Statement	Filed	What it lists
2025 Annual (amendment) Judge, Orange County Superior Court	2026-03-09	8 gifts, 1 travel
2025 Annual Judge, Orange County Superior Court	2026-02-27	1 income, 9 gifts
2024 Annual Judge, Orange County Superior Court	2025-02-03	12 gifts

Findings

Worth a look Gifts · the statement

Lists $600 in gifts from Attorney Briefcase in 2025; the limit from one source is $560

The statement lists 1 gift(s) from Attorney Briefcase dated in 2025, totalling $600. Judges may not accept gifts from one source worth more than $560 a year (Code of Civil Procedure 170.9).

What to check

Whether part of it was returned, or paid back, in time to not count (the filer's comments often say).
Whether the gifts are from one source (a couple is two sources) or are of a kind the limit doesn't cover (family, wedding gifts and the like).
The FPPC's gift fact sheet and Regulation 18940.2 for the exceptions.

Gifts: Attorney Briefcase $600 2025-01-24 p.3

Rule: Gifts from one source over the yearly limit

“The gift limit increased to $630 for calendar years 2025 and 2026. The gift limit in calendar year 2024 was $590.”Form 700 (2025/2026), What's New ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Worth a look Gifts · the statement

Lists $600 in gifts from ATTORNEY'S BRIEFCASE in 2025; the limit from one source is $560

The statement lists 1 gift(s) from ATTORNEY'S BRIEFCASE dated in 2025, totalling $600. Judges may not accept gifts from one source worth more than $560 a year (Code of Civil Procedure 170.9).

What to check

Whether part of it was returned, or paid back, in time to not count (the filer's comments often say).
Whether the gifts are from one source (a couple is two sources) or are of a kind the limit doesn't cover (family, wedding gifts and the like).
The FPPC's gift fact sheet and Regulation 18940.2 for the exceptions.

Gifts: ATTORNEY'S BRIEFCASE $600 2025-01-24 p.2

Rule: Gifts from one source over the yearly limit

“The gift limit increased to $630 for calendar years 2025 and 2026. The gift limit in calendar year 2024 was $590.”Form 700 (2025/2026), What's New ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Amendments · the statement

Amends an earlier statement

This is an amendment. The original stays on file; what changed is in the amendment itself.

What to check

Compare with the original statement for the same year.

Rule: An amended statement

How this rule works