Welcome to Unveiled and Uncensored: Investigating Family Court Corruption
Welcome to Unveiled and Uncensored—my Substack where I expose the hidden truths behind family court corruption, systemic failures, and the injustices perpetuated by agencies like DCFS and CPS.
I’m Julie M. Anderson-Holburn, an investigative journalist committed to shedding light on the abuse and institutional betrayal faced by children, women, and families caught in abusive systems.
My journey into investigative journalism is personal. My case has been documented extensively by journalists Mike Volpe (starting in 2021) and Robert J. Hansen (starting in 2023), who helped expose troubling patterns within Orange County’s family court system. I’ve spoken before the Orange County Board of Supervisors, including Andrew Do ( view here, here, here, and here), and at the California State Capitol, advocating for reform and accountability.
After maintaining sole legal and primary physical custody of my two youngest children for 10 years through adjudicated rulings, everything changed in November 2022 when our case was reassigned to Judge James L. Waltz. In just 45 days, he reversed a decade of court decisions, vacating my renewed DVRO restraining order and sole custody. This reversal forced my children into the custody of their abuser.
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During a hearing, Waltz made alarming threats, including claims that he had the "pull" to use 20 sheriffs to intimidate my teenage children or send them to juvenile detention if they didn’t comply. His volatile and abusive behavior during the proceedings—including screaming at me while dismissing evidence of a 2021 assault we endured (view here)—was shocking and traumatic.
Jessica St. Clair, brought into our case by Minors Counsel Tracy Willis after the 2021 assault, lied to my teens (view here) and made significant misrepresentations to Waltz, further compounding the harm my children and I experienced. Despite overwhelming evidence, including video footage and body cam recordings, our cries for justice were ignored.
This personal experience, combined with my professional expertise, ignited my passion for investigative journalism. I first started publishing on NewsBreak, where I began exposing systemic failures in family courts, child protective services, officers of the court and judicial conduct. Since then, my work has been featured on platforms such as the Center for Judicial Excellence, and National Safe Parents.
Through this Substack, I aim to dig even deeper. I’ll share thorough investigations, survivor stories, and critical analyses of the policies and practices that perpetuate injustice. My mission is not just to report but to advocate for reform and hold people and institutions accountable.
Thank you for joining me on this journey. Together, we can unmask injustice, amplify the voices of those who have been silenced, and push for meaningful change. Let’s make a difference.
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More on my story and becoming an investigative journalist:
Orange County woman worries she may end up like Gabby Petito
Orange County court ignores abundant evidence of abuse, gives children to father
Orange County mother's plea for protection: local police and DA's office fail to act
Orange County DA's office hostile to women: unprotected OC women suffer under Spitzer's retaliation
Mother sues The Irvine Company, Orange County DA and Family Court retaliate
Orange County mother's fight for justice against abusive ex-husband, courts, DA and police
Family Court Judge’s Bias Against Mothers
Orange County files felony charges against mom who says she fled California to protect her children
Why is the OCDA issuing a subpoena to a reporter
Learn more about my ongoing investigative series uncovering corruption in Orange County and its family court system:
OC Man Charged with 5 Felony Counts of Molestation: Family Court and CPS Ignored Reports for Years
Whistleblowers expose the Orange County family court crisis
Whistleblowers reveal corruption in Orange County family courts and beyond
California’s Family Court Crisis: The Failure of Oversight and the Impact of Dr. Sue Tonkins
California Family Courts: Dr. Joan Meier Exposes Bias and Systemic Failures
Orange County reunification therapist deceives courts about credentials
OC Bar Association says “I just want to protect my children” means “I just want to screw my ex”
The victims of Jessica St. Clair, part three
Sex for custody in Orange County
Orange County’s first reunification therapist removes herself from all family court cases
If you have had similar experiences within the California family court system, including CPS, please contact this reporter ASAP.
Whistleblowers and victims of family court, CPS, probate court, foster care corruption within the US, please contact this reporter at juliea005@proton.me.
We should definitely chat!
In Texas! Just had my parental rights terminated for no real reason! All my drug tests were clean but they claim my son. 7yrs old , failed a hair follicle test and he was removed from my care . After that he was abused in foster care and when I complained in court , my supervised visits were cut from 1 hour per week to none, then rights terminated they claim bc I failed to watch him enough.
The levels in his supposed hair were
1540pg/mg that’s 3 times that of an adult daily drug user!
When I asked them to test again, or get another sample or a blood or fingernail test , I was denied and they shaved his head TOTALLY BALD!
my son told me his punishment at foster home was “time out in the closet”
And he was” made to stay in there a long time after he got hungry”
How is this stuff Legal?! How can they do stuff like this ?! WHY DO THEY WANT MY KID SO BAD? Lastly , will we ever get help before it’s too late for us?
I appealed the termination decision, awaiting court on Jan 30
Any active court watchers please come ! Tarrant county Texas