Resilient Advocate and Legal Professional: Sharon Marie Huddle

Basic Information

Biography and Early Career

Sharon Marie Huddle, born in 1953 in Citrus Heights, California, was determined and selfless. After finishing high school in 1971, she attended California State Sacramento and earned her JD in 1982. Sharon worked night shifts at Jack in the Box and Placer County Juvenile Hall to pay for law school. Firsthand experience with family dynamics inspired her legal career in family and divorce law.

Sharon became known for her rigorous case preparation and empathic client advocacy in her early legal career. She included real estate divisions to her divorce cases by 1985. This enlarged competence made her a flexible attorney who could handle complicated financial and custodial conflicts.

Family and Personal Life

Sharon married Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. in November 1973 and had three kids. The couple bought their first house in Citrus Heights in 1980 and a second in Long Beach in 1985. They split in 1991, but DeAngelo’s arrest and public exposure in April 2018 delayed the divorce until 2019.

In her 2020 victim impact statement, Sharon expressed her shock after discovering of her ex-spouse’s misdeeds, saying she had trusted his work-related reasons for late-night absences. She balanced court appearances with school recitals and weekend soccer matches to raise her kids. Sharon has quietly focused on her career and family commitments despite DeAngelo’s crimes’ emotional toll.

Legal Career and Advocacy

Sharon M. Huddle has handled over 1,500 divorce, child custody, and real estate matters since beginning her legal office at 720 Sunrise Ave, Roseville, CA, in 1982. Seven customer evaluations give her office a 5.0 Yelp rating, indicating great negotiating and courtroom satisfaction.

Sharon co-founded the National Coalition Against Surrogacy in 1987 outside of private practice. Her late 1980s policy papers against paid surrogacy influenced California legislative revisions that emphasized surrogate health. In 1988, she testified before Sacramento legislative committees and organized statewide letter-writing campaigns to over 3,000 politicians and community leaders.

Media and Public Perception

Sharon Marie Huddle is well known for her ex-husband’s criminal past. Sharon presented a written victim impact statement to Sacramento Superior Court on August 20, 2020, after his April 2018 arrest for many murders, rapes, and burglaries between 1974 and 1986. She described her own sadness and expressed her condolences for the victims, asking not to overshadow others.

Sharon has avoided interviews and social media despite limited media coverage of her 2020 court petition. She maintains anonymity by not having personal profiles on major social media networks. Occasionally, stories revisit her narrative to examine the human collateral of high-profile criminal trials, although she is seldom discussed.

FAQ

Who is Sharon Marie Huddle?

Sharon Marie Huddle is a California-based family law attorney, and the ex-wife of Joseph James DeAngelo Jr., known as the Golden State Killer.

What is her professional background?

She has practiced family, divorce, and real estate law since 1982 and co-founded the National Coalition Against Surrogacy in 1987.

How long was she married to Joseph DeAngelo?

They were married from November 1973 until their legal divorce in 2019, with separation beginning in 1991.

Does she have children?

She has three daughters—one an emergency room physician, one a graduate student at UC Davis, and one whose profession is not publicly specified—and one granddaughter.

Has she made public statements about her ex-husband’s crimes?

Yes, she submitted a victim impact statement in August 2020 expressing shock and devastation upon learning of his criminal activities.

Is Sharon active on social media?

No, she maintains a low profile with no known personal social media accounts.