The popular AMC drama, which is filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has a real-life character named Julia Clark Downs. At one point in her career, she worked for herself and the District Attorney’s Office.
She served as a consultant for the AMC drama series, a role that was quite valuable to them. Making the law seem as real as possible, even with regard to the state of New Mexico, is one of the series’ objectives.
#BetterCallSaul honors Julia Clark Downs after tonight's episode
— Matt Roast (@HeyMattRoast) July 19, 2022
Although it doesn’t seem that anyone by the name of Julia Clark Downs ever had a direct hand in the making of “Better Call Saul,” a lawyer by that name had her own business in Albuquerque, where the show is both sets and shot.
Julia Down, who was born on May 25, 1978, to Emilie and Clark Down in Evanston, Illinois, grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland. She graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature in 2001.
Later, Julia joined the Peace Corps and served as a volunteer sustainable agriculture coach in Panama. Julia studied at the University of New Mexico School of Law between 2007 and 2010.
At the Institute of International Education, Julia worked as an executive assistant; at Landmine Survivors Network, she was a program assistant; and at Cinnafilm, Inc., she was an operation consultant. She worked as a Bernalillo County Attorney’s Office extern and a US Army JAG intern in 2009. Between October 2010 and April 2011, Julia served Will Ferguson & Associates as a legal assistant.
After passing the bar test, Julia served as an associate district attorney in Valencia County, New Mexico, for more than six years before leaving her position to become more involved in her son’s development. Julia opened her own practice in Albuquerque in December 2017. She also served as the Isleta Pueblo’s public defender.
