José Miguel Júdice was born on August 15, 1949 in Santa Clara, Coimbra, Portugal as José Miguel Alarcão Júdice. He is married to Maria Cristina Ataíde Castel-Branco. He was previously married to Maria Luísa Marçal Fragoso de Rodes, Maria de Fátima Silva Carvalho and Marta Galvão de Melo.