Jude Estrada

In 1989, Estrada had a daughter out of wedlock with actress Lyka Ugarte named Lyza.^[2]

In the 1990s, Jude briefly followed his father Joseph Estrada's career path by being an actor in the film industry.

For a time, Estrada was sent off in the United States, coming back to the Philippines by the time his father was president in 1998.^[3] By 1999, Estrada was a captain of the Philippine Air Force,^[4] and in the same year was credited with establishing three companies: Primeval Commodities, Paragon Security Management and Investigation Services, and Reach Management Corp.^[5] The film studio Millennium Cinema was also co-founded in 1999 by Estrada, along with his siblings Jinggoy and Jackie, his mother Loi and his uncle Jesus Ejercito.^[5]

After his father was deposed from the presidency by EDSA II in January 2001 and replaced by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Jude clarified that his allegiance as a reserve captain of the Philippine Air Force would now shift away from his father and to Arroyo, stating that "as a soldier, I am loyal to the commander-in-chief, no matter who they are."^[6] Despite this, after the Sandiganbayan arrested both his father and brother Jinggoy Estrada on April 25 for plunder, Jude participated in the pro-Estrada demonstrations at EDSA Shrine that protested the arrest. The rallies he attended were soon followed by the May 1 riots initiated by rallyists marching from the shrine to Malacañang Palace, which he and his half-brother JV Ejercito joined but left before the march reached Mendiola Street near the palace.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

On June 2, 2008, Estrada married his childhood neighbor and long-time girlfriend Maria Rowena "Weng" Ocampo in Forbes Park, Makati.^[12][13][14] They have two children.^[15]

In September 2017, Estrada accompanied his brother Jinggoy upon the latter's release from prison.^[16] In April 2025, Estrada joined his father Joseph in attending the wake of actress Nora Aunor at Heritage Park in Taguig.^[17] In September 2025, Estrada was promoted to reserve brigadier general, being named Wing Commander of the 5th Air Force Wing Reserve.^[15]

Estrada owns a house in Glendale, California.^[18]