Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, Oct. 11, 2018; commissioner, Los Angeles County, 2014-18; assistant supervising probate attorney, probate attorney, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1997-2014; sole practitioner, 1994-97; hearing examiner, City of Los Angeles, 1994-97; general counsel, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co., 1995-97; administrative law judge pro tem, 1996-97; instructor in probate, University of West Los Angeles, 1995; associate, Gronemeier & Barker,1982-94
Law School: University of West Los Angeles School of Law, 1982
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, Oct. 11, 2018; commissioner, Los Angeles County, 2014-18; assistant supervising probate attorney, probate attorney, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1997-2014; sole practitioner, 1994-97; hearing examiner, City of Los Angeles, 1994-97; general counsel, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co., 1995-97; administrative law judge pro tem, 1996-97; instructor in probate, University of West Los Angeles, 1995; associate, Gronemeier & Barker,1982-94
Law School: University of West Los Angeles School of Law, 1982
LOS ANGELES - Superior Court Judge Brenda J. Penny knows what it means to stand alone in a family, while still understanding conflict.
She was an only child. When her father died a decade ago, and then her mother a year later, there were no competing voices about who should take charge. The responsibility simply settled on her.
But solitude did not mean an absence of disagreement.
"I do have a lot of cousins," she said. "And I can certa... (continued)
