Sacramento County (Sacramento)
SACRAMENTO — A dog bed sits right below the bench in Judge Kenneth Mennemeier’s juvenile dependency courtroom, and it is not empty. Mennemeier keeps it stocked with stuffed pugs, usually a mother, a father and several smaller puppies, resembling a family.
Mennemeier said he places them there along with a stock of children’s books in his courtroom to create a less frightening environment for the youngsters who appear befo... (continued)
