
Career Highlights: Elevated to Kern County Superior Court judge by unification, 2000; Kern County Municipal Court judge 1998-2000; deputy district attorney, Kern County, 1985-98
Law School: University of San Diego School of Law
By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer
BAKERSFIELD - For Judge Colette M. Humphrey, cranking through her busy felony pre-preliminary hearing calendar means tossing a lot of formalities out the window. She lets attorneys walk around the courtroom while she's on the bench and doesn't mind if lawyers chat with their clients in the jury box while she's talking.
"Some judges on the bench want everyone to be silent, but I'm more ... (continued)