Santa Clara County (San Jose)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Santa Clara County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown in June 27, 2018. partner, associate, Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Redwood Shores, 2007-18; associate, Fenwick & West LLP, Mountain View, 1999-2003
Law School: UC Hasting College of the Law
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Santa Clara County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown in June 27, 2018. partner, associate, Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Redwood Shores, 2007-18; associate, Fenwick & West LLP, Mountain View, 1999-2003
Law School: UC Hasting College of the Law
SAN JOSE — Domestic violence victims appear in Judge Evette Pennypacker’s courtroom every day, but they don’t know she was once in their shoes.
“My mom was abusive,” she said, a brief statement followed by lingering silence in her chambers.
Pennypacker also witnessed violent altercations between her parents before her father left when she was 11. The judge said she doesn’t bring up her p... (continued)
