Monterey County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed Monterey County Superior Court judge by Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr., Sept 19, 2014; elected Monterey County Superior Court judge, June 13, 2014; named Monterey County Superior court commissioner, 2011-14; research attorney, Monterey County Superior Court, 2006-11; sole practitioner, 2001-06; associate, Bohnen Rosenthal & Dusenbury, 1996-99; clerk for U.S. District Judge James M. Ideman of the Central District of California, 1992-96
Law School: Santa Barbara College of Law
Career Highlights: Appointed Monterey County Superior Court judge by Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr., Sept 19, 2014; elected Monterey County Superior Court judge, June 13, 2014; named Monterey County Superior court commissioner, 2011-14; research attorney, Monterey County Superior Court, 2006-11; sole practitioner, 2001-06; associate, Bohnen Rosenthal & Dusenbury, 1996-99; clerk for U.S. District Judge James M. Ideman of the Central District of California, 1992-96
Law School: Santa Barbara College of Law
SALINAS -- One of Judge Heidi K. Whilden's aims is to find resources for the misdemeanants who appear before her, so that they can make lasting changes and avoid future troubles.
"I do see it as my role to be looking out for public safety, and trying in everything that I'm doing to promote justice as well," she said. "My judicial approach is to listen to both sides, to understand, to get the big picture ... even the s... (continued)
