San Diego County (San Diego)
Career Highlights: Elected to San Diego Superior, June 2022 and appointed to serve as interim judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, August 2022; Commissioner, San Diego Superior Court, 2004-2020; Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of California, 2000-2004; Supervising Attorney, Senior Trial Counsel, and other positions, San Diego County Public Defender's Office, 1990-2000; Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office,1987-1990
Law School: Boston Univ School of Law
Career Highlights: Elected to San Diego Superior, June 2022 and appointed to serve as interim judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, August 2022; Commissioner, San Diego Superior Court, 2004-2020; Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of California, 2000-2004; Supervising Attorney, Senior Trial Counsel, and other positions, San Diego County Public Defender's Office, 1990-2000; Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office,1987-1990
Law School: Boston Univ School of Law
By Arin Mikailian
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN DIEGO — Commissioner Pennie McLaughlin helped launch a monthly book club that wasn't held at a friend's house or a coffee shop, but instead convened at Las Colinas Detention Center.
She surrounds herself with a small group of female inmates, and this particular month in 2015, the agreed-upon title to discuss was "Love Walked In" by Marisa de los Sa... (continued)
