Sacramento County (Sacramento)
Career Highlights: Appointed as Sacramento County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2015; partner, Mennemeier Glassman LLP, 1997-2015; shareholder, The Diepenbrock Law Firm, 1995-97; partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, 1989-95, associate, 1983-88; associate, Latham & Watkins LLP, 1982-83; law clerk for Judge Robert Boochever, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Juneau, Alaska, 1981-82
Law School: University of Michigan Law School, 1981
Career Highlights: Appointed as Sacramento County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2015; partner, Mennemeier Glassman LLP, 1997-2015; shareholder, The Diepenbrock Law Firm, 1995-97; partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, 1989-95, associate, 1983-88; associate, Latham & Watkins LLP, 1982-83; law clerk for Judge Robert Boochever, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Juneau, Alaska, 1981-82
Law School: University of Michigan Law School, 1981
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)
