Kern County (Bakersfield)
BAKERSFIELD — Superior Court Judge Colette M. Humphrey made history twice in the last decade by becoming Kern County’s first female presiding judge in 2013 and one half of its first all-female presiding and assistant presiding judge team in 2020.
Whether it’s facilitating settlement discussions or assigning cases to courtrooms, Humphrey takes the bench at 8:30 a.m. and won’t break for recess until she’s handled all the c... (continued)