Fresno County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed to the superior court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Oct. 28, 2005; presiding judge, Fresno County Superior Court, 2014-15; deputy chief U.S. attorney, senior litigation counsel for Fresno branch, assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Eastern District of California, 1990-2005; deputy district attorney, Kern County 1985-90.
Law School: University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, 1985
Career Highlights: Appointed to the superior court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Oct. 28, 2005; presiding judge, Fresno County Superior Court, 2014-15; deputy chief U.S. attorney, senior litigation counsel for Fresno branch, assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Eastern District of California, 1990-2005; deputy district attorney, Kern County 1985-90.
Law School: University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, 1985
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
FRESNO - Two levels below the courthouse lobby, Fresno County's criminal underworld parades through Superior Court Judge Jonathan B. Conklin's underground courtroom.
Bailiffs march shackled, red-jumpsuited custody defendants five at a time into seats to Conklin's left. Others waiting to face the law, out of custody and in street clothe... (continued)
Daily Journal Staff Writer
FRESNO - Two levels below the courthouse lobby, Fresno County's criminal underworld parades through Superior Court Judge Jonathan B. Conklin's underground courtroom.
Bailiffs march shackled, red-jumpsuited custody defendants five at a time into seats to Conklin's left. Others waiting to face the law, out of custody and in street clothe... (continued)
