Fresno County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed to Fresno County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2001, retired 2021; partner, Ophelia & Whitehead, 2000-2001; Fresno County Superior Court commissioner, 1992-2000; staff attorney, 5th District Court of Appeal, 1988-1992; associate, Lang, Richert & Patch, 1987-1988; research attorney, state Supreme Court, 1986-1987; judicial extern, state Supreme Court, 1985
Law School: University of San Francisco School of Law, 1986
Career Highlights: Appointed to Fresno County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2001, retired 2021; partner, Ophelia & Whitehead, 2000-2001; Fresno County Superior Court commissioner, 1992-2000; staff attorney, 5th District Court of Appeal, 1988-1992; associate, Lang, Richert & Patch, 1987-1988; research attorney, state Supreme Court, 1986-1987; judicial extern, state Supreme Court, 1985
Law School: University of San Francisco School of Law, 1986
By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer FRESNO - Watching young offenders shuffle in and out of her courtroom every day, Fresno County Superior Court Judge Denise Whitehead realized too many of them were not getting the mental health help they needed. But instead of just complaining about the problem, Whitehead did something about it. In 2006, she and Linda Penner, then head of Fresno County's juvenile probation system, brought to... (continued)
Daily Journal Staff Writer FRESNO - Watching young offenders shuffle in and out of her courtroom every day, Fresno County Superior Court Judge Denise Whitehead realized too many of them were not getting the mental health help they needed. But instead of just complaining about the problem, Whitehead did something about it. In 2006, she and Linda Penner, then head of Fresno County's juvenile probation system, brought to... (continued)
