Brenda J. Penny is an American judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
She was appointed in 2018 by then California Governor Jerry Brown and is best known for her role in overseeing Britney Spears's conservatorship dispute.
[2] In 2018, former California Governor Jerry Brown appointed her to serve as a Superior Court of Los Angeles County judge.
In March 2020, she won re-election by default after the primary and general elections were canceled because she was the only candidate.
[2] On July 14, 2021, Judge Penny ruled that Spears could hire her own lawyer, approving Mathew Rosengart, a former federal prosecutor who is repeatedly featured on The Hollywood Reporter's "power lawyer" list, to represent her.