Penney S. Azcarate

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Penney S. Azcarate
Alma materGeorge Mason University
OccupationJudge
Known forDepp v. Heard
SpouseEddy Azcarate

Penney S. Azcarate is the chief judge of the circuit court in Fairfax County, Virginia. Azcarate is best known for presiding over the defamation case brought by actor Johnny Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard.[1][2][3][4]

Life and career

Azcarate served during the 1991 Persian Gulf War as a US Marine. After her service, she graduated from George Mason University School of Law at George Mason University in 1998 (renamed Antonin Scalia Law School in 2016).[5]

In 2008, Azcarate was elected by the General Assembly to serve on Virginia's General District Court Bench. Her election was historic as she was the first woman to hold this position.

PTSD. In 2014, she introduced a plan to create a special veterans' treatment docket in Fairfax County, with the goal of preventing veterans from getting criminal records and instead getting the treatment they needed.[7][8] As a result of Azcarate's efforts, by 2016, Fairfax County established a Veterans Treatment Docket in each of its three courts, General District, Juvenile and Domestic Relations and Circuit Court.[5][9]

On February 25, 2015, Azcarate was elected by the Virginia General Assembly as the first female chief judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit in Virginia, and took office on July 1.[10][11] Azcarate's predecessor, chief judge Bruce D. White, handled early, pre-trial issues related to the Depp v. Heard case.[12]

References

  1. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  2. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Patten, Ted Johnson, Dominic; Johnson, Ted; Patten, Dominic (May 31, 2022). "Jurors In Johnny Depp Defamation Trial Pose Question About Headline In Amber Heard's Op Ed". Deadline. Retrieved June 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ D’Zurilla, Christie (April 25, 2022). "Judge in Johnny Depp case lays down the law against giggles. Meanwhile, about the alpacas". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "The Honorable Penney Azcarate (Scalia Law '98) – Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic". mvets.law.gmu.edu. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  6. ISSN 0190-8286
    . Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  7. ISSN 0190-8286
    . Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  8. ISSN 0190-8286
    . Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  9. ^ "Veterans Treatment Docket | General District Court". www.fairfaxcounty.gov. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "Fairfax County has first female chief circuit judge". Virginia Lawyers Weekly. March 2, 2021. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021.
  11. ^ Dickey, Josh (May 5, 2022). "Judge's Old-School Rule Is Slowing Down Johnny Depp's Defamation Case Against Amber Heard". The Wrap. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  12. ^ White, Bruce D. (August 8, 2019). "JOHN C. DEPP II Plaintiff, v. AMBER LAURA HEARD Defendant, / ORDER" (PDF). Fairfax County Circuit Court, Fairfax County, Virginia.


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