Former county clerk makes first appearance in court since arrest

Former court clerk Pamela Edwards appeared in court this week for the first time since being arrested last fall.

The ex-San Joaquin County Superior Court records clerk is facing criminal charges alleging she knowingly releasing a sealed document to reporters in November 2023. She pleaded not guilty to the charge in March through her attorney.

Judge Erin Guy Castillo had ordered Edwards present for a hearing in Lodi Monday, one of nearly a dozen pretrial hearings held in the case since December, to determine if her case was ready for trial. Her attorney David Wellenbrock had previously appeared on Edwards’ behalf…

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