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The Honorable Bunmi O. Awoniyi is the Presiding Judge of the Sacramento County Superior Court, where she has served with distinction since her appointment by Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. in 2012. In January 2024, she made history as the first Black presiding judge of the Sacramento Superior Court, marking a significant milestone in the court’s history and further cementing her legacy as a trailblazer in California’s judiciary. Before joining the bench, Judge Awoniyi built a respected legal practice as the founder and principal of the Law Office of Bunmi Awoniyi, A.P.C., specializing in family law from 1994 to 2012. In 2007, she was certified as a Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California, reflecting her deep expertise and commitment to the field. Judge Awoniyi is passionate about legal education and mentorship. She currently teaches Community Property Law at Lincoln Law School, where she has also taught Family Law since 2015. She served as an Adjunct Professor of Family Law at McGeorge School of Law in 2020, and taught Torts at the UC Davis Extension Paralegal Program from 2014 to 2018.

Presiding Justice Laurie Earl was appointed to California’s Third District Court of Appeal by Governor Gavin Newsom in November of 2021 and unanimously confirmed by California’s Commission on Judicial Appointments. In March of 2023, Governor Newsom nominated Justice Earl to serve as the Administrative Presiding Justice of the court, and she was unanimously confirmed on July 10, 2023. Prior to her appointment to the appellate court, Justice Earl served as a trial and juvenile court judge on the Sacramento Superior Court for over 16 years. Justice Earl has been recognized as Alumnus of the Year by Lincoln Law School of Sacramento, as Judge of the Year by both the Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association and the Sacramento County Bar Association, and she received the first Founders Award from the Sacramento Lawyers for the Equality of Gays and Lesbians Bar Association, aka SacLegal. She has also received the highest honor from the Judicial Council of California, being awarded the Ronald M. George Award for Judicial Excellence in 2013 for her leadership in reforming California’s trial court funding system.

Chief United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley is a native San Franciscan who attended Saint Mary’s College where he graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. While working at the California State Bar, he enrolled in the University of California College of Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) and received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1990. Chief Judge Nunley began his legal career as a prosecutor for the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, and the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General. In 2002, Governor Gray Davis appointed Chief Judge Nunley to the Sacramento County Superior Court.  President Barack Obama appointed him as a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California in 2013. In 2024, Chief Judge Nunley succeeded Senior District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller as Chief Judge. Chief Judge Nunley maintains his chambers in Sacramento, California and currently serves on the Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society Advisory Board, Ninth Circuit Fairness Committee, and the Eastern District Judicial Advisory, Planning, and Website Committees. He was a law school professor at Lincoln Law School of Sacramento where he taught Business Associations and Partnerships from 2006 – 2024.  In 2023 the Sacramento County Bar Association selected Chief Judge Nunley as Judge of the Year.