Judge Laurie Earl has been nominated by Governor Newsom to serve as an Associate Justice of the Third District Court of Appeal.
Judge Earl is an alumni of Lincoln Law School of Sacramento. Judge Earl has been a professor at Lincoln since 2014 and currently teaches Criminal Law Pleading and Practice. You can read more about Judge Earl in the Governor’s press release here.
Judge Michael Bowman was elected by the Judges of the Sacramento Superior Court as the next Presiding Judge.
Judge Bowman’s term will commence on January 1, 2022. Judge Bowman has been a professor at Lincoln since 2014 and currently teaches Community Property. You can read more about Judge Bowman in the press release here: news-release-presiding-judge-selection-091621.
Judge Bunmi Awoniyi was elected by the Judges of the Sacramento Superior Court as the next Assistant Presiding Judge.
Judge Awoniyi’s term will commence on January 1, 2022. Judge Awoniyi has been a professor at Lincoln since 2015 and currently teaches Family Law. You can read more about Judge Awoniyi in the press release here: News Release-Assistant Presiding Judge Selection 10-21-2021.