Sacramento County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed Judge, Sacramento County Superior Court, 2013-present, appointed presiding judge 2024; sole practitioner, 1993-2012, associate, Law Office of Steven L. Wessels; 1992-1993: associate, Law Office of Brady & Kent; 1990-1991, clerk, Law Offices of D. Kapp Nees; 1989-1990: crown prosecutor, Crown Prosecution Service in London.
Law School: University of Leicester School of Law, 1987
Career Highlights: Appointed Judge, Sacramento County Superior Court, 2013-present, appointed presiding judge 2024; sole practitioner, 1993-2012, associate, Law Office of Steven L. Wessels; 1992-1993: associate, Law Office of Brady & Kent; 1990-1991, clerk, Law Offices of D. Kapp Nees; 1989-1990: crown prosecutor, Crown Prosecution Service in London.
Law School: University of Leicester School of Law, 1987
SACRAMENTO -- If you have trouble pronouncing Judge Bunmi O. Awoniyi's name, don't worry, she won't take it personally. She encounters a similar problem sometimes in the courtroom.
"When I call the case calendar, I want to call it 'case number 1, case number 2, case number 3,' as opposed to trying to enunciate all of these names and slaughtering them," Awoniyi said.
Like courts across California, the ... (continued)
