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Bunmi O. Awoniyi

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Presiding Judge
Civil, OSC Non-Compliance, Writs, Fee Waivers Backup, Misd Warrants Backup, Prop 57
Sacramento County Superior Court
Gordon D Schaber Sacramento County Courthouse
Department/Division: 47 Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 4th

720 9th St
Sacramento , CA 95814
(916) 874-5487



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.

University of Leicester School of Law, 1987



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Presiding Judge Bunmi O. Awoniyi brings British formality to Sacramento court Sacramento County Superior Court Feb. 20, 2024
Bunmi O. Awoniyi Sacramento County (Sacramento) Apr. 28, 2013

Rulings
Case Category Published
People v. Roy
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 23, 2025
Modification: People v. Griggs
dismissed
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 15, 2025
Modification: Miles v. Gernstein
affirmed
Family Law Apr. 14, 2025
Miles v. Gernstein
affirmed
Family Law Apr. 1, 2025
People v. Griggs
dismissed
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 27, 2025
People v. Serrano
dismissed
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 30, 2024
People v. Mosqueda
reversed and remanded
Constitutional Law Nov. 20, 2023
The People v. Valdivia
affirmed as modified
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 9, 2017
Title Court Published
Presiding Judge Bunmi O. Awoniyi brings British formality to Sacramento court Sacramento County Superior Court Feb. 20, 2024
Bunmi O. Awoniyi Sacramento County (Sacramento) Apr. 28, 2013
Case Category Published
People v. Roy
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 23, 2025
Modification: People v. Griggs
dismissed
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 15, 2025
Modification: Miles v. Gernstein
affirmed
Family Law Apr. 14, 2025
Miles v. Gernstein
affirmed
Family Law Apr. 1, 2025
People v. Griggs
dismissed
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 27, 2025
People v. Serrano
dismissed
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 30, 2024
People v. Mosqueda
reversed and remanded
Constitutional Law Nov. 20, 2023
The People v. Valdivia
affirmed as modified
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 9, 2017