Eugene L. Balonon is an American lawyer[1] who serves as a judge of the Sacramento County Superior Court.[2]
Eugene L. Balonon was born in San Francisco, California.[3] He graduated from California State University, Sacramento with a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice. He then graduated from Lincoln Law School with a J.D. in 1984.[3] [4] [5]
After graduating from law school, he interned in a private practice. He was a deputy district attorney from 1985 to 1989, 1995 to 1996, and 1999 to 2004 for the Sacramento County District Attorney's office.[3] [4] Balonon served as Chief Deputy Director of the California State Lottery Commission from 1996 to 1999.[4] He was executive director of the California Gambling Control Commission and worked in the Office of Criminal Justice Planning.[3] [6] [7] He also worked as a legal writing professor at Lincoln Law School.[4]
Balonon was appointed to the bench in Sacramento County in 2005 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.[3] [4] In December 2005 he became supervising judge of the Family and Probate Court.[3]
Balonon is married to Theresa and they have two children: Spencer and Taylor.[3]