Tony Agbayani Explained

Term Start:2007
Birth Name:Antonino James Agbayani, Jr.
Birth Date:5 March 1956
Birth Place:Stockton, California, U.S.[1]
Party:Republican[2]
Spouse:Tonia
Children:9
Education:California State University, Stanislaus (BA)
University of California, Davis (JD)

Antonino "Tony" James Agbayani, Jr.[3] (born March 5, 1956)[4] is an American lawyer and judge from California. He is a judge on the Superior Court of San Joaquin County, California.[5]

Early life and education

He was born on March 5, 1956, in Stockton, California, and later graduated from East Union High School in 1974. He played trumpet in the school's marching band. He graduated from California State University, Stanislaus with a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1978 and from the University of California, Davis School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1981.[6]

Legal career

From 1983 to 1992 he was a deputy district attorney in the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office. From 1992 to 2006 he was in private practice.

Judicial service

From 2006 to 2007 he served as a court commissioner for the San Joaquin County Superior Court. In 2007 he was appointed a judge to the San Joaquin County Superior Court by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Personal life & other activities

He and his wife Tonia have nine children. In 1985 he authored an article on animal cruelty, Animal Wrongs.[7] He is based in Manteca, California and is also on the Faculty of Humphreys College Laurence Drivon School of Law.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200412164952/https://www.recordnet.com/article/20060320/news01/603200311 Defense attorney now on bench
  2. http://www.metnews.com/articles/2007/schw100407.htm Schwarzenegger Names 13 as Superior Court Judges in Nine Counties
  3. Web site: Antonino James Agbayani, Jr Profile Manteca, CA Lawyer Martindale.com.
  4. https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/antonino_j_agbayani_born_1956_5737197 California Birth Index
  5. Book: Wolf. Kathy Morris. Arnold. Kenneth James. California courts and judges. 15 August 2012. 2007. James Pub.. 978-0-938065-98-2. 48.
  6. https://trellis.law/judge/antonino.j.agbayani The Honorable Antonino J. Agbayani
  7. Book: Humane Society of the United States. Humane Society of the United States news. 15 August 2012. 1986. The Society. 90.
  8. Web site: LAW FACULTY. Humphreys College. 15 August 2012.