Eugene Balonon

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Eugene L. Balonon is an American judge. [1] He is Judge of the Superior Court of Sacramento County, California. [2]

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

Balonon is married to Theresa and they have two children: Spencer and Taylor. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ California. Supreme Court; California. Courts of Appeal (2008). California official reports: official advance sheets of the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, and appellate departments of the Superior Court. Bancroft-Whitney. p. 713. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ Finn; Gina L. (CON) Pratton; Samantha (CON) Morgan (September 1, 2008). The American Bench 2009: Judges of the Nation. Forster-Long. ISBN   978-0-931398-58-2 . Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bob Schmidt (June 28, 2009). "Premium content from Sacramento Business Journal". Sacramento Business Journal . Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Walsh, Denny (September 10, 2005). "Balonon named to Superior Court". The Sacramento Bee . p. B2. Retrieved August 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "Notable". Lincoln Law School of Sacramento . Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  6. ↑ The World Lottery Almanac. TLF Publications. 1997. p. 25. ISBN   978-1-883567-75-0 . Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  7. ↑ Hoover's masterlist of major U.S. companies, 2000. Hoover's Business Press. October 1999. ISBN   978-1-57311-054-9 . Retrieved August 16, 2012.
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