The London-born daughter of Nigerian immigrants is the first Black jurist to serve as presiding judge of Sacramento Superior Court. Elected unanimously in September, she began her two-year term on ...

“The Court welcomes the appointment of Stephen Lau and looks forward to him joining the Sacramento County bench,” Sacramento Superior Court Presiding Judge Michael G. Bowman said in a news ...

On Jan. 1, 2024, she became the first African American presiding judge for Sacramento County Superior Court.Judge Bunmi O. Awoniyi was unanimously elected in September to serve in the role.Her ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Stephen Lau, an attorney for the Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System, to serve as judge in Sacramento Superior Court. Lau, 47, of Placer County was among ...

“The Court intends to better serve the public by eliminating these fees and making it easier to access electronic court records,” Presiding Judge Michael G Bowman said. Sacramento County woman ...

the presiding judge over a sacramento county court is calling on the city to do more to address homelessness outside of the court facility. JUDGE MICHAEL BOWMAN WORKS AT THE SACRAMENTO SUPERIOR COURT.

The future stands just blocks outside of Bunmi O. Awoniyi’s sixth-floor window: a new Sacramento County courthouse, 18 stories tall, decades in the making, a move-in date set for early next year. That ...