California Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday named four new Superior Court judges for the Central Valley. Among the judicial appointments announced was the appointment of 48-year-old Nigerian woman, Bunmi O. Awoniyi in Elk Grove, California.

According to Central valley business times, of the four, three replace judges who have retired and the fourth fills a long-standing vacancy.
Ms. Awoniyi has served as a principal attorney with a family law practice since 1994. She was an adjunct professor at the University of Northern California, Lorenzo Patiño School of Law from 1997 to 1998, an associate attorney at the Law Office of Steven L. Wessels from 1993 to 1994 and an associate attorney at the Law Office of Brady and Kent from 1992 to 1993.
Ms. Awoniyi was a law clerk at the Law Office of D. Kapp Nees in 1991 and a crown prosecutor at the Crown Prosecution Service in London from 1989 to 1990.
Awoniyi earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the Inns of Court School of Law, a Masters of Law degree from the University of Leicester School of Law and a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Essex.
She is a certified family law specialist. She fills the vacancy created by the conversion of a court commissioner position on December 3, 2011. Awoniyi is a Democrat.
Each of the new judges will be paid $176,789 (over N28 million) per year.
Michael Jurkovich was named to a judgeship in the Madera County Superior Court.
Brian McNamara was appointed to a judgeship in the Kern County Superior Court.
And Bunmi Awoniyi and Steven Gevercer were named to judgeships in the Sacramento County Superior Court.

http://www.gistnaija.com/2012/12/nigerian-woman-bunmi-awoniyi-named.html
http://africanspotlight.com/2012/12/nigerian-woman-bunmi-awoniyi-named-superior-court-judge-in-us/

Great Achievement.

Nice news for Nigerians...

Impressive

GO sister!!! GO sister!!!
We yorubas are beyind u..U make us proud in US of all places...ODUA for life

Appointment purely based on merit..., waiting for days merit is really a criteria for appoinment in nigeria and not connections

Nice one there Madam.

U make brain madam. More grease to ur elbow.

she is pro indeed! but da money kinda poor compare to naija own ....

Did they say yoruba or Nigerian woman na wa for some people.

Some politicians will now force Their children to US to go after this Annual Salary of hers.

Yahoo boiz oya do more jazz to get her pay some money to u lazy lads!

Nigerian govt would a day invite her to help fix the judiciary like Madam World Bank is fixing the economy.

topsyking: GO sister!!! GO sister!!!
We yorubas are beyind u..U make us proud in US of all places...ODUA for life

and guess where u are makin us proud....... *shakes head*

kaycrystal:



and guess where u are makin us proud....... *shakes head*

Very soon u will hear d goodnews

Good for Nigeria.

I beg no spoil the whole thing oo.

More of this kind of news, abeg

Poster who send u to help her convert her hard earn money to naira .ajayi work no dey pay

Im always happy when i hear this type of news from my pple over there.

She should just remain there and practise as any attempt to come home will be the end of a honest career.

Congrats. Blink u are right.

topsyking: GO sister!!! GO sister!!!
We yorubas are beyind u..U make us proud in US of all places...ODUA for life

hopelez fellow! Can u ever say ''I'' and stop all these ''WE'' tinx?
Fvck! This woman doesnt give a shi.t abt u or ur yoruba tinx....... She has made her name for hersef....try to mek urs too bro.

Anybody complain of racism in western world,shd read news lyk dis and giv kudos to oyinbos,atimes dey ar jst kind-hearted,it cnt hapn in africa,atleast nt now

This name rings bell nau! She reminds me of the first female lawyer in nigeria in person of mrs elizabeth Awoniyi.

This name rings bell nau! She reminds me of the first female lawyer in nigeria in person of mrs elizabeth Awoniyi from ogun state.

hurricaneChris:

hopelez fellow! Can u ever say ''I'' and stop all these ''WE'' tinx?
Fvck! This woman doesnt give a shi.t abt u or ur yoruba tinx....... She has made her name for hersef....try to mek urs too bro.

Sooon. Dat ur hurricane name will swallow u..foool

This is the more reason why on a lighter note one wants to think what are the yorubas thinking mixing up with backward tribes of bygots in Nigeria and never think what they would have achieved as Odua republic. Well don sis, we have your back. We also note the wannabes who want to say they are the thing that make Nigeria tick with the criminality and all. Bigup for Odua republic.

This is the more reason why on a lighter note, one wants to think what are the yorubas thinking mixing up with backward tribes of bygots in Nigeria and never think what they would have achieved as Odua republic. Well don sis, we have your back. We also note the wannabes who want to say they are the thing that make Nigeria tick with the criminality and all. Bigup for Odua republic.

M/S Bunmi, thanks for the priceless positive image laundering of Nigeria

baysol: This is the more reason why on a lighter note, one wants to think what are the yorubas thinking mixing up with backward tribes of bygots in Nigeria and never think what they would have achieved as Odua republic. Well don sis, we have your back. We also note the wannabes who want to say they are the thing that make Nigeria tick with the criminality and all. Bigup for Odua republic.

look at this mumu. We have hausa, yoruba and igbo heroes as well as zeroes. No region is synonymous with virtues and vices alike. It is a mixed thing. Even if there is an odua republic, the likes of you would be the vermins of the society. Ode.

OH THANK GOD SISTER BUNMII IS NOW JUDGE IN D US, I SHOULD AV FREE PASSAGE TO US

@miguel:
look at this mumu. We have hausa, yoruba and igbo heroes as well as zeroes. No region is synonymous with virtues and vices alike. It is a mixed thing. Even if there is an odua republic, the likes of you would be the vermins of the society. Ode.

Why are you foaming in the mouth like a rabid dog? Isn't it a true that you the bygots have decided to give Nija bad name if you don't have Biafra? It can only get to point with some people when it comes to crime the nonsence over Nigeria is way too much to stomach in current times because of crime and money loving people of your type at least we can leave with criminality in our society compared with criminality from east and wanton murder from the north away with rubbish people and inglorious people who are nothing but parasites. I think you're one of them otherwise my comment is none of your business, why defend with lame excusses?

@miguel:
look at this mumu. We have hausa, yoruba and igbo heroes as well as zeroes. No region is synonymous with virtues and vices alike. It is a mixed thing. Even if there is an odua republic, the likes of you would be the vermins of the society. Ode.

Why are you foaming in the mouth like a rabid dog? Isn't it true that you the bygots have decided to give Nija bad name if you don't have Biafra? It can only get to point with some people when it comes to crime the nonsence over Nigeria is way too much to stomach in current times because of crime and money loving people of your type at least we can leave with criminality in our society compared with criminality from east and wanton murder from the north away with rubbish people and inglorious people who are nothing but parasites. I think you're one of them otherwise my comment is none of your business, why defend with lame excusses?