Franklin Bondonno is an American lawyer

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 and judge

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 from California.

Bondonno received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Pacific Union College

Pacific Union College

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 (Angwin, California) in 1965, then completed his Juris Doctorate at Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University

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 in 1970.

After practicing law privately for 2 years, he was employed by Popelka Allard, A. P. C. in San Jose, concurrent with his one-year term (1972–73) as deputy district attorney

District attorney

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 for Santa Clara County. In 1997, after 25 years of service to the firm, Bondonno assumed the responsibilities of partnership as Managing Partner. He has also served as judge pro tempore in the Santa Clara County court system.

Hon. Franklin Bondonno is currently serving as a California Superior Court Judge for the State of California in Santa Clara County, having been appointed to this position by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

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in July 2005.

Sources

• http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/1744/
• http://www.scu.edu/etal/spring2006/classnotes-alumni.cfm
• http://www.adventistlawyer.com/adventist_lawyer.php?limit=lawyer&division=NAD&country=United+States&state=CA&sort=lastname&searchtext=bondonno&x=4&y=5
• http://www.sccsuperiorcourt.org/contact/contacts_terraine.htm
• http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2005/07/11/daily17.html