August Bonavita

Judicial Assignment

  • Criminal Division (2009-2017; 2020-Present)
  • Civil Division (2018-2019)
  • County Criminal Administrative Judge (2009 - 2013)

Prior Judicial Experience

Education

  • Seton Hall University, B.S. Business Administration (Finance)(1985)
  • Seton Hall University School of Law School, J.D. (1992)

Prior Work Experience

  • AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey (1986-1989)
  • Judicial Clerkship - Superior Court of New Jersey, Freehold, New Jersey (1992-1993)
  • Private Practice (1993-1997)
  • Assistant Public Defender, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Tampa, Florida  (1997 - 1999)
  • Senior Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Office of the Attorney General, West Palm Beach, Florida  (1999 - 2009)

Professional Activities

  •  Adjunct Professor, Paralegal Studies Department, Palm Beach State College (2005-Present)
  •  Adjunct Professor, Paralegal Studies, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ (1994-1997)

Miscellaneous

Court-appointed Guardian Ad Litem, Superior Court of New Jersey, Freehold, New Jersey (1993-1996)

Hillsborough County Teen Court Program Volunteer, Tampa, Florida (1998)

Ask-a-Lawyer Volunteer, Tampa, Florida (1998)

Chair, Probation Advisory Board, Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission (2009-2013)

Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission/Corrections Task Force (2009-2013)

Craig S. Barnhard American Inn of Court (2010-2014)

Palm Beach County Canvassing Board (2012-2020) (Chair: 2017-2020)