Gene M. Gomes (January 22, 1946 – March 6, 2018) was an American judge.
Gomes was born in
Fresno, California
Fresno () is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about and had a population of 542,107 in 2020, maki ...
. He graduated from
Fresno High School
Fresno High School is a four-year secondary school located in Fresno, California. Fresno High is the oldest high school in the Fresno metropolitan area and one of the few International Baccalaureate schools. As of 2021, Linda Laettner is the 29th a ...
in 1963. Gomes received his bachelor's degree from
Fresno State University
California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is a public university in Fresno, California. It is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system. The university had a fall 2020 enrollment of 25,341 students. It offers bache ...
in 1969 and then he received his
Juris Doctor degree from
McGeorge School of Law
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law is a private, American Bar Association (ABA)-approved law school in the Oak Park neighborhood of the city of Sacramento, California. It is part of the University of the Pacific and is located on t ...
in 1972. He served as a deputy district attorney for
Fresno County, California
Fresno County (), officially the County of Fresno, is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 1,008,654. The county seat is Fresno, the fifth-most populous city in Ca ...
. Gomes practiced law in Fresno, California. In 1980, Gomes was appointed to the Fresno Municipal Court. Then, in 1982, he was appointed to the Fresno Superior Court. Gomes served on the
California Courts of Appeal
The California Courts of Appeal are the state intermediate appellate courts in the U.S. state of California. The state is geographically divided along county lines into six appellate districts. from 2002 until his death. Gomes died in Fresno, California.
Longtime Fresno Judge dies. Gomes was 'Witty, Fun & Brilliant.'
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1946 births
2018 deaths
People from Fresno, California
California State University, Fresno alumni
McGeorge School of Law alumni
Judges of the California Courts of Appeal
Respiratory disease deaths in California
20th-century American judges
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