Biography


Judicial Assignment

  •  Assigned to the County Criminal Division - Division "P"

Prior Judicial Experience

  •  Appointed County Court Judge in May 2009

Education

  • Seton Hall University, BA Business Administration (1985)
  • Seton Hall Law School, JD (1992)

Prior Work Experience

  • Clerked for the Hon. Laurence C. Stamelman of the Superior Court in New Jersey
  • Private practice (1993-1997)
  • Tampa area Assistant Public Defender  (1997)
  • Assistant Atty General with the Criminal Appeals Division in West Palm Beach  (1999)

Professional Activities

  •  Teaches law to paralegal students at Palm Beach State College

Miscellaneous

  •  Taught at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey and briefly at Florida Metropolitan College in Tampa.
  • Volunteered as a court-appointed guardian ad litem in New Jersey
  • Participated in Ask-a-Lawyer as well as the Hillsborough County Teen Court programs
Judge Bonavita

The Honorable August Bonavita

Division: County Criminal "P"

Room: 4.2606

Courtroom:
4D

Main Judicial Complex
205 N Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Judical Assistant:
Audrie M Leo

Phone Number:
(561) 355-7881