Judge Rafael Astraquill Ongkeko received his B.A. from UC Santa Barbara in 1975 and his J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley in 1978. After passing the California bar in 1978, he worked for the Los Angeles County Counsel until entering private practice in 1998 where he worked at Ongkeko, Doyle & Nichols. He returned to County Counsel’s office in 2002 before being appointed to the bench by Governor Gray Davis. He also served as a volunteer arbitrator in the Superior Court.
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Los Angeles Superior Court – Courtroom Rules
The Robing Room – Hon. Rafael A. Ongkeko
Rafael A. Ongkeko - Ballotpedia
Rafael Astraquill Ongkeko - Matindale
Davis Appoints Two to Los Angeles Superior Court Bench – Metropolitan News-Enterprise