Nat A. Agliano

Nat A. Agliano was born on February 18, 1932, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Sicilian immigrant parents. He married Lillian Bergren on August 29, 1953, in Reno, Nevada, and they have four children: Michael, Lisa, Cheryl, and Julie. Agliano served in the U.S. Army from January 1954 to January 1956. He is a Republican and enjoys playing golf. Agliano graduated from Monterey High School in 1949 and Saint Thomas Aquinas Grammar School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1945. He earned an A.A. from Monterey Peninsula College in June 1951. He then attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he played football and earned a B.S. in Business Administration in January 1954. Agliano received his J.D. from Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California, in June 1959. He was admitted to the California Bar and to the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, on January 12, 1960. Agliano started his career as a Legal Research Assistant at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento in 1959. He then served as a Deputy Attorney General in the California State Department of Justice's Criminal Division from January 1960 to December 1962. He practiced private law in Salinas, Monterey County, from December 1962 to October 1971, partnering with Panelli & Aaliano. Agliano was appointed by Governor Reagan as a Judge for the Municipal Court, Salinas Judicial District, Monterey County, on September 29, 1971, and served until March 15, 1972. He then served as a Judge for the Superior Court, Monterey County, from March 16, 1972, to November 2, 1984, having been appointed by Governor Reagan and elected unopposed in 1974 and 1980. Agliano was appointed as an Associate Justice for the same court by Governor Deukmejian on September 14, 1984, and served until April 16, 1986. He was then appointed as the Presiding Justice for the Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, by Governor Deukmejian on March 31, 1986. He was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments on April 16, 1986, and by the electorate to a 12-year term in 1988. He retired from the bench on February 28, 1992. Since 1992, Agliano has been available as a private judge and is a member of the Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Services, Inc. (JAMS). Agliano has been a member of the California Judges Association since 1971 and served on its Criminal Law and Procedure Committee in 1976. He was also a member of the California Judicial Council's Sentencing Practices Advisory Committee from 1976 to 1977 and the Monterey County Bar Association from 1963 to 1971. Agliano made significant decisions as an appellate justice, including the Municipal Court v. Superior Court (1988), Financial Corp. of America v. Wilburn (1987), and In re Estate of Parrette (1985). His significant trial court decisions include City of Oakland v. Oakland Raiders (1982).