Meet A.J. Bayne
Championing fairness with over 30 years of courtroom experience. A.J. is efficient, effective, and ready to serve.
Experience Matters
A.J. has served as a deputy public defender for over 26 years, handling serious felony cases in courtrooms and in front of juries on a near-daily basis. In that time, he has taken more than 100 jury trials to verdict. In 2026 alone, he tried three more cases to verdict — including one while actively campaigning.
Why
Committed to Fairness
A.J. believes in equal justice under law, due process, and a courtroom where every person is treated with dignity and respect - not only the client, but the courtroom staff, opposition, witnesses, and jurors.
Bayne advances to November after First-Place Primary finish for Office 87!
Public law attorneys carry a high volume of cases. Seeking efficiency and effectiveness in the practice of law, A.J. has created numerous patent pending AI assisted attorney workflows and tools to maximize an attorney's effectiveness before and during jury trials. Two that have published include:
Innovative
Family
Power of Attorney
A.J. is a purple belt in BJJ; and
a Practitioner Level 5 in Krav Maga.
A.J. is married to Tammy Hayashi Bayne and they have 2 daughters.
Contact
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