He was formerly a justice of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court, where he served between 2000 and 2009.
Prior to that he served as the Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions,[1] resigning in 1994.
[2] Bongiorno was involved with the Italian welfare society Co.as.it., serving as president.
[2] He was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2010 Australia Day Honours "For service to the law, particularly as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, and through leadership roles within the Italian community".
[3] As of 2013, Bongiorno worked at Melbourne Law School as a "judge-in-residence.