Tomkovicz received his Juris Doctor in 1976 from the UCLA School of Law, graduating 5th in a class of 295. His academic honors included Order of the Coif and membership in the UCLA Law Review from 1974-1976. Tomkovicz received his Bachelor of Arts in 1973 from the University of Southern California graduating Summa Cum Laude in Psychology. Tomkovicz has authored "amicus curiae" briefs in Knowles v. Iowa, Florida v. J.L., Kyllo v. United States, United States v. Patane, Maryland v. Blake, and Arizona v.