Hon. Alex Saldamando

Judicial Career

Judge, San Francisco Superior Court (1990 - 2005)
Elected in 1990 and re-elected without opposition in June 1996 and 2002. Served in juvenile, civil law and motion, criminal (5 years), and served as a general civil litigation trial judge.

Justice pro tem, First District Court of Appeal, Division 4 (Oct 1997 through Dec 1997)
Assigned to write 6 opinions, one published - Cruey v. Gannett Company Inc. (1998) 64 Cal. App.4th 356

Judge, Municipal Court - San Francisco (1979 - 1990)
Appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr, and re-elected twice. Served in all departments, civil and criminal including a term as Presiding Judge in 1983-84.

Legal Career

Assistant District Attorney (1977 - 1979)
Served in the Consumer Fraud Unit in San Francisco

Managing Attorney/legislative advocate - California Rural Legal Assistance (1974 - 1977)
Legislative areas of involvement included consumer protection involving finance, company rate settings, credit insurance and labor-related issues. Based in Sacramento office.

Staff Attorney - San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation (1970 - 1973)
Caseload emphasis was on landlord-tenant, domestic relations, and personal injury defense.

Professional Memberships & Awards

  • Superior Court Judge of the Year by the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (1998)
  • President, California Judges Foundation (1989 - 1990)
  • Member, Planning Committee - Continuing Judicial Studies Program (1986 - 1994)
  • Member, California Judges Association
  • Member, Hispanic National Bar Association
  • Member, San Francisco La Raza Bar Association

Non-Professional Community Activities

  • Co-Chair, San Francisco Cinco de Mayo parade (1991)
  • Vice-Chair, San Francisco 2000 Committee (1990 - 1991)
  • Board of Directors, CORO Foundation (San Francisco) (1982 - 1986, 2000 - present)
  • Board of Directors, Latino Family Counseling Center (San Francisco)­ early 1980's

Teaching

Adjunct Professor

  • Lincoln University School of Law (1985 - 1986). Taught Evidence

Faculty Member on CJER Programs

  • California Judicial College (Berkeley)
    Civil law and motion (1988), Criminal procedure (1989)
  • Civil Law & Procedure Institute
    Unlawful Detainer issues (1985), Selected civil law issues (1986)
  • California Judicial Studies Programs (CJSP)
    Civil law and motion (1985 - 1987), Presiding Judges court management (1986 - 1987)
  • Winter 2001 Continuing Judicial Studies Program (CJS)
    Advanced Civil Law Workshop-administrative mandamus
  • Winter 2001 Civil Law & Procedure Institute - Anatomy of a Civil Trial

Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Programs

  • Technology in the Courtroom. Program on effective use of new tools in trials. (1999)
  • Courtroom Conduct in Civil Litigation (1999)
  • Law & Motion Advocacy Workshop (1998)

The Rutter Group Programs

Trial Practice Seminar (2000) - San Francisco

Construction Defects Litigation Program (1999) - San Francisco

Getting Results in Landlord-Tenant litigation (1983)

Education

Hastings College of the Law - J.D. - 1967
University of California (Berkeley) - B.A. Psychology - 1964

Languages

Spanish

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