Hon. Alexander Williams III
ADR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Settled hundreds of major civil cases as Superior Court Judge
• Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court for 24 years
• Full-time Settlement Judge for 3 years
• Adjunct Professor, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine
University School of Law
• Co-Teacher, California Judicial College Civil Settlements Course
• Instructor, Los Angeles Superior Court Settlement Courses
• Frequent Instructor and Speaker on Judicial and Dispute
Resolution matters throughout United States and occasionally abroad
• Hundreds of hours of formal ADR training (Pepperdine, Harvard, ABA, et
al.)
• “Peacemaker of the Year,” Southern California Mediation Association
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE
1984-2008 Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court
2005-2008 Full Time Settlement Court
1992-2005 Unlimited Jurisdiction Civil Trial Court
1984-1992 Felony Criminal Trial Court
Executive Committee, ADR Committee, California State-Federal Judicial
Council, California Center for Judicial Education & Research (Judicial
Training Organization) Governing Committee
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1980-1984 Chief Assistant United States Attorney, Central District of
California, Los Angeles. Twice court-appointed US Attorney during this
period
1979-1980 Chief, Narcotic & Dangerous Drug Section, Criminal Division,
United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
1975-1979 Assistant United States Attorney, Central District of
California, Los Angeles
1977-79 Chief, Controlled Substance Unit
1969-1999 United States Navy Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps
Officer
Retired in 1999 with rank of Captain
1975-1999 Inactive (Reserve) Duty: U.S. & abroad
1969-1975 Active Duty, Pearl Harbor, HI & Long Beach, CA
1967, 1969 Police Officer, Virginia Beach, Virginia
BAR ADMISSIONS
Virginia (1969), California (1972), Hawaii (1972)
United States Supreme Court, various federal appellate and trial courts
EDUCATION
1969 University of Virginia School of Law, Bachelor of Laws
1966 Yale University, Bachelor of Arts (cum laude)
PUBLICATIONS
“The Settlement Choice: Deal or Ordeal.” Advocate, Journal of the
Consumer Attorneys Associations of Southern California. July 2007.
“A Matter of Choice.” Video presentation for The Straus Institute for
Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law.
“ADR in the Courts.” Video presentation for The Straus Institute for
Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law.
WEB SITE (under construction)
JudgeAlexanderWilliams.com
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
California Judges Association
American Bar Association
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Dispute Resolution Section
Litigation Section
Torts and Insurance Practice Section
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Labor and Employment Law Section
Litigation Section
California Dispute Resolution Council
Southern California Mediation Association
Judge Advocates Association
Military Officers Association of America
Naval Reserve Association
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