Hon. Carl West Anderson
Retired/Full-Time Mediator, Arbitrator and Private Judge
Work History
Administrative Presiding Justice, California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, 1987-97, Presiding Justice, Fourth Division, 1984-97, Associate Justice, Third Division, 1984; Judge, California Superior Court for Alameda County, 1975-1984; Senior Trial Deputy District Attorney/Legislative Advocate to California Legislature, Office of District Attorney of Alameda County, 1964-75.
Experience
Thirteen years as appellate justice reviewing a variety of complex civil trials including insurance coverage, bad faith, premises liability, wrongful termination, class action torts and commercial disputes; 9 years as superior court judge presiding over complex civil and criminal jury and non-jury trials; and 11 years as both trial attorney and legislative advocate.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Experience
Successfully mediated major disputes involving real estate, multi-million dollar class action attorney fees, wrongful death, environmental pollution toxic torts, high profile probate, personal injury premises liability and contracts. Arbitration experience includes disputes involving insurance coverage, medical malpractice and false representation.
AAA Commercial Mediation Training; AAA Commercial Arbitrator Training Workshop; Steven Rosenberg Mediation Training (40 hours)
Professional Licenses
Admitted to the Bar: California, 1963; U.S. District Court, Northern California: U.S. Court of Military Appeals.
Professional Associations
The Mediation Society, San Francisco; American Bar Association (ADR Section; Appellate Judges Conference, Past Chair; Committee on Masters in the Judicial Process; Judicial Division, Commission on Standards Relating to Appellate Courts; Committee on Courts and the Community); Council of Chief Judges of U.S. Courts of Appeal (Past President; Ed. Co-Chair); National Center for State Courts (Appellate Court Performance Standards Commission); California Judges Association (Appellate Court's Committee, Past Chair; Ethics Committee); Attorney General's Judicial Advisory Commission on Victims of Crime (Past Chair); California State Bar Association(Criminal Law and Procedure Committee).
Education
University of California (AB, Political Science-1957); University of California, Boalt Hall (LLB-1962); Post Graduate Fellowship to Germany, co-sponsored by University of California School of Law and Institute of Law and Society, 1962-63; University of Virginia School of Law (Masters of Laws in Judicial Process-1992)
Publications
The Judiciary: "Independence" or "Impartiality," SAN FRANCISCO ATTORNEY, BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO, vol. 24, no. 4, August/September, 1998; "An Appeal for Practical Appellate Reform," ABA Judges Journal, vol. 37, no. 2, Spring, 1998; "Are the American Bar Association's Time Standards Relevant for California Courts of Appeal?" UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO LAW REVIEW, vol. 27, no. 2, Winter, 1993; "Capital Punishment in California-Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow," Journal of California Law Enforcement, vol. 6, no. 4, April 1972.
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