Hon. Raymond D. Williamson, Jr.

Professional Experience

1998 - Present Arbitrator and Mediator
1998 - Present Visiting Judge, Superior Court
1985 - 1998 Judge, Superior Court
1973 - 1985 Judge, Municipal Court
1981 - 1982 Faculty, California Judicial College in Berkeley
1966 - 1972 Deputy City Attorney, City and County of San Francisco
1963 - 1966 Assistant Trust Officer, Wells Fargo Bank

Alternative Dispute Resolution Experience

As a settlement judge and mediator, handled hundreds of cases in the following areas:

Trade secrets
Employment
Wrongful termination
Partnership dissolution
Fraud
Malpractice (medical and dental)
Probate
Various business matters

Alternative Dispute Resolution Training

AAA Commercial Arbitrator Training, San Francisco, 3/00

Judicial Experience

Over 29 years' as a trial judge handling cases in about every area of law that involves litigation. Still sits on assignment in the Trial Courts.

1985 - 1986 While serving as Superior Court Judge handled entire San Francisco Superior Court Law and Motion Calendar, was past Presiding Judge of San Francisco Municipal Court Past Criminal Master Calendar Judge (handling assignment of cases and ruling on all-types of Pre-Trial Motions). Presided over all types of felony cases including murder and life without the possibility of parole.
1997 - 1998 Also served, while at San Francisco Superior Court as Writs and Receivers Judge (ruling on writs involving Statutes, Ordinances, Government policies, California Environmental Quality Act and corporate and private disputes.
1998 Rated one of the top 3 Judges in San Francisco Examiner survey. Presided over cases involving, but not limited to: trade secrets, customer lists, employment issues involving wrongful termination, business issues, partnership dissolutions, fraud, malpractice (medical, dental, legal), licensing (medical, dental), environmental law, California Environmental Quality Act, probate (will contests, mental capacity, distributions and international issues), and fish and game cases. Provided over asbestos and other multi-party complex litigation, artistic licensing (hall fees, etc).

Representative Cases Handled as Mediator

Mediated cases relating to personal injury, partnership dissolutions, real estate, employment, business and contractual disputes.

Representative Cases Handled as Arbitrator

Arbitrator cases relating to personal injury, partnership dissolutions, real estate, employment and business contractual disputes, malpractice (dental, medical, and legal), breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, intellectual property disputes, attorney fee disputes, construction industry disputes, disputes between internet companies, environmental concerns, and professional negligence.

Multi-Party Dispute Resolution Experience

Numerous trials and settlement conferences over 26 years on the bench, including asbestos cases involving as many as 60 parties in one case.

Education

1963 J.D., University of San Francisco
1959 B.A., (Liberal Arts) University of San Francisco

Professional Licenses

1964 Admitted to the Bar: California
1964 U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
1964 U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
1969 United States Supreme Court

Professional Associations

California Judges Association
United Cerebral Palsy Association of San Francisco (Past Chair, Board of Directors)
Gleeson Library Associates (Past Board of Directors)

Publications and Speaking Engagements

1986 Panelist, for the Rutter Group program: "Civil Procedure Before Trial," San Francisco
1985 "Getting Results in Law and Motion," San Francisco Lecturer at legal and judicial functions

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