Judge Alexander Williams

About Judge Williams

ADR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

          • Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court for 24 years (1984-2008)

• Full-time Settlement Judge for 3 years (2005-2008) 

• Settled hundreds of major civil cases as Superior Court Judge

• Adjunct Professor, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law since 2004

• Co-Teacher, California Judicial College Civil Settlements Course (2004-2008)

• Instructor, Los Angeles Superior Court Settlement Courses (2004-2008) 

          • Frequent Instructor and Speaker on Dispute Resolution matters

• Hundreds of hours of ADR training (Pepperdine, Harvard, ABA, et al.)

• “Peacemaker of the Year,” Southern California Mediation Association (2003)

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 interim United States 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., England, Germany, Italy, Bahrain, El Salvador, Cambodia
   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
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 (Board of Directors - 2010)
Southern California Mediation Association

Judge Advocates Association
Military Officers Association of America
Association of the United States Navy