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Panel of Arbitrators & Mediators
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| Hon. Bernard Kaufman, (Ret) |
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GRADUATE:
- University of California, Los Angeles (Westwood) School of Law, LL.B., 1953
- University of California, Los Angeles (Westwood), B.A., 1950
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LAW EXPERIENCE GENERAL BACKGROUND:
- Admitted into California State Bar, January 14, 1954
- Private Practice (Civil matters - probate and corporate law) - Sole Practitioner, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, 1954-l976
- Private Practice - Partner - Gainsley, Winkler, Kaufman & Ward, 1960-1976
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JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE:
- Superior Court, Los Angeles County, 1987-1994
- Municipal Court, Burbank Judicial District, Los Angeles County, 1976-1987
- Retired from the bench May 31, 1994
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JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS:
- Judge, Superior Court, Los Angeles County, 1987-1994
- Member - Executive Committee - Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1990 & 1991
- Judge, Municipal Court, Burbank Judicial District, Los Angeles County, 1976-1987
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ADR EXPERIENCE:
- Participant, Los Angeles Superior Court's 23rd & 24th Annual Family Law Symposium ("Recent Developments"), 1991 & 1992
- Seminar Leader, California Judicial College (CJER), Berkeley, 1983
- Presided over numerous mediation and settlement conferences
- Participated in private civil cases, including probate and family law
- Appointed as Discovery Referee in Los Angeles and Orange Counties
- Mediated claims against police officers
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
- Member, California Judges Association since 1976; Executive Board 1983-1986
- Former Member, Board of Directors, California Judges Foundation; Los Angeles County
- Presiding Judges Assn. (Vice President, 1977-l978); and Municipal Court Judges Assn. Of Los Angeles County, 1976-1987
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