Hon. Edward Stern (Ret.) retired from the San Francisco Superior Court on January 4, 1994. Immediately following his retirement, Judge Stern joined JAMS. He divides his time at JAMS between mediations and arbitrations. The mediations frequently involve complex multi-party cases. The arbitrations invariably involve cases of a complex nature.
ADR Experience and Qualifications
- Judge Stern has acted as the mediator or arbitrator in hundreds of cases at JAMS involving areas of law such as construction disputes, insurance coverage and bad faith, legal and medical malpractice, personal injury, employment issues, product liability, environmental issues, class actions, fee disputes, sexual discrimination and harassment, and all manners of business litigation.
- While on the court and particularly as its Presiding Judge, he was prominent in establishing a program encouraging the use of mediation as a means of relieving the court of its heavy case load. This program's success was demonstrated by invitations from the U.S. District Court, Northern California and the Alameda County Superior Court to conduct programs for the judges designed to similarly teach and encourage the use of mediation.
- He has taken a leading role in establishment of JAMS special panel of highly experienced arbitrators, dedicated to deciding cases in a timely, impartial manner as required by the evidence and the law.
- Extensive experience as a Special Master and Referee in complex multi-party litigation.