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Mar. 1, 2024

Purposed Approach

COVID-era case backlogs gave Christopher White a new appreciation for ADR work.

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Hoping to help the Orange County Superior Court address a soaring case backlog during the COVID-19 crisis, longtime litigator Christopher A. White started tackling mandatory settlement conferences as a judge pro tem.

"I handled dozens and dozens," White recalled. "I really liked it, and it turned out I was pretty good at settling cases."

White said volunteering to resolve the small claims matters fro... (continued)

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