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Dec. 5, 2025

The Activist

Neutral Kendall Newman applies a direct but kind approach to mediation, lawyers say.

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The Activist

Career Highlights: USDC Eastern District of California, retired February 2024

Law School: Col William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law

Judicate West
Civil rights, employment, personal injury, insurance, business, environmental

During his 14 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, retired magistrate judge Kendall J. Newman loved to tackle settlement conferences.

"I just liked helping parties to get their cases resolved," Newman said. "So whenever I had any time on my calendar, my courtroom deputy was scheduling settlements. ... I probably did 1,500 settlement conferences while I was on the bench."

Newman retired from the Eastern Dis... (continued)

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