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May 29, 2010

Loosening The Straight Laces

Even though he spent his last three years on the bench as a full-time settlement judge, Alexander H. Williams III insists he's not a natural negotiator or bargainer.

By Susan McRae

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Even though he spent his last three years on the bench as a full-time settlement judge, Alexander H. Williams III insists he's not a natural negotiator or bargainer.

"I am a pretty straight-laced, linear, white male, Southern, Catholic, 30-years-in-the-military, former federal prosecutor kind of guy," said Williams, his Virginia accent still firmly intact.

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