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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Mar. 31, 2012

Randall J. Newsome

Former Northern District Bankruptcy Judge Randall J. Newsome believes in the value of mediation.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO- A little more than a year ago, Judge Randall J. Newsome decided it was time for a change.


"Twenty-eight years just seemed like plenty," said Newsome, who had been hearing bankruptcy cases in the Northern District since 1988.


So when Irvine-based alternative dispute provider JAMS approached Newsome for a job in San Francisco, he jumped at the chance. He said the idea...

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