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Oct. 8, 2025

Former presiding justice of 4th District joins JAMS

Kathleen O'Leary will handle appellate, business and commercial, civil rights, government, employment, insurance, personal injury and real estate disputes as an arbitrator, mediator, neutral evaluator, and court-appointed special master or referee.

Former presiding justice of 4th District joins JAMS
O'Leary

Kathleen E. O'Leary, former presiding justice of the 4th District Court of Appeal, Division Three, has joined the panel of neutrals at JAMS.

Known for her leadership, pragmatism, and expertise in procedural fairness and constitutional rights, O'Leary brings more than 40 years of judicial experience to her new role as a mediator, arbitrator, and neutral evaluator based at the JAMS Orange County Resolution Center.

"My lengthy judicial career has convinced me th...

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