Los Angeles County (Stanley Mosk Courthouse) Superior Court
Career Highlights: 1937-2024<br /> Served on the Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1995-2024; appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson, Oct. 10, 1995; partner, Bryan Cave LLP (now Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), 1984-94; federal public defender, Central District of California, 1976-84; partner, Pines & Dunn, 1969-76; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1967-69; civil rights enforcement attorney, Office of Education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington D.C., 1965-67; associate, Ely Kadison & Quinn, 1963-65.
Law School: Stanford Law School, 1962
Career Highlights: 1937-2024<br /> Served on the Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1995-2024; appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson, Oct. 10, 1995; partner, Bryan Cave LLP (now Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), 1984-94; federal public defender, Central District of California, 1976-84; partner, Pines & Dunn, 1969-76; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1967-69; civil rights enforcement attorney, Office of Education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington D.C., 1965-67; associate, Ely Kadison & Quinn, 1963-65.
Law School: Stanford Law School, 1962
By Henry Meier
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - After years of advocating for litigants to settle their civil claims out-of-court, Superior Court Judge James R. Dunn now finds himself to be one of seven judges assigned to be full-time settlement officers at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse downtown.
He could not be happier.
"I've always had an interest in [settling cases] and tried to steer the lawyers in front of me in that direction... (continued)
