Gail A. Andler Explained

Gail A. Andler
Office:Judge, Superior Court of Orange County California (appointed in 1997 and then later elected)
Appointer:Governor Pete Wilson
Term Start:1997
Term End:2017
Office2:Municipal Court, Orange County, California (later merged with Superior Court in 1998)
Termstart2:1994
Termend2:1997
Education:University of California, Los Angeles (A.B., cum laude), Loyola Law School (J.D.)

Gail A. Andler is a retired American judge who served in the Orange County, California Superior Court for over 22 years (the first three years as a judge on the Municipal Court). She was assigned to its specialized complex civil litigation program for ten years, from 2007 until her retirement. She has been a leader in the national community of specialized business court judges, and has been acknowledged with numerous awards for her work as a trial judge. Andler has been recognized for her service to at-risk children and youth.

Judicial service

In 1997, California Governor Pete Wilson appointed Andler to serve as a judge on the Superior Court of Orange County, a trial level court.[1] Andler was later elected to the Superior Court in 1998.[2] Andler retired from the Superior Court in 2017.[3]

Before her 1997 appointment, Andler had served since 1994 as a Municipal Court judge in Orange County's Central District, located in the city of Santa Ana. In 1998, California's municipal courts were merged into the superior courts.[4]

In 2000, the California Judicial Council, the policy making body of the California court system,[5] established Complex Civil Litigation Pilot Programs in a number of California county superior courts, including Orange County. The complex civil litigation docket focuses on active judicial management of complex cases with an emphasis on efficient and effective resolution of complex cases. Judges are assigned to serve in the complex civil litigation program "based on their training, experience, interest in business and complex litigation, and commitment to engaging in ongoing judicial education."[6] The pilot program became permanent, and has continued to operate since 2000 in Orange County's superior court.[7]

Andler was selected and assigned to the Orange County complex civil litigation program in 2007, replacing Judge Jonathan Cannon,[8] and served in that program until her retirement in 2017.[9]

In connection with her experience as a specialized complex litigation judge, Andler has been a leader in the national community of specialized business court judges. She is a past president of the American College of Business Court Judges.[10] She is a co-author of The Business Courts Benchbook.[11] She served as a Business Courts Representative to the American Bar Association's Business Law Section.[12] She has also served as chair of the Business and Corporate Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association's Business Law Section.[13] [14]

She served two terms as presiding judge of the Orange County Superior Court Appellate Division.

Legal practice

Andler was admitted to practice law in California in 1982.[15] As a lawyer, she was in private practice, and also served as a deputy district attorney in the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.[16]

Post judicial career

After retiring as a judge in 2017, Andler has been a private neutral working for JAMS, serving as an arbitrator, mediator, and special master.[17] [18] In 2021, she became a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators.[19] Among the matters Andler has been chosen to handle via alternative dispute resolution, in 2023 she was appointed as a special master in the JUUL vaping addiction lawsuits.[20] [21] She also was a discovery mediator in the Facebook consumer suit arising out of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.[22] Andler has written on the value of mediating electronic discovery disputes.[23]

Education

Andler received her A.B. degree, cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her juris doctor degree from Loyola Law School.

Public service for children

In 2024, Andler received the Children's Champion Award from the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Orange County. CASA "supports and promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy so every child who has experienced abuse or neglect can be safe, have a permanent home and have the opportunity to thrive." This award is presented to those who have shown an "unparalleled commitment to improving the lives of children in the Orange County child welfare system."[24] She is a member of CASA's board of directors. She has also received the Orange County Bar Foundation Project Youth's[25] Distinguished Judicial Fellows Award. This organization's mission is to keep at-risk youth in school.[26]

Awards and honors

Among other honors:

Positions and memberships

Among other positions held:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cruz . Mimi Ko . 1997-01-09 . Governor Names Two to New Superior Court Judgeships . 2024-07-18 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  2. Web site: Cleeland . Nancy . Hua . Thao . 1998-06-03 . Superior Court Judges Fend Off Challengers . 2024-07-19 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  3. Web site: Hon. Gail A. Andler (Ret.) . 2024-07-18 . www.dailyjournal.com.
  4. Web site: Superior Courts - superior_courts . 2024-07-18 . www.courts.ca.gov.
  5. Web site: Judicial Council - judicial_council . 2024-07-18 . www.courts.ca.gov.
  6. Web site: Paula L. Hannaford-Agor, Nicole L. Mott & Timothy F. Fautsko . EVALUATION OF THE CENTERS FOR COMPLEX CIVIL LITIGATION PILOT PROGRAM, Final Report, National Center for State Courts and California Administrative Office of the Courts (June 30, 2003) .
  7. Web site: Superior Court of California, County of Orange . Complex Civil .
  8. Web site: March 16, 2007 . Gail Andler to Replace Jonathan Cannon on Orange County Complex Litigation Panel . Wage Law.
  9. Web site: Hon. Gail A. Andler (Ret.), The Sedona Conference® . 2024-07-18 . thesedonaconference.org.
  10. Web site: American College of Business Court Judges – Law & Economics Center . 2024-07-18 . masonlec.org.
  11. Book: The Business Courts Benchbook . 2019 . American Bar Association . 978-1-64105-540-6 . Tiradentes . Vanessa R..
  12. Web site: Business Court Representatives, American Bar Association Section of Business Law .
  13. Web site: Andler (Ret.) . Judge Gail . April 20, 2023 . BCLC Looks Forward to a Full Schedule of Meetings This Year! .
  14. Web site: Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, American Bar Association Business Law Section .
  15. Web site: Gail A. Andler Judge Profile on Martindale.com . 2024-07-18 . www.martindale.com.
  16. Web site: Judge Gail A. Andler - Comprehensive Profile: Analytics, Rulings & Recent Cases Trellis.Law . 2024-07-18 . trellis.law.
  17. Web site: Gail Andler, JAMS Mediator and Arbitrator . 2024-07-18 . www.jamsadr.com . en.
  18. Web site: October 31, 2023 . Plaintiff's Recommendation for Settlement Master, IN RE: UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., PASSENGER SEXUAL ASSAULT LITIGATION, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 3:23-md-03084-CRB .
  19. Web site: 2021-07-30 . CCA Congratulates and Welcomes the New Fellows Class of 2021! . 2024-07-19 . College of Commercial Arbitrators . en-US.
  20. Web site: Jackson . Irvin . 2023-01-24 . Judge Approves Settlement for JUUL Vaping Addiction Lawsuits . 2024-07-19 . AboutLawsuits.com . en-US.
  21. Web site: Ander (Ret.) . Hon. Gail A. . November 13, 2023 . IN RE JUUL LABS, INC. MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES, AND PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION, MDL Case No. 19-md-02913-WHO, JUUL LABS PRODUCT CASES, JCCP LASC Case No. 5052, QUARTERLY REPORT NO. 8 OF SPECIAL MASTER TO THE MDL CO-LEADS .
  22. Web site: December 23, 2022 . Plaintiffs Seek Court Approval of $725 Million Settlement in Facebook Cambridge Analytica Consumer Privacy Class Action . Accesswire.com.
  23. Garrie . Daniel B. . Andler . Hon. Gail A. . November 10, 2023 . Mediating E-discovery can save time and money . Los Angeles & San Francisco Daily Journal.
  24. Web site: 2024-05-20 . Hon. Gail A. Andler (Ret.) Receives CASA of Orange County’s Children’s Champion Award . 2024-07-18 . www.jamsadr.com . en.
  25. Web site: Project Youth Orange County Bar Foundation – National Conference Of Bar Foundations . 2024-07-18 . ncbf.org.
  26. Web site: Mission & Legacy » Project Youth OCBF . 2024-07-18 . Project Youth OCBF . en-US.
  27. Web site: 2017-05-04 . Hon. Gail A. Andler (Ret.) Honored by Loyola Law School . 2024-07-18 . www.jamsadr.com . en.
  28. Web site: OCWLA History of Awardees . 2024-07-19 . www.ocwla.org.
  29. Web site: The Celtic Bar Association of Orange County - Judge of the Year . 2024-07-19 . celticbarassociation.org.
  30. Web site: Governor Names Three to Fourth District Court of Appeal . 2024-07-18 . www.metnews.com.
  31. Web site: February 28, 2003 . Judicial Council of California Meeting Minutes .
  32. Web site: Orange County Bar Association, Masters Division . 2024-07-19 . www.ocbar.org.

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