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Judge Horowitz has adjudicated thousands of cases from initial filing
through final resolution. A master of process and settlement, he will be
able to immediately be effective as an arbitrator, mediator or referee
on a wide variety of matters including business litigation, legal and
medical malpractice, real estate, intellectual property and
entertainment law, employment, and cases involving international issues.
Judicial Career |
Education |
Awards |
Current Activities |
Legal Activities and Community Affairs
1981- 2002: Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
1990-Present: Civil Fast Track, Direct Setting Assignment:
adjudicating all varieties of civil litigation. Adjudicated thousands of cases;
from initial filing through final resolution
1988-1990: Los Angeles Superior Court Supervising Judge, Criminal Division.
Supervised 100+ Judges of the Los Angeles Superior Court and was in charge of the Grand Jury
1980-1981: Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge
1963-1966 UCLA School of Law; J.D.
President, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
Executive Committee, Student Bar Association
Chair, Student-Faculty Relations Committee and Professor Lecture Series Program
1959-1963 University of California Berkeley; B.A. in Economics.
ABA Excellence in State Justice Initiatives Award -1999
Criminal Courts Bar Association Judge of the Year Award -1986
1990-Present Member, Law and Justice Committee, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
1997-Present Member, Council, ABA Judicial Division
1997-Present ABA Judicial Division Liaison to the ABA Section of Litigation:
Helped to draft and implement ABA Civil Trial Practice Standards and ABA Civil Discovery
Standards; developed and participated in education programs for civil litigators and judges;
represented the interests of the judiciary in developing programs with the 60,000 member
Section of Litigation.
2001-Present ABA Judicial Division Liaison to the ABA Section of International Law
2001-Present Member, Advisory Council to the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence
and Special Advisor to the ABA Commission on the 21st Century Judiciary
2000-2001 Chair, ABA Judicial Division
1993-2000 Vice Chair and Chair-Elect, ABA Judicial Division:
Developed significant judicial education programs; created the Judges Network, a national
judicial community outreach program; civil discovery standards; civil trial practice standards;
ADR programs, i.e., Mediation for Judges, and developed national programs to improve the fair
administration of justice, including the adoption of ABA Judicial Retirement Standards.
1996-1997 Chair, ABA National Conference of State Trial Judges
1994-1996 Vice Chair and Chair Elect, ABA National Conference of State Trial Judges
1985-1992 Member, Executive Committee, Chaired various committees and programs
1994-1996 Co-Chair, ABA National Conference of Lawyers and Representatives of the Media:
The conference developed, together with representatives of the newspaper, radio and television industry,
joint education programs; standards for news coverage of the justice system; and published The Reporters
Key, which was intended to explain the ABA's Criminal Justice Standards for Fair Trial and Free Press
so that journalists will know the concerns of and constraints on the legal/judicial system.
1995-1998 Member, BAJI Committee: drafted and adopted civil jury instructions
1988-1990 Vice-Chair, CALJIC Committee: drafted and adopted criminal jury instructions
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