Glenda Sanders

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ABOUT GLENDA SANDERS

Hon. Glenda Sanders (Ret.) has joined JAMS as a neutral after a distinguished career spanning 42 years. Judge Sanders served as a judge of the Orange County Superior Court for 20 years including six years on the Complex Civil Litigation Panel. During her time on the bench, she served as the supervising judge of the Civil Panel, chairperson of the court’s Finance Committee and presiding judge of the Orange County Superior Court, California’s third-largest court (144 judicial officers and 1,500 employees). Judge Sanders was elected by her peers to lead the Orange County Superior Court as its presiding judge at a time when the judicial branch of government in California was experiencing unprecedented budget cuts, causing many courts throughout the state to downsize or even shut down entirely. Under her leadership, the Orange County Superior Court substantially reduced its expenses by more than $20 million without closing courthouses or retrenching staff. Instead, the cost-cutting measures implemented by the court enhanced access to e-filing and electronic records by encouraging court users to serve themselves online rather than standing in line waiting for clerical assistance.Judge Sanders has presided over thousands of complex cases focusing upon multiparty, coordinated and consolidated business disputes involving mass torts, catastrophic injuries, environmental and insurance issues, class actions (consumer and wage and hour), Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims, real estate, intellectual property and construction defects.