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Elected Member

The Hon. John M. True, III

Berkeley, CA

Superior Court of California, County of Alameda (Retired)

Education

Trinity College 1966, B.A.

University of California-Berkeley School of Law, J.D.

Practiced and taught labor and employment law for 27 years before being appointed to the Alameda County California bench in 2003. Served 11 years, and retired in 2015. Now practice as a private mediator and arbitrator in the San Francisco Bay Area

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Areas of Expertise

Alternative Dispute Resolution-ADR

Employment Law

Labor Law (Employment Law)