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Judges and Judiciary

Jul. 24, 2017

Appointment of discovery referees

Learn about the source of a court’s authority to appoint a referee, the scope of referee appointment orders, and referees’ powers.

Patricia M. Lucas

Judge (Ret.)
JAMS

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Gary Nadler

Judge (ret.)
JAMS

Hon. Gary Nadler (Ret.) is a retired Sonoma County Superior Court judge and serves as an arbitrator, mediator, special master/discovery referee and neutral evaluator at JAMS.

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The objective of this article and accompanying self-assessment test is to provide bench officers and lawyers with an overview of appointing civil discovery referees. By reading the article and taking the accompanying self-study test, readers will learn about the source of a court’s authority to appoint a referee, the scope of referee appointment orders, and referees’ powers.

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