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Dhanidina heard almost 900 appeals as an Associate Justice for the Second District of the California Court of Appeal and presided over 70 jury trials as a Judge for the Los Angeles County Superior Court. After retiring from the bench, Dhanidina was a partner at Umberg Zipser in Irvine and Werksman Jackson and Quinn in Los Angeles.
ADR Profiles
| Title | Provider | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| The Human Angle | Signature Resolution | Sep. 5, 2025 | 
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Paving the Way | 2nd District Court of Appeal (Los Angeles) | Jul. 24, 2019 | 
| Halim Dhanidina | Los Angeles County (Long Beach) | Oct. 22, 2013 | 
Columns
| Title | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Addressing implicit bias starts with looking at 'The man in the mirror' | Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Aug. 20, 2024 | 
| The ADR ethics bill is a good start, but key issues remain unaddressed | Government, Alternative Dispute Resolution | Apr. 2, 2024 | 
| Microaggression and gaslighting in the legal profession | Law Practice | Feb. 26, 2024 | 
| Resolving intractable cases is the mediator’s dominion | Alternative Dispute Resolution | May 9, 2023 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana reversed and remanded | Arbitration | Jun. 15, 2022 | 
| Malek Media Group LLC v. AXQG Corp. author | Arbitration | Dec. 18, 2020 | 
| People v. Avila author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 2, 2020 | 
| Michael S. Yu, a Law Corp. v. Superior Court (Bank of the West) author | statutory_interpretation | Oct. 29, 2020 | 
| People v. Byers author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 27, 2020 | 
| People v. Braley author | Judges | Jul. 29, 2020 | 
| Risperdal and Invega Cases author | Torts | Jun. 5, 2020 | 
| In re Andrew M. author | Juveniles | Mar. 24, 2020 | 
| Torres v. Design Group Facility Solutions, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Feb. 18, 2020 | 
| Modification: People v. Wilson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 18, 2019 | 
| People v. Wilson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 25, 2019 | 
| People v. Vital dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 7, 2019 | 
| Fernandez v. Jimenez author | Remedies | Sep. 30, 2019 | 
| Hawkins v. City of Los Angeles author | Employment Law | Sep. 26, 2019 | 
| Mass v. Franchise Tax Bd. author | Tax | Aug. 19, 2019 | 
| Doe v. Occidental College author | Evidence | Jul. 26, 2019 | 
| California Charter Schools Assn. v. City of Huntington Park author | Municipal Law | May 17, 2019 | 
| In re Jenson author | Prisoners' Rights | Jun. 8, 2018 | 
MCLE
| Title | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Addressing implicit bias starts with looking at 'The man in the mirror' | Implicit bias and the promotion of bias-reducing strategies | Aug. 20, 2024 | 
| Title | Provider | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| The Human Angle | Signature Resolution | Sep. 5, 2025 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Paving the Way | 2nd District Court of Appeal (Los Angeles) | Jul. 24, 2019 | 
| Halim Dhanidina | Los Angeles County (Long Beach) | Oct. 22, 2013 | 
| Title | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Addressing implicit bias starts with looking at 'The man in the mirror' | Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility | Aug. 20, 2024 | 
| The ADR ethics bill is a good start, but key issues remain unaddressed | Government, Alternative Dispute Resolution | Apr. 2, 2024 | 
| Microaggression and gaslighting in the legal profession | Law Practice | Feb. 26, 2024 | 
| Resolving intractable cases is the mediator’s dominion | Alternative Dispute Resolution | May 9, 2023 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana reversed and remanded | Arbitration | Jun. 15, 2022 | 
| Malek Media Group LLC v. AXQG Corp. author | Arbitration | Dec. 18, 2020 | 
| People v. Avila author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 2, 2020 | 
| Michael S. Yu, a Law Corp. v. Superior Court (Bank of the West) author | statutory_interpretation | Oct. 29, 2020 | 
| People v. Byers author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 27, 2020 | 
| People v. Braley author | Judges | Jul. 29, 2020 | 
| Risperdal and Invega Cases author | Torts | Jun. 5, 2020 | 
| In re Andrew M. author | Juveniles | Mar. 24, 2020 | 
| Torres v. Design Group Facility Solutions, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Feb. 18, 2020 | 
| Modification: People v. Wilson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 18, 2019 | 
| People v. Wilson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 25, 2019 | 
| People v. Vital dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 7, 2019 | 
| Fernandez v. Jimenez author | Remedies | Sep. 30, 2019 | 
| Hawkins v. City of Los Angeles author | Employment Law | Sep. 26, 2019 | 
| Mass v. Franchise Tax Bd. author | Tax | Aug. 19, 2019 | 
| Doe v. Occidental College author | Evidence | Jul. 26, 2019 | 
| California Charter Schools Assn. v. City of Huntington Park author | Municipal Law | May 17, 2019 | 
| In re Jenson author | Prisoners' Rights | Jun. 8, 2018 | 
| Title | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Addressing implicit bias starts with looking at 'The man in the mirror' | Implicit bias and the promotion of bias-reducing strategies | Aug. 20, 2024 | 
 

 
