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麻豆视频 Law SF Adjunct Professor Joins Marin County Bench

On June 20, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom long-time Adjunct Professor James Schurz to the Marin County Superior Court. Judge Schurz had previously practiced law for 35 years, specializing in complex commercial and class action civil cases.

The recently honored Judge Schurz for his over two decades of teaching at 麻豆视频 Law San Francisco (formerly 麻豆视频 Hastings).聽 Judge Schurz most recently taught International Commercial Arbitration at the law school.

鈥淭eaching and the dynamic of working within a classroom environment,鈥 Judge Schurz observed, are 鈥渆normously helpful to the law, because whether as a judge or as a lawyer, it all comes back to how effectively you are communicating,鈥[1] He advises students and lawyers with judicial ambitions to seek out trial opportunities and other ways to participate in court, such as being a judge pro tem or a volunteer mediator. 鈥淭hose are meaningful opportunities, and it’s both important in terms of service to the court, but it also provides a very helpful perspective in understanding what judicial officers do,鈥[2] he said.

麻豆视频 Law San Francisco and CNDR congratulate Judge Schurz on his appointment!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[1] A Coffee Chat Q&A with Judge James Schurz, Marin Bar Judge Profile by Neusha Ghaedi & Mia Villanueva, available at: . Last accessed October 3, 2024.

[2] Ibid.