Hon. Alan Haber

Judicial Experience

1986-2003 Los Angeles Superior Court Judge

1999-2003 Supervising Judge of West District: supervising six West District Courthouses and 47 judicial officers; heard ex-parte applications for temporary restraining orders, OSC regarding preliminary injunctions and writ applications; presided over hundreds of contested civil harassment injunctions and bench trials (Santa Monica Courthouse)

1996-1998 Family Law Assignment; West District: primarily long cause trials (Santa Monica Courthouse)

1994-1996 Civil Law and Motion and Discovery calendar in the West District (Santa Monica Courthouse)

1993 Voluntary and Mandatory Settlement Conferences in the Northwest District (Van Nuys Courthouse)

1991-1992 Supervising Judge of Northwest District: supervising 24 judicial officers; heard ex-parte applications for temporary restraining orders and OSC regarding preliminary injunctions, conducted voluntary and mandatory settlement conferences (Van Nuys Courthouse)

1990 Civil Law and Motion and Discovery calendar (Van Nuys Courthouse)

1986-1989 Felony and Civil (bench and jury trials) and Family Law Trials

1982-1985 Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Civil, Family Law, and Felony Trials (Van Nuys Courthouse)

Attorney Experience

1969-1982 Criminal case defense matters in my first three years of practice; thereafter, primarily business transaction work, and real estate and civil litigation

Education

1964-1967 UCLA School of Law, J.D.

1960-1964 Cal State University, Northridge

Honors and Awards

2002 Recipient of Los Angeles Chapter of ABOTA's annual 'Judicial Civility Award'

1992 Recipient of San Fernando Valley Bar Association's 'Judge of the Year Award'

Speaking Engagements, etc.

2003 Consumer Trial Attorneys of Los Angeles; presided over demonstration trial at annual convention. Las Vegas, Nevada

2002 Association of Business Trial Lawyers; civil law and motion and discovery

2001 Beverly Hills Bar Association: civil law and motion and discovery

2000 California Judicial Education and Research Seminar: civil law and motion

1996 Family Law Symposium: attorneys fees in family cases

1993 San Fernando Valley Bar Association: symposium: civil trials

1992 California Judicial Education and Research: civil law and motion

1986 Judicial Orientation Program; civil and criminal jury trials

1985 Judicial Orientation Program: criminal trials

1999-2003: Santa Monica Courthouse: in house 'Annual MCLE Walk-Thru Program': civil trials and law and motion and discovery practice, and applications for injunctive relief

Los Angeles Superior Court Memberships

1999-2003 Los Angeles Superior Court Budget & Personnel Committee

1989-1999 Los Angeles Superior Court Legislative Committee

1996-1997 Los Angeles Superior Court Legislative Committee

1991-1992 Los Angeles Superior Court Budget & Personnel Committee

2002 Los Angeles Superior Court Ad Hoc Committee on Research Attorneys

2002 Los Angeles Superior Court Ad Hoc Committee on Judicial Absences