Layn Phillips



Hon. Dean Pregerson (Ret.) served as a United States district judge for nearly 29 years and brings an unparalleled depth of experience to JAMS. Because federal actions frequently include state claims, Judge Pregerson’s experience encompasses a wide range of both state…

Philip M. Pro retired in January 2015, after nearly 35 years service with the federal judiciary. He was appointed United States District Judge for the District of Nevada by President Ronald Reagan and confirmed by the United States Senate on…

The Honorable Victoria S. Roberts served as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan from 1998 until her retirement in 2023. President Bill Clinton appointed her to the bench and the Senate confirmed…

Appointed to the federal bench by former President Bill Clinton, the Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin served as a United States District Judge in the Southern District of New York for 22 years. Additionally, she sat by designation on the U.S.…


Hon. Deanell Reece Tacha (Ret.) served on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals for 25 years. She was Chief Judge of that court from 2001-2008. Prior to her appointment to the Court, she was a Professor of Law and Vice…

Judge David Tatel served on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1994 to earlier this year. After graduating from the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago Law School (1966), he served…

The Honorable Dickran M. Tevrizian Jr. was the first Armenian-American to have served as a federal judge when he was appointed to the United States District Court for the Central District of California by President Ronald Reagan in 1985. A…

The Honorable John D. Tinder was a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 2007 to 2015 and a District Judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana from…