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Judge Warriner is a dedicated public servant with an accomplished legal career spanning five decades. After graduating from UCLA School of Law, Judge Warriner joined the California Department of Justice as Deputy Attorney General. He then worked as Deputy Director and Chief Counsel for the California Department of Health, before returning to the Department of Justice to serve as Senior Assistant Attorney General. He later headed one of the largest public agencies of the State of California as Undersecretary and General Counsel of the California Health and Welfare Agency, serving in this capacity until his appointment to the bench in 1990.
As a Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Yolo, Judge Warriner handled a great variety of civil matters and presided over all trial court assignments, including civil, criminal, juvenile, family, and probate. Since 2010, he has continued to serve in the Assigned Judges Program at the direction of the Chief Justice, presiding over court and jury trials in the counties of Solano, Napa, Yolo, Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, San Joaquin, Tahama, Shasta, and Butte.
Judge Warriner joined ADR Services, Inc. in 2019 as a full-time mediator, arbitrator, and referee. He is available to conduct hearings in all counties across Northern California with no additional travel fees.
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
- Business & Commercial Contract
- Employment
- CEQA / Environmental
- Land Use
- Proposition 65
- Personal Injury
- Professional Liability
- Probate, Estates & Trusts
- Family Law
- Cannabis Disputes
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE
Judge, State of California, Assigned Judges Program 2010-2018
- Presided over court and jury trials in the counties of Solano, Napa, Yolo, Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, San Joaquin, Tahama, Shasta, and Butte
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Yolo 1990-2010
- Appointed in March 1990 and elected in subsequent elections
- Handled a great variety of civil matters in all of the trial court assignments, including civil, criminal, juvenile, family, and probate
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
State of California, Health and Welfare Agency 1985-1990
- Undersecretary and General Counsel (1985-1990)
State of California, Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General 1968-1985
- Senior Assistant Attorney General (1979-1985)
- Deputy Attorney General (1969-1973 and 1974-1979)
State of California, Department of Health 1973-1974
- Deputy Director and Chief Counsel (1973-1974)
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
Served from Private to Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Reserve 1966-1972
- Trained as a Combat Medic in the U.S. Army and assigned to several locations
EDUCATION
- J.D., University of California at Los Angeles, School of Law 1967
- B.A., University of California at Los Angeles 1964
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
- Graduate, “STAR: A Systematic Approach to Mediation Strategies”, Straus Institute 2018
- Participant, Brookings Economic Institute for Judges 2005-2006
- Graduate, Boardlink Program – a specialized training program for Board Members 2005
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Professor, Glendale College of Law (Los Angeles) and Lincoln Law School (Sacramento) 1986-2012
- Taught Introduction to the Study of Law, Real Property Law, Administrative Law and Remedies (Equity)
MEMBERSHIPS & ACTIVITIES
- Member, Advisory Council of the National Institute of Environmental Health Science
- Medi-Cal Therapeutic and Drug Advisory Committee
- Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Child Support Development and Enforcement
- Trial Courts Budget Committee
- State Bar of California
- California Judges Association (CJA)
- Member, CJA Cultural and Educational Mission to the Republic of South Africa (2012)
- Yolo County Bar Association
- Alliance of California Judges
PUBLICATIONS
Author, “Safe Drinking Water and the Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986,” Journal of the American Medical Association (1988)
HON. THOMAS WARRINER (RET.)
Judge of the Superior Court of California