Judge Dahlquist is a private mediator with Judicate West, an Alternative Dispute Resolution firm in San Diego. He previously provided 20 years of distinguished service to the San Diego County Superior Court. He was a Civil Independent Calendar judge for 14 of those 20 years, handling all types of civil cases from beginning to end, including case management, motions, bench trials, and jury trials. He also spent three years in a trial department, handling trials of all types, including probate, family and civil trials, and another three years as a Family Independent Calendar judge.

During his judicial tenure, he was the Supervising Judge of the North County Courthouse and a member of the Superior Court’s Executive Committee. He also conducted many settlement conferences, leading to the strongly held belief that nearly every case can be resolved successfully out-of-court, without the expense, aggravation, and uncertainty of continued litigation.

Prior to his appointment to the bench, Judge Dahlquist was in private practice for more than 20 years, where he litigated a wide variety of civil matters in federal and state courts, both for plaintiffs and defendants, and advised clients on avoiding and resolving disputes.

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