WILLIAM J. FERNANDEZ
President
California Superior Court Judge, retired
CURRICULUM VITAE
JUDICIAL CAREER
Served as Presiding Judge Santa Clara County Superior Court.
Supervising Judge Santa Clara County Criminal Courts and Family Court.
Superior Court Appellate Department.
Presiding Judge Sunnyvale-Cupertino Municipal Court.
More than 30 years experience as a Trial Judge, mediator, and arbitrator.
JUDICIAL HONORS
Presiding Judge Santa Clara County.
Trial Judge of the Year 1982.
Citizen of the Year Award.
Rated “The Best” of the Santa Clara County’s Judges by Accent Magazine.
JUDICIAL TEACHING
Faculty Hastings College of Litigation Advocacy.
CEB lecturer on Settlement Techniques and Evaluating cases for Settlement.
Civil Procedure Before Trial.
Deposition Practice.
Family Law Practice.
Personal Injury Trial Techniques.
Moot Court and Mock Trial Judge Santa Clara and Stanford Law Schools.
LAW CAREER
Admitted to the practice of law in California 1955.
Admitted to the practice of law in Hawaii 1989.
Member of the American Trial Lawyers Association.
California Trial Lawyers Association.
Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association.
Trustee Santa Clara County Bar Association.
President Sunnyvale-Cupertino Bar Association.
CIVIC SERVICE
Mayor City of Sunnyvale California.
Councilman City of Sunnyvale.
Chairman Economic Opportunity Commission of Santa Clara County.
Chairman Santa Clara County Drug Abuse Commission.
Chairman Sunnyvale Personnel Commission.
Director of the Social Planning Council Santa Clara County, Santa Clara County Water Commission, and Santa Clara County Economic Development Advisory Board.
PAST PRESIDENT
Sunnyvale Exchange Club.
South Sunnyvale Homeowners association.
Sharon Hills Community Association.
Hui Ilima.
Hawaiian Civic Association.
Kamehameha Schools Alumni Association Board of Presidents.
Kamehameha Schools Alumni Association Northern California.
EDUCATION
High School: graduated Kamehameha School for Boys 1949.
College: graduated Stanford University 1953, BA.
Law: graduated Stanford School of Law 1955, LLD
FAMILY
Married to Judith Fernandez with four sons and seven grandchildren.
The Native Hawaiian Legal Defense & Education Fund
1050 Bishop Street, #439
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: 808.545.5245
Email: Info
