JAMS announces the addition of Hon. Mark H. Pierce (Ret.) to its panel. Prior to joining JAMS, Judge Pierce spent 15 years as a judge for the Santa Clara County Superior Court, primarily handling civil litigation matters. Before joining the bench, he worked for 30 years in private practice as a litigation attorney.
Based in the Silicon Valley Resolution Center, Judge Pierce will serve as an arbitrator, mediator, special master and discovery referee, handling disputes in business and commercial, personal injury and torts, employment, insurance, construction, construction defects, professional liability, pharmaceuticals and mass torts.
Initially appointed to the superior court in 2005, Judge Pierce spent five years in drug treatment court, where he worked with people from all backgrounds. The remainder of his tenure in superior court was in the civil division. He spent five years as a case manager and five years as a trial judge.
Judge Pierce received his B.A. from the University of Colorado and his J.D from Santa Clara University School of Law.