Hon. Victor B. Kenton (Ret.) was appointed a Federal Magistrate Judge for the Central District of California in 2001, where he retired July 2015. As a Magistrate Judge, he presided over numerous trials and mediated over 500 cases, in areas including intellectual property, ERISA, ADA, IDEA and FAPE (education), civil rights, employment, wage and hour disputes, pharmaceuticals, complex business disputes, class actions, and commercial litigation. Prior to his judicial service, Judge Kenton was an attorney in both private and public practice, where he tried over 150 civil and criminal bench and jury trials to conclusion.
Judge Kenton has a passion for helping parties resolve disputes and has a reputation for his ability to engender trust from both attorneys and parties. He prides himself in being thoroughly prepared in advance of the mediation to ensure the parties get the most out of their session. If a case does not settle, Judge Kenton is known for remaining engaged and for his continuous follow-up efforts. One attorney on a complex business dispute commented, "Judge Kenton's insights, tenacity, and ability to think 'outside the box' are not only most formidable, but the reason our matter resolved. We could not have reached a resolution without him."
In his spare time he enjoys traveling, swimming, hiking, scuba diving and underwater photography.
"Just wanted to express to you how pleased I have been with your hard work on the cases we have been able to work on so far. I hope our 100% streak continues."
- Attorney on an Employment/Discrimination matter
"I suspect that you had no idea what you were signing up for when you were appointed as judicial referee; many thanks for your assistance and participation throughout the course of the litigation. I can confidently say, on behalf of all counsel, that your professionalism, availability and demeanor were recognized and much appreciated by all. You skillfully walked the fine line between letting the parties try their case, interjecting when appropriate and making sure the case continued moving forward towards trial. Whenever an attorney finds a good mediator/neutral you tend to use them many times; there is little doubt that our paths will cross again."
- Attorney on a Business/Contractual Matter
"We thank [him] for all [his] hard work. Our clients were more than satisfied with the result. We appreciate [him] and everything [he] did to get the resolution."
- Attorney on a business/contractual dispute
"Glad we could get this one wrapped up and appreciate Judge Kenton’s hard and skillful work."
- Attorney on a Business/Contractual Dispute
"{His] patience in letting the day unfold until the appropriate “Orson Welles” moment could occur was instrumental."
- Attorney on an Insurance Coverage Dispute
"[He] did great work bringing the sides together in a unique and very difficult triangle dynamic."
- Defense attorney on a Business/Contractual dispute
"By taking the matter as seriously as he did, and being committed to helping parties resolve dispute."
- Attorney on a business contractual fraud dispute
"Thank you for your work earlier today. I feel the parties made significant and important progress. I appreciated your open and frank communication with us today."
- Attorney on a Business/Contractual Dispute
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