Introduction
Hon. Victor B. Kenton (Ret.) was appointed a Federal Magistrate Judge for the Central District of California in 2001, where he retired July 2015. He is now available as an arbitrator, mediator, private judge and discovery special master. 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. 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.
Judge Kenton has a reputation for his ability to engender trust from both attorneys and parties. Attorneys who appeared before Judge Kenton found him to be patient, sharp and effective. One attorney who mediated cases in his court commented that "He understood the complex facts of the case, and was able to distill the important issues and work through them - ultimately leading to resolution." After a mediation, an attorney said, "He read the briefs, spoke to each side AT LENGTH before the mediation,
asked for fact checking, and was candid at the mediation. His comments were thoughtful and considered."
Specialties
Hobbies & Interests
In his spare time he enjoys traveling, swimming, hiking, scuba diving and underwater photography.
Testimonials
Best mediation I've attended in a long while. He was a pleasure to work with.
- Attorney on a Business Partnership 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
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 want to thank you again for your persistent work to resolve the case.
- 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
He read the briefs, spoke to each side AT LENGTH before the mediation, asked for fact checking, and was candid at the mediation. His comments were
thoughtful and considered. One of my pet peeves about bad mediators is the failure to be attentive to parties' concerns, and the need to repeat
everything each time the mediator walks into the room. Judge Kenton has a strong interest in getting cases heard, but is thoughtful and
listens/processes what the parties tell him.
- Attorney on an ERISA matter
I truly appreciated Judge Kenton's assistance in this matter and look forward to working with him again.
- Attorney on an Employment Wrongful Termination Dispute
Judge Kenton gets a 5/5 on everything. He was terrific! I would ask for him again in a second.
- Attorney on a Business/Contractual Dispute
