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Member of the American Red Cross Leadership Council, East Bay Currently President of Chinese American Citizens Alliance, Oakland Lodge Member of Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council Past Chief of Staff, Berkeley City Council District 5,1990-2000 Council member Diane Woolley Staff for OUSD Board District 4, Board member Jean Quan 1991- 2002 Volunteer for Mayor Jean Quan staff 2002-2006 Currently CERT instructor, Past CORE (Citizens of Oakland Responding to Emergencies) 1992 to current CPR/First Aid instructor, Red Cross, OUSD Adult Ed, Hayward Adult Ed. Work with community groups learning First Aid and CPR, Senior centers, Asian Youths Service, Served as a community volunteer liaison for Council member Dick Spees District 4 1986-1999 Protection of the citizens of Oakland is paramount. I feel by serving on the board, we can improve this endeavor by building a better working relationship between the police, community and our city government.
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Douglas
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Douglas Wong
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DOUGLAS WONG
Occupation: Retired
Past Employment:
Fire Engineer, Contra Costa Fire
Protection District- 1978-2006
City of Oakland: Mechanic-1972-1978
City of Berkeley: District
5, Chief of Staff for Council member Diane Woolley 1990-2000 Oakland Unified School
District: Staff: District 4-1991-2002
CPR, First Aid instructor: Part time OUSD Adult Education:
1980-2018 Hayward School Adult Education-1996-2018
Volunteer: Oakland Chinatown
Improvement Council Chinese American Citizens Alliance, Oakland Lodge American Red Cross Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Oakland Park and Recreation Alameda Food
Bank Pantry St John’s Episcopal Church, Oakland California Episcopal Diocese Please click the acknowledgement below.
Service on City of Oakland boards, commissions, and committees may require filings of the FPPC's Statements of Economic Interest (Form 700). Upon appointment and determination of filing status, I will comply with all filing obligations.
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Douglas Wong
EVELIO M. GRILLO
EDUCATION:
J.D., Harvard Law School (1985).
Masters of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley (1980).
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of California at Berkeley (1976).
CURRENT POSITION:
ADR Services.
ADR Neutral for ADR Services, Inc.:
As an ADR neutral, I serve as a mediator and an arbitrator in civil litigation throughout California, and as a referee and special master by appointment of state and federal courts in Northern California
JUDICIAL POSITIONS:
Judge of the Superior Court.
Alameda County Superior Court, 2003-2024
Appointed to the Alameda County Superior Court November 7, 2003.
Past and Present Assignments:
2021-2023: Complex Litigation
2021-2023: Judicial Council assignment as coordinating trial judge for JCCP cases filed in Northern California
2019-2021: Superior Court Appellate Panel, Member (2019, 2020) and Supervising Judge (2021-Present)
2018-2021: Civil Direct Calendar
2016-2017: Settlement Department (Supervising Judge)
2012-2016: Civil Law & Motion and Writs and Receivers
2009-2011: Civil Direct Calendar
2006-2008: General Criminal Law
2003-2005: Family Law
Summary of Judicial Experience 2003- Present: During my tenure as a Judge of the Alameda county Superior Court I have presided over more than 200 jury and court trials in civil, criminal and family law matters. Civil trial experience includes diverse areas such as personal injury, breach of contract, insurance coverage, products liability, real estate, elder abuse, governmental liability, class actions, PAGA, and asbestos. My work in the civil law & motion and civil trial departments has resulted in over 50 published appellate decisions in both the Courts of Appeal and the California
Supreme Court in such diverse areas such as torts, land use, the California Public Records Act, CEQA attorneys’ fees, and arbitration.
Judicial Committees and Activities
Alameda County Superior Court Executive Committee (Past Member).
Alameda County Superior Court Civil Committee (Past and Present Member).
Alameda County Superior Court Personnel Committee (Past Member).
Alameda County Superior Court Self-Represented Litigants Sub-Committee (Past Member and Chair)
Alameda County Superior Court Access Committee (Past Member)
Alameda County Superior Court ADR Committee (Past Member and Chair)
PRIOR LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
Partner. Grillo & Stevens LLP, Oakland, CA
Represented municipalities, businesses and individuals at the trial and appellate levels with emphasis on civil rights and employment, and business torts. Served for eight years as court appointed discovery referee and special master in commercial and business litigation, and as a court appointed arbitrator in business and personal injury litigation. March 1995 –November 2003.
Attorney. Represented corporations and partnerships in complex commercial and business litigation, including real estate, labor, breach of contract, lender liability and fraud claims, and individuals in general civil and personal injury litigation while associated with Pettit & Martin, Levy, Samrick & Bernard, Inc., and Arnelle & Hastie. San Francisco, CA October 1985 – April 1994.
AWARDS:
ACCTLA Trial Judge of the Year –2015
ACCTLA Trial Judge of the Year –2020
Judicial Excellence Award, East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association, _____
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS (Partial):
Alameda County Bar Association (Member 1994-Present; Board of Directors, 1994 – 1997)
California Judges’ Association (Current)
Complex Civil Litigation Judges’ Workshop (2022-2024)
Charles Houston Bar Association (Past Member)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (Partial):
Lecturer, Berkeley Law (formerly Boat Hall), Civil Trial Practice, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Clinical Instructor, Stanford Law School Student Advocacy Workshop, Winter 1995-1996, 1998, 2002 – 2010.
Instructor, Oakland College of Law, Civil Procedure, 1992-1993, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 2000-2001, 2002-2003.
PUBLISHED CASES:
A partial list of published cases may be accessed at the following link:
https://1.next.westlaw.com/Analytics/Profiler?docGUID=I2136D9C61DD211B2B71AAB00C20623F7&contentType= Judge&listSource=Foldering&transitionType=MyResearchHistoryItem&contextData=%28sc.Default%29&VR=3.0&R S=cblt1.0#/judge/I2136D9C61DD211B2B71AAB00C20623F7/appealsReport
PUBLICATIONS (Partial):
California Civil Discovery, Matthew Bender & Co. (2004-2020) (Co-Author and Editor).
Pretrial Proceedings, California Forms of Pleading and Practice, Matthew Bender & Co. (1996).
Impact of New Sanctions Statute on Litigation in California, California Forms of Pleading and Practice, Matthew Bender & Co., February, 1995.
Union Bank v. Superior Court: California’s Celotex, California Litigation, Fall, 1995.
Planning and Executing a Successful Motion for Summary Judgment, Los Angeles Daily Journal, November 15, 1994.
More Thoughts on Summary Judgment, Los Angeles Daily Journal, November 16, 1994.
Try Judicial Notice in Pre-Trial Process, Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 24, 1992.
HOBBIES:
Fly Fishing, Hiking, Swimming, Cooking (3x winner, Alan Broussard Memorial Gumbo Cook-Off), and Reading.