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Judge Charles B. Renfrew
Former U.S. District Court Judge, Deputy U.S.
Attorney General
Former Corporate Legal Officer, Chevron Corp.
Law Offices of Charles B. Renfrew
Judge Charles B. Renfrew was a United States District Judge, N.D. Ca., from 1972 to 1980. He then
served as Deputy Attorney General of the United States from 1980 until 1981. He has many years of
private sector corporate law firm experience, and has served as the top legal officer of Chevron
Corporation. He has served as a director and trustee on numerous boards, including as Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution. His expertise in ADR includes early neutral
evaluation, conciliation, mediation, mini-trial and arbitration, and his law practice is based in San
Francisco.
Judge Renfrew has served as President of the American College of Trial Lawyers and Vice Chairman of
the Antitrust Section of the ABA, and on many bar committees. He was Chairman of the Special
Committee to Study the Problem of Discovery of the Federal Judicial Center, and has taught trial
advocacy and other courses at Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley. He has published articles on
discovery, fiduciary responsibility, and other issues.
Judge Renfrew, a native of Detroit, Michigan, graduated from Michigan Law School (L.L.B. 1956) and
Princeton University (B.A. 1952). He served in the Unites States Navy (1946-1948) and was a forward
observer in Korea for the United States Army (1952-1953).
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O Juiz Charles B. Renfrew foi Juiz Estadual nos Estados Unidos, ND, California, de 1972 a 1980. Entre
1980 e 1981 serviu como Procurador Geral Adjunto dos Estados Unidos. Possui muitos anos de
experiência como advogado na área societária, tendo chefiado o departamento legal da Chevron. Foi
diretor e administrador de muitos conselhos, inclusive Presidente do Conselho Diretor do Instituto CPR.
Sua experiência em métodos alternativos abrange avaliação preliminar, conciliação, mediação, minijulgamento e arbitragem. Seu escritório profissional está localizado em São Francisco.
O Juiz Renfrew foi Presidente do American Collegue of Trial Lawyers e Vice-Presidente da seção
Antitruste da American Bar Association e de muitas outras associações de advogados. Foi Presidente do
Comite Especial para Estudos de produção de provas do Federal Judicial Center e lecionou para
advogados que atuam em Tribunais de Juri, dentre outras disciplinas no Boalt Hall School of Law,
University of California of Berkeley. Publicou artigos sobre produção de provas, responsabilidade
fiduciária, dentre outros temas.
O Juiz Refrew, nascido em Detroit, Michigan, graduou-se na Michigan Law School (L.L.B. 1956) e na
Princeton University (B.A. 1952). Serviu na Marinha Americana (1946-1948) e foi observador do exército
americano na Korea (1952-1953).