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Sep. 8, 2011

Robert B. Yonts Jr.

Robert B. Yonts Jr., a retired Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge who has spent the past four years as a mediator and arbitrator at JAMS, does not miss the black robe when trying to settle a case.

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By Craig Anderson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN JOSE - Robert B. Yonts Jr., a retired Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge who has spent the past four years as a mediator and arbitrator at JAMS, does not miss the black robe when trying to settle a case.

"What bothered me as a judge is that I didn't have time to give [parties] a hearing," Yonts said during an interview at the San Jose office of JAMS. "You need to listen to them, hear... (continued)

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