
Superior Court Contra Costa County (Martinez)
Career Highlights: Joined ADR Services, October 2023; appointed to the Contra Costa Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2003, retired September 2023; McCutchen Doyle Brown & Enersen, San Francisco, 1984-2003; clerk, Judge William E. Doyle, 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals, 1983-1984
Law School: Cornell Law School
ADR Services
Career Highlights: Joined ADR Services, October 2023; appointed to the Contra Costa Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2003, retired September 2023; McCutchen Doyle Brown & Enersen, San Francisco, 1984-2003; clerk, Judge William E. Doyle, 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals, 1983-1984
Law School: Cornell Law School
ADR Services
By Tim O'Connor
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
MARTINEZ ? Helping combatants work to settle their differences without her having to dictate terms from the bench is a powerful motivator for Superior Court Judge Leslie G. Landau in her Contra Costa County courtroom.
But even the judge needs to sweeten the deal to get that done.
That's why she keeps a jug stocked with little chocolate bars near her bail... (continued)