Joseph Farina, a respected retired Chief Judge of the 11th Judicial Circuit, is renowned for his active and effective role as a settlement neutral with over thirty years of experience resolving complex legal matters. He was honored with the 2016 Dade County Bar Association Legal Luminary Mediation Award as "Best Mediator." Now a full-time mediator, arbitrator, special magistrate, neutral evaluator, and neutral umpire at JAMS, Mr. Farina consistently demonstrates his expertise and efficiency, working diligently to help parties reach optimal resolutions to their disputes. Before joining JAMS, he served as a Circuit and County Judge in the Civil Divisions of the 11th Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County, Florida from 1981 to 2012. During his tenure, he was Chief Judge for 14 years between 1995 and 2009, where he not only presided over complex civil cases but also oversaw the full operations of the Miami-Dade Court system, comprising 123 judges, 15 general magistrates, 20 traffic hearing officers, and more than 500 administrative court staff across 10 courthouses.
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