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Jan. 30, 2026

Retired Alameda judge Stephen Pulido brings family law focus to private ADR work

Stephen M. Pulido, a longtime Alameda Superior Court family law judge who retired in February, has joined ADR Services as a mediator and private judge, drawing on decades of experience handling high-conflict and high-asset family law cases to help parties reach practical, humane resolutions.

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Retired Alameda judge Stephen Pulido brings family law focus to private ADR work

Stephen M. Pulido


Career Highlights: Joined ADR Services in February 2025; appointed to the Alameda County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, December 2006; Law Offices of Stephen M. Pulido, 1998-2006; partner, Browner, Pulido & Sheehan, 1979-1998

Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, 1978

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Retired judge Stephen M. Pulido has spent the bulk of his nearly 50 years in the legal profession focused on family law, a practice area that's always fit well with his fondness for people.

"I'm a people person," he said. "And family law involves so many different areas of law - criminal law, business law, tax law, bankruptcy law. Plus, you're dealing with people's emotions and the very essence of their being in a family law case. It'... (continued)

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