Judge William Foster Highberger received his A.B. in public and international affairs from Princeton University in 1972 and his J.D. from Columbia University in 1975. During law school, he served as the Notes and Comments Editor of the Columbia Law Review. After law school, he clerked at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit for the Honorable William H. Timbers. He passed the California bar in 1976 and began working at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Los Angeles, becoming partner in 1983, where he practiced employment law and litigation. He was appointed to the bench by Governor Pete Wilson in 1998. He is married to Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl who is also on the bench of the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Author
Charting the Future of Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses
Co-author of Considerations for Filing a Motion to Seal - Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine - October 2017
Co-author of Getting your Class Settlement Approved - Advocate Magazine - January 2011
Co-author of Direct Calendaring Systems Work - California Courts Review - Spring 2008
Ten Things I Wish I Had Known When I Was a Lawyer - ABTL Report - Summer 2004
Presentations
State-Federal Conference - Emory Law - 2019
Drug & Medical Litigation Boot Camp - American Conference Institute - July 2018
Links
Los Angeles Superior Court - Courtroom Rules
The Robing Room - Hon. William F. Highberger
William F. Highberger - Ballotpedia
Wilson Names 6 Judges to Southland Courts - LA Times
LACBA-ABTL Judicial Interview - May 8, 2012