Victor Bianchini

Victor Eugene Bianchini (born 1938) is a retired State of California Superior Court Judge and a retired, U.S. magistrate judge, with service in the Southern District of California, the Central District of California, the Western District of New York, the Northern District of New York, and the Eastern District of Washington. Bianchini served as a judge, for both the state and federal courts continuously for over 48 years, during which period he was honored numerous times. Bianchini now practices as a full-time private neutral mediator and arbitrator. Bianchini is a decorated United States Marine Corps colonel with 31 years of service, active and reserve. Bianchini is also an American sabre fencer and is a two-time World Team champion and a World Team silver and bronze medalist, a former 2012 individual U.S. National Champion, most recently won the Sabre individual National Championships for 2021 and 2022, and is a four-time North American Cup champion in Veteran competition. He has qualified for nine Veterans World Championships, and has finished sixth, seventh, and tenth twice, in individual competition. He was also a bronze medalist in the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem in the 40's age division, and a bronze and silver medalist in the 2022 Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv in the 35's age division.