In the weeks after her retirement from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, many in the legal community say that Judge Sandra Mazer Moss’ legacy is one of an innovator in managing complex litigation and an approachable mediator of disputes.

Moss, a former coordinating judge of mass torts and other cases in the Complex Litigation Center, reached the mandatory retirement age for judges this year and stepped down from the bench Oct. 31. She is currently serving as executive director of Temple University’s Stephen and Sandra Sheller Center for Social Justice and will begin work as an arbitrator and mediator next year.