In 1997, California Governor
Pete Wilson appointed Andler to serve as a judge on the Superior Court of Orange County, a
trial level court. Andler was later elected to the Superior Court in 1998. Andler retired from the Superior Court in 2017. Before her 1997 appointment, Andler had served since 1994 as a Municipal Court judge in Orange County's Central District, located in the city of
Santa Ana. In 1998, California's municipal courts were merged into the superior courts. In 2000, the California Judicial Council, the policy making body of the California court system, established Complex Civil Litigation Pilot Programs in a number of California county superior courts, including Orange County. The complex civil litigation docket focuses on active judicial management of complex cases with an emphasis on efficient and effective resolution of complex cases. Judges are assigned to serve in the complex civil litigation program "based on their training, experience, interest in business and complex litigation, and commitment to engaging in ongoing judicial education." The pilot program became permanent, and has continued to operate since 2000 in Orange County's superior court. Andler was selected and assigned to the Orange County complex civil litigation program in 2007, replacing Judge Jonathan Cannon, and served in that program until her retirement in 2017. In connection with her experience as a specialized complex litigation judge, Andler has been a leader in the national community of specialized
business court judges. She is a past president of the American College of Business Court Judges. She is a co-author of
The Business Courts Benchbook. She served as a Business Courts Representative to the
American Bar Association's Business Law Section. She has also served as chair of the Business and Corporate Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association's Business Law Section. She served two terms as presiding judge of the Orange County Superior Court Appellate Division. == Legal practice ==