July 2018 CONFERENCE OF CHIEF JUSTICES 2017-2018 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS 2017-2018 Board of Directors Chief Justice Maureen O Connor, Ohio, President Chief Justice Paul L. Reiber, Vermont, President-elect Chief Justice Mark S. Cady, Iowa, First Vice President Chief Justice Craig Stowers, Alaska, Second Vice President Chief Justice John D. Minton, Jr., Kentucky, Immediate Past President Chief Justice Don Beatty, South Carolina (term expires 2018) Chief Justice Roger S. Burdick, Idaho (term expires 2019) Chief Justice Janet DiFiore, New York (term expires 2019) Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant, Utah (term expires 2018) Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants, Massachusetts (term expires 2019) Chief Justice Jorge Labarga, Florida (term expires 2019) Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons, Virginia (term expires 2018) Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers, Connecticut (term expires 2019) Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush, Indiana (term expires 2018) 1
Joint CCJ/COSCA Committees CCJ/COSCA ACCESS AND FAIRNESS CCJ Members: Ralph D. Gants, MA, Co-Chair Richard Robinson, CT Mary Ellen Barbera, MD John D. Kemp, AR Michael K. Davis, WY Nathan L. Hecht, TX Rhys S. Hodge, VI Bernette Joshua Johnson, LA Mike McGrath, MT Mark E. Recktenwald, HI Leo E. Strine, Jr., DE William L. Waller, Jr., MS COSCA Members: Sally A. Holewa, ND, Co-Chair Patricia Gabel, VT, Vice Co- Chair David K. Byers, AZ, Glenn A. Grant, NJ Regina Petersen, VI Enele Seumanutafa, AS Anne B. Wicks, DC Staff: Pam Casey CCJ/COSCA COURTS, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CCJ Members: Mark S. Cady, IA, Co-Chair Loretta H. Rush, IN, Vice Co-Chair (Board Liaison) Mary Ellen Barbera, MD Michael Douglas, NV Zel Fischer, MO F. Michael Kruse, AS Katherine A. Maraman, GU Stuart Rabner, NJ Leigh I. Saufley, ME Joel H. Bolger, AK Lyn Stuart, AL Paul A. Suttell, RI COSCA Members: Corey R. Steel, NE, Co-Chair James T. Glessner, ME, Vice Co-Chair Sonia A. Comacho, NMI Gary L. Johnson, WV Kevin Lackey, MS Marcia Meis, IL Christopher Ryan, CO Rick Schwermer, UT Deborah Taylor-Tate, TN Sandra A. Vujnovich, LA Staff: Kay Farley 2
CCJ/COSCA COURT MANAGEMENT CCJ Members: Rhys S. Hodge, VI, Co-Chair Matthew B. Durrant, UT, Vice Co-Chair (Board Liaison) Jeffrey Bivins, TN Michael Douglas, NV Robert J. Lynn, NH Ralph D. Gants, MA Lloyd A. Karmeier, IL Lawton R. Nuss, KS Mark E. Recktenwald, HI Maite D. Oronoz Rodriguez, PR Loretta H. Rush, IN William L. Waller, Jr., MS COSCA Members: Kathy Lloyd, MO, Co-Chair Deborah Taylor Tate, Vice Co-Chair Sigfrido Steidel Figueroa, PR Martin Hoshino, CA Gary L. Johnson, WV Rick Schwermer, UT Lily Sharpe, WY Jon Williams, MA Staff: Laura Klaversma Nathan Hall CCJ/COSCA CRIMINAL JUSTICE CCJ Members: Michael G. Heavican, NE, Co-Chair Michael K. Davis, WY Margaret L. Workman, WV Mary Ellen Barbera, MD Donald W. Beatty, SC Jeffrey S. Bivins, TN Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, CA Michael Douglas, NV Janet DiFiore, NY Ralph D. Gants, MA Bernette Joshua Johnson, LA Lloyd A. Karmeier, IL Sharon F. Keller, TX Gary Lumpkin, OK Charles T. Canady, FL Judith K. Nakamura, NM Stuart Rabner, NJ Leo E. Strine, Jr., DE Nathan B. Coats, CO COSCA Members: Gregory L. Sattizahn, Co-Chair Christopher Keating, NH, Vice Co-Chair Christine E. Johnson, AK Randy Koschnick, WI Lawrence K. Marks, NY Beth McLaughlin, MT Rick Schwermer, UT Lily Sharpe, WY Staff: Pam Casey 3
CCJ/COSCA ELDERS AND THE COURTS CCJ Members: Gerald W. VandeWalle, ND, Co-Chair Paul L. Reiber, VT (Board Liaison) Douglas L. Combs, OK Mary E. Fairhurst, WA Bernette Joshua Johnson, LA Nathan B. Coats, CO COSCA Members: Robin Sweet, NV, Co-Chair Callie T. Dietz, WA, Vice Co-Chair Cynthia H. Clanton, GA Randy Helms, AL Patricia K. Jameson, FL Christopher Keating, NH Jeff Shorba, MN David W. Slayton, TX Marion Warren, NC Anne B. Wicks, DC Staff: Cate Boyko CCJ/COSCA GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CCJ Members: Nathan L. Hecht, TX, Co-Chair (Board Liaison) Janet DiFiore, NY, Vice-Co Chair Jeffrey Bivins, TN Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, DC Mark S. Cady, IA Mary E. Fairhurst, WA David Gilbertson, SD Michael G. Heavican, NE Katherine A. Maraman, GU Paul L. Reiber, VT Patience D. Roggensack, WI Leigh I. Saufley, ME Leo E. Strine, Jr., DE COSCA Members: Michael L. Buenger, OH, Co-Chair Lawrence K. Marks, NY, Vice Co-Chair Laurie Dudgeon, KY Patricia K. Jameson, FL Gregory L. Sattizahn, SD Sara B. Thomas, ID CCJ/COSCA Ex Officio Members: Hon. Maureen O Conner, OH (CCJ) Hon. John D. Minton, Jr., KY (CCJ) Callie T. Dietz, WA (COSCA) Sally A. Holewa, ND (COSCA) Mary Campbell McQueen (NCSC) Staff: Kay Farley José Dimas 4
CCJ/COSCA MEETING PLANNING CCJ Members: Scott Bales, AZ, Co-Chair Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, CA, Vice Co-Chair Maureen O Connor, OH (Board Liaison) Mark D. Martin, NC (2019 AM Host) Paul A. Suttell, RI (2018 AM Host) Gary Lumpkin, OK P. Harris Hines, GA Katherine A. Maraman, GU COSCA Members: Marion R. Warren, NC, Co-Chair (2019 AM Host) Thomas B. Darr, PA, Vice Co-Chair (2017 AM Host) J. Joseph Baxter, RI (2018 AM Host) Dave Byers, AZ John Lizama, GU Callie T. Dietz, WA Sara Thomas, ID *Liaison from Education Committee-Jeff Shorba, MN Staff: John Meeks Toni Grainer CCJ/COSCA PROBLEM-SOLVING COURTS CCJ Members: John D. Minton, KY, Co-Chair Donald W. Lemons, VA, Vice Co-Chair Mark D. Martin, NC (Board Liaison) Stephen J. Markman, MI John D. Kemp, AR Roger S. Burdick, ID William L. Waller, Jr., MS Charles T. Canady, FL COSCA Members: Patricia Gabel, VT, Co-Chair Nancy Dixon, KS, Vice Co-Chair Cynthia H. Clanton, GA Kathy Lloyd, MO Milton Mack, Jr., MI Amy Quinlan, DE Marty E. Sullivan, AR Enele Seumanutafa, AS Ex-Officio Members: Angie Plunkett (MO), Standing Ex-Officio Noreen Plumage (SD), Standing Ex-Officio Karen Blackburn (PA) Staff: Suzanne Tallarico 5
CCJ/COSCA PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, TRUST, AND CONFIDENCE CCJ Members: Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, DC, Co-Chair Jeffrey Bivins, TN Charles T. Canady, FL Lawton Nuss, KS Maite D. Oronoz Rodrigues, PR Paul A. Suttell, RI Loretta Rush, IN Paul Reiber, VT COSCA Members: Patricia K. Jameson, FL, Co-Chair Tonnya K. Kohn, SC, Vice Co-Chair Jari Askins, OK Nancy Cozine, OR Thomas P. Darr, PA Martin Hoshino, CA Marcia Meis, IL Todd Nuccio, IA CCJ/COSCA SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CCJ Members: Mary Ellen Barbera, MD, Co-Chair Paul L. Reiber, VT, Vice Co-Chair Lorie Skjerven Gildea, MN Joel H. Bolger, AK COSCA Members: J. Joseph Baxter, RI, Co-Chair Patrick L. Carroll, III, CT, Vice Co-Chair Sonia A. Comacho, NMI James T. Glessner, ME Karl R. Hade, VA Pamela Q. Harris, MD Randy Helms, AL Beth McLaughlin, MT Staff: Nathan Hall Staff: Jesse Rutledge 6
CCJ Committees AMICUS BRIEF REVIEW TEAM Gerald W. VandeWalle, ND, Chair Scott Bales, AZ (Board Liaison) Matthew B. Durrant, UT Mark D. Martin, NC Stuart Rabner, NJ Thomas G. Saylor, PA Staff: Keith Fisher CIVIL JUSTICE (Including Mass Torts) Lloyd A. Karmeier, IL, Chair Richard Robinson, CT Roger S. Burdick, ID Alexandro C. Castro, NMI Michael Douglas, NV Douglas L. Combs, OK Ralph D. Gants, MA Lorie Skjerven Gildea, MN Rhys S. Hodge, VI Margaret L. Workman, WV Lawton R. Nuss, KS Stuart Rabner, NJ Nathan B. Coats, CO Joel H. Bolger, AK Martha L. Walters, OR Staff: Paula Hannaford-Agor EDUCATION Scott Bales, AZ, Chair Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, CA, Vice Chair Maureen O Connor, OH (Board Liaison) Mark D. Martin, NC (2019 AM Host) Paul A. Suttell (2018 AM Host) Gary Lumpkin, OK P. Harris Hines, GA Katherine A. Maraman, GU Staff: John Meeks Toni Grainer NOMINATING John D. Minton, Jr., KY Chair David Gilbertson, SD Michael G. Heavican, NE Gerald W. VandeWalle, ND Staff: Lynn Kuderka PAST PRESIDENTS John D. Minton, Jr., KY, Chair David Gilbertson, SD Shirley S. Abrahamson, WI Christine M. Durham, UT Michael G. Heavican, NE Wallace B. Jefferson, TX Margaret H. Marshall, MA Thomas R. Phillips, TX Randall T. Shepard, IN Myron T. Steele, DE Jean Hoefer Toal, SC Gerald W. VandeWalle, ND Staff: Jesse Rutledge 7
POLITICS AND JUDICIAL SELECTION/COMPENSATION (reclassified a standing committee) David Gilbertson, SD Chair Lorie Skjerven Gildea, MN, Vice Chair Mark S. Cady, IA P. Harris Hines, GA Mary E. Fairhurst, WA Lyn Stuart, AL Mark E. Recktenwald, HI Patience D. Roggensack, WI Stephen J. Markman, MI Subcommittee on Judicial Compensation Mary E. Fairhurst, WA P. Harris Hines, GA Staff: Jesse Rutledge PROFESSIONALISM AND COMPETENCE OF THE BAR (includes the regulation of foreign lawyers and international practice of law issues) Mark D. Martin, NC, Chair Matthew B. Durrant, UT, Vice Chair Scott Bales, AZ Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, CA Alexandro C. Castro, NMI Janet DiFiore, NY Nathan L. Hecht, TX Rhys S. Hodge, VI Donald W. Lemons, VA John D. Minton, KY Stuart Rabner, NJ Randall T. Shepard, IN Paul A. Suttell, RI Gerald W. VandeWalle, ND William L. Waller, Jr., MS RESOLUTIONS Mark S. Cady, IA, Chair Sharon F. Keller, TX, Vice Chair Martha L. Walters, OR Roger S. Burdick, ID Michael Douglas, NV F. Michael Kruse, AS Maureen O Connor, OH Mark E. Recktenwald, HI Staff: Robert Baldwin Lynn Kuderka TRIBAL RELATIONS David Gilbertson, SD, Chair Mary E. Fairhurst, WA Lorie Skjerven Gildea, MN Joel H. Bolger, AK William L. Waller, Jr., MS Staff: José Dimas Staff: Rob Baldwin 7
Special Assignments Advisory Member to the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) Staff Liaison: Kay Farley Delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates Gerald W. VandeWalle, ND (term expires 2018) Alternate: Mary McQueen, NCSC Representatives to The Council of State Governments CCJ Representative: Michael G. Heavican, NE COSCA Representative: Lilia G. Judson, IN Representative to the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility Staff Liaison: Robert N. Baldwin Representative to the American Inns of Court Foundation Donald W. Lemons, VA Representative to the ABA Task Force on GATS Staff Liaison: Keith Fisher Representative to the Intergovernmental Policy Committee of the U.S. Trade Representative Staff Liaison: Greg Mize Representative to the NCSC Expanding Court Access to Justice Project Advisory Committee CCJ Liaison: TBD Liaison to the Secretary of State s Advisory Committee on Private International Law CCJ Liaison: Mark D. Martin, NC Staff Liaison: Keith Fisher Liaison to the Rule of Law Initiative (formerly CEELI) Staff Liaison: Jeffrey Apperson Liaison to the FBI s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Advisory Policy Board (APB) COSCA Liaisons: Corey Steel, NE Liaison to the Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee (IPAC) of the US Trade Representative Staff Liaison: Gregory Mize Liaison to the National Wellness Task Force CCJ Liaison: Donald W. Lemons, VA 8
Liaison to the Self-Represented Litigation Network (SRLN) CCJ Liaison: COSCA Liaison: Sally A. Holewa, ND Liaison to the CSG Interstate Compact for Juveniles CCJ Liaison: Mark S. Cady, IA COSCA Liaison: Sally Holewa, ND Liaison from the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) Martha Lee Walters, OR Monitor of Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision COSCA Liaison: Sally Holewa, ND Liaison to the Journal of Appellate Practice CCJ Liaison: Mark S. Cady, IA 9
CCJ MEMBERSHIP ON COMMITTEES OF THE JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES (For Information Only) Federal-State Jurisdiction Chief Justice Scott Bales, AZ (term expires 10/1/2018) Chief Justice Maureen O Connor OH (term expires 10/1/2019) Chief Justice Mark Martin (effective 10/1/2017) 10
CONFERENCE OF CHIEF JUSTICES 2017-2018 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS BY CHIEF JUSTICE Lyn Stuart, AL CCJ/COSCA Courts, Children and Families Politics and Judicial Selection/Compensation Joel H. Bolger, AK CCJ/COSCA Courts, Children and Families CCJ/COSCA Security and Emergency Preparedness Tribal Relations F. Michael Kruse, AS CCJ/COSCA Courts, Children and Families Resolutions Scott Bales, AZ CCJ/COSCA Meeting Planning (Vice Co-Chair) Amicus Brief Review Team (Board Liaison) Education (Chair) Federal-State Jurisdiction Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States (term expires 10/1/18) John D. Kemp, AR CCJ/COSCA Access and Fairness CCJ/COSCA Problem-Solving Courts Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, CA CCJ Education (Vice Chair) CCJ/COSCA Meeting Planning (Vice Co-Chair) 11
Nathan B. Coats, CO CCJ/COSCA Elders and the Courts Richard Robinson, CT CCJ/COSCA Access and Fairness New England Region Leo E. Strine, Jr., DE CCJ/COSCA Access and Fairness Mid-Atlantic Region Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, DC CCJ/COSCA Public Engagement, Trust, and Confidence (Vice Co-Chair) Mid-Atlantic Region Charles T. Canady, FL CCJ/COSCA Problem-Solving Courts (Vice Co-Chair) CCJ/COSCA Public Engagement, Trust, and Confidence P. Harris Hines, GA CCJ/COSCA Meeting Planning Education Politics and Judicial Selection/Compensation Subcommitee on Judicial Compensation Katherine A. Maraman, GU CCJ/COSCA Courts, Children and Families CCJ/COSCA Meeting Planning Education 12
Mark E. Recktenwald, HI CCJ/COSCA Access and Fairness CCJ/COSCA Court Management Politics and Judicial Selection/Compensation Resolutions Roger S. Burdick, ID Board of Directors (term expires 2019) CCJ/COSCA Problem-Solving Courts Resolutions Lloyd A. Karmeier, IL CCJ/COSCA Court Management (Chair) Loretta H. Rush, IN Board of Directors (term expires 2018) CCJ/COSCA Public Engagement, Trust, and Confidence CCJ/COSCA Courts, Children and Families (Vice Co-Chair) (Board Liaison) CCJ/COSCA Court Management Mark S. Cady, IA Board of Directors (First Vice President) CCJ/COSCA Courts, Children and Families (Co-Chair) Politics and Judicial Selection/Compensation (Chair) Resolutions (Chair) Liaison to the CSG Interstate Compact for Juveniles Liaison to the Journal of Appellate Practice 13
Lawton R. Nuss, KS CCJ/COSCA Public Engagement, Trust, and Confidence CCJ/COSCA Court Management John D. Minton, Jr., KY Board of Directors (Immediate Past President) CCJ/COSCA Problem-Solving Courts (Co-Chair) Nominating (Chair) (ex officio) (Chair) Bernette Joshua Johnson, LA CCJ/COSCA Access and Fairness CCJ/COSCA Elders and the Courts Ralph D. Gants, MA Board of Directors (Term expires 2019) CCJ/COSCA Access and Fairness (Co-Chair) CCJ/COSCA Court Management New England Region Mary Ellen Barbera, MD CCJ/COSCA Access and Fairness CCJ/COSCA Courts, Children and Families CCJ/COSCA Security and Emergency Preparedness (Co-Chair) Mid-Atlantic Region Leigh I. Saufley, ME CCJ/COSCA Courts, Children and Families New England Region Stephen J. Markman, MI CCJ/COSCA Problem-Solving Courts Politics and Judicial Selection/Compensation 14
Lorie Skjerven Gildea, MN CCJ/COSCA Security and Emergency Preparedness Politics and Judicial Selection/Compensation (Vice Chair) Tribal Relations William L. Waller, Jr., MS CCJ/COSC Access and Fairness CCJ/COSCA Court Management CCJ/COSCA Problem-Solving Courts Tribal Relations Zel M. Fischer, MO CCJ/COSCA Courts, Children and Families Mike McGrath, MT CCJ/COSCA Access and Fairness Mark D. Martin, NC CCJ/COSCA Meeting Planning (2019 AM Host) CCJ/COSCA Problem-Solving Courts (Board Liaison) Amicus Brief Review Team Education (Chair) Liaison to the Secretary of State s Advisory Committee on Private International Law Gerald W. VandeWalle, ND CCJ/COSCA Elders and the Courts (Vice Co-Chair) Amicus Brief Review Team (Chair) Nominating Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates (term expires 2018) 15
Michael G. Heavican, NE (Co-Chair) Nominating CCJ Representative to the Council of State Governments Robert J. Lynn, NH CCJ/COSCA Court Management New England Region Stuart Rabner, NJ CCJ/COSCA Courts, Children and Families Amicus Brief Review Team Mid-Atlantic Region Judith K. Nakamura, NM Michael Douglas, NV CCJ/COSCA Courts, Children and Families CCJ/COSCA Court Management Resolutions Janet DiFiore, NY Board of Directors (term expires 2019) (Vice Co-Chair) Mid-Atlantic Region Alexandro C. Castro, NMI 16
Maureen O Connor, OH Board of Directors (President) (Ex Officio) CCJ/COSCA Meeting Planning (Board Liaison) Education (Board Liaison) Resolutions Douglas L. Combs, OK CCJ/COSCA Elders and the Courts Gary Lumpkin, OK CCJ/COSCA Meeting Planning Education Martha L. Walters, OR Resolutions Thomas G. Saylor, PA Amicus Brief Review Team Education Mid-Atlantic Region Maite D. Oronoz Rodriguez, PR CCJ/COSCA Public Engagement, Trust, and Confidence CCJ/COSCA Court Management Paul A. Suttell, RI CCJ/COSCA Public Engagement, Trust, and Confidence CCJ/COSCA Courts, Children and Families CCJ/COSCA Meeting Planning (2018 AM Host) Education (2018 AM Host) New England Region Donald W. Beatty, SC Board of Directors (term expires 2018) 17
David Gilbertson, SD Nominating Politics and Judicial Selection/Compensation (Chair) Tribal Relations (Chair) Jeffrey Bivins, TN CCJ Criminal Justice CCJ/COSCA Court Management CCJ/COSCA Public, Public Engagement, Trust, and Confidence Nathan L. Hecht, TX CCJ/COSCA Access and Fairness (Vice Co-Chair) (Board Liaison) CCJ Sharon F. Keller, TX Resolutions (Vice Co-Chair) Matthew B. Durrant, UT Board of Directors (term expires 2018) CCJ/COSCA Court Management (Vice Co-Chair) (Board Liaison) Amicus Brief Review Team (Vice Chair) Donald W. Lemons, VA Board of Directors (term expires 2018) CCJ/COSCA Problem-Solving Courts (Vice Co-Chair) Representative to the American Inns of Court Foundation Liaison to the National Wellness Taskforce 18
Rhys S. Hodge, VI CCJ/COSCA Access and Fairness CCJ/COSCA Court Management (Vice Co-Chair) Paul L. Reiber, VT Board of Directors (President-elect) CCJ/COSCA Elders and the Courts (Board Liaison) CCJ/COSCA Security and Emergency Preparedness (Vice Co-Chair) Public Engagement, Trust, and Confidence New England Region Mary E. Fairhurst, WA CCJ/COSCA Elders and the Courts Politics and Judicial Selection/Compensation Subcommittee on Judicial Compensation Tribal Relations Margaret L. Workman, WV Mid-Atlantic Region Patience D. Roggensack, WI Politics and Judicial Selection/Compensation Mid- Michael K. Davis, WY CCJ/COSCA Access and Fairness 19
ACTIVE RETIRED CCJ PAST PRESIDENTS Randall T. Shepard, IN Margaret H. Marshall, MA Mid-Atlantic Region Thomas R. Phillips, TX Amicus Brief Review Team Politics and Judicial Selection/Compensation Christine M. Durham, UT Amicus Brief Review Team Wallace B. Jefferson, TX Amicus Review Team Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States (term expires 10/1/16) Myron T. Steele, DE Shirley S. Abrahamson, WI Jean Hoefer Toal, SC 20