Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (Standing Committee)

RULES COMMITTEES — CHAIRS AND REPORTERS

Chair Reporter

Honorable John D. Bates Professor Catherine T. Struve United States District Court University of Pennsylvania Law School E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse 3501 Sansom Street 333 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Philadelphia, PA 19104 Washington, DC 20001

Secretary

Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Esq. Secretary, Standing Committee and Rules Committee Chief Counsel Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 7-300 Washington, DC 20544

Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules

Chair Reporter

Honorable Jay S. Bybee Professor Edward Hartnett United States Court of Appeals Richard J. Hughes Professor of Law Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse Seton Hall University School of Law 333 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite 7080 One Newark Center Las Vegas, NV 89101-7065 Newark, NJ 07102

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 1 Revised: October 21, 2020

RULES COMMITTEES — CHAIRS AND REPORTERS

Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules

Chair Reporter

Honorable Dennis R. Dow Professor S. Elizabeth Gibson United States Bankruptcy Court University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Charles Evans Whittaker U.S. Courthouse 5073 Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, C.B. #3380 400 East Ninth Street, Room 6562 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3380 Kansas City, MO 64106 Associate Reporter

Professor Laura B. Bartell Wayne State University Law School 471 W. Palmer Detroit, MI 48202

Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

Chair Reporter

Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr. Professor Edward H. Cooper United States District Court University of Michigan Law School Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse 312 Hutchins Hall 219 South Dearborn Street, Room 1978 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215 Chicago, IL 60604

Associate Reporter

Professor Richard L. Marcus University of California Hastings College of the Law 200 McAllister Street San Francisco, CA 94102-4978

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 2 Revised: October 21, 2020

RULES COMMITTEES — CHAIRS AND REPORTERS

Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules

Chair Reporter

Honorable Raymond M. Kethledge Professor Sara Sun Beale United States Court of Appeals Duke Law School Federal Building 210 Science Drive 200 East Liberty Street, Suite 224 Durham, NC 27708-0360 Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Associate Reporter

Professor Nancy J. King Vanderbilt University Law School 131 21st Avenue South, Room 248 Nashville, TN 37203-1181

Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules

Chair Reporter

Honorable Patrick J. Schiltz Professor Daniel J. Capra United States District Court Fordham University United States Courthouse School of Law 300 South Fourth Street, Room 14E 150 West 62nd Street Minneapolis, MN 55415 New York, NY 10023

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 3 Revised: October 21, 2020

COMMITTEE ON RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE (Standing Committee)

Chair Reporter

Members

Honorable Jesse M. Furman Daniel C. Girard, Esq. United States District Court Girard Sharp LLP Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse 601 California Street, 14th Floor 40 Centre Street, Room 2202 San Francisco, CA 94108 New York, NY 10007-1501

Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., Esq. Honorable Frank M. Hull Sullivan & Cromwell LLP United States Court of Appeals 125 Broad Street Elbert P. Tuttle Court of Appeals Building New York, NY 10004-2498 56 Forsyth Street, N.W., Room 300 Atlanta, GA 30303

Honorable William J. Kayatta, Jr. Peter D. Keisler, Esq. United States Court of Appeals Sidley Austin, LLP Edward T. Gignoux Federal Courthouse 1501 K Street, N.W. 156 Federal Street, Suite 6740 Washington DC 20005 Portland, ME 04101-4152

Professor William K. Kelley Honorable Carolyn B. Kuhl Notre Dame Law School Superior Court of the State of California, P. O. Box 780 County of Los Angeles Notre Dame, IN 46556 312 North Spring Street, Department 12 Los Angeles, CA 90012

Honorable Patricia A. Millett Honorable Gene E.K. Pratter United States Court of Appeals United States District Court E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse 333 Constitution Avenue, NW 601 Market Street, Room 10613 Washington, DC 20001 Philadelphia, PA 19106-1797

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 1 Revised: October 21, 2020

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Members (continued)

Honorable Jeffrey A. Rosen Kosta Stojilkovic, Esq. Deputy Attorney General (ex officio) Wilkinson Walsh LLP United States Department of Justice 2001 M Street NW, 10th Floor 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 Washington, DC 20530-0001

Honorable Jennifer G. Zipps United States District Court Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse 405 West Congress Street, Room 5170 Tucson, AZ 85701

Consultants

Professor Daniel R. Coquillette Professor Bryan A. Garner Boston College Law School LawProse, Inc. 885 Centre Street 8133 Inwood Road Newton Centre, MA 02459 Dallas, TX 75209

Professor R. Joseph Kimble Joseph F. Spaniol, Jr., Esq. Thomas M. Cooley Law School 5602 Ontario Circle 300 South Capitol Avenue Bethesda, MD 20816-2461 Lansing, MI 48933

Secretary, Standing Committee and Rules Committee Chief Counsel

Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Esq. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 7-300 Washington, DC 20544

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 2 Revised: October 21, 2020

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON APPELLATE RULES

Chair Reporter

Members

Honorable Judith L. French Honorable Stephen J. Murphy III Ohio Supreme Court United States District Court 65 South Front Street Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse Columbus, OH 43215 231 West Lafayette Boulevard, Room 235 Detroit, MI 48226

Professor Stephen E. Sachs Danielle Spinelli, Esq. Duke Law School Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 210 Science Drive 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Box 90360 Washington DC 20006 Durham, NC 27708-0360

Honorable Jeffrey B. Wall* Honorable Paul J. Watford Acting Solicitor General (ex officio) United States Court of Appeals United States Department of Justice Richard H. Chambers Building 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 125 South Grand Avenue, 6th Floor Washington, DC 20530 Pasadena, CA 91105-1621

*Alternate Representative: H. Thomas Byron III, Esq. Senior Appellate Counsel United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. Washington, DC 20530

Honorable Richard C. Wesley Lisa B. Wright, Esq. United States Court of Appeals Office of the Federal Public Defender Livingston County Government Center 625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 550 Six Court Street, Room E Washington, DC 20004 Geneseo, NY 14454-1043

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 1 Revised: October 21, 2020

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Liaisons

Honorable Bernice B. Donald Honorable Frank M. Hull (Bankruptcy) (Standing) United States Court of Appeals United States Court of Appeals Clifford Davis and Odell Horton Elbert P. Tuttle Court of Federal Building Appeals Building 167 North Main Street, Room 1132 56 Forsyth Street, N.W., Room 300 Memphis, TN 38103 Atlanta, GA 30303

Clerk of Court Representative

Molly Dwyer, Esq. Clerk United States Court of Appeals James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse 95 Seventh Street, Room 125 San Francisco, CA 94103-1518

Secretary, Standing Committee and Rules Committee Chief Counsel

Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Esq. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 7-300 Washington, DC 20544

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 2 Revised: October 21, 2020

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON BANKRUPTCY RULES

Chair Reporter

Associate Reporter

Professor Laura B. Bartell Wayne State University Law School 471 W. Palmer Detroit, MI 48202

Members

Honorable Thomas L. Ambro Honorable Stuart M. Bernstein United States Court of Appeals United States Bankruptcy Court J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building Alexander Hamilton Custom House 844 North King Street, Unit 32 One Bowling Green, Room 729 Wilmington, DE 19801-3519 New York, NY 10004-1408

Honorable Bernice B. Donald Honorable A. Benjamin Goldgar United States Court of Appeals United States Bankruptcy Court Clifford Davis and Odell Horton Building Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse 167 North Main Street, Room 1132 219 South Dearborn Street, Room 638 Memphis, TN 38103 Chicago, IL 60604

Jeffery J. Hartley, Esq. Honorable Melvin S. Hoffman Helmsing Leach United States Bankruptcy Court Post Office Box 2767 John W. McCormack Post Office Mobile, AL 36652 and Courthouse 5 Post Office Square, Room 1150 Boston, MA 02109-3945

Honorable David A. Hubbert Honorable Marcia S. Krieger Acting Assistant Attorney General, Tax United States District Court Division (ex officio) Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse United States Department of Justice 901 19th Street, Room A941 950 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Room 4141 Denver, CO 80294 Washington, DC 20530

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 1 Revised: October 21, 2020

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Members (continued)

Thomas M. Mayer, Esq. Debra L. Miller, Esq. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee 1177 Avenue of the Americas P. O. Box 11550 New York, NY 10036 South Bend, IN 46634

Honorable J. Paul Oetken Jeremy L. Retherford, Esq. United States District Court Balch & Bingham LLP Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse 1901 Sixth Avenue North, Suite 1500 40 Centre Street, Room 2101 Birmingham, AL 35203-4642 New York, NY 10007-1501

Professor David A. Skeel Honorable George H. Wu University of Pennsylvania Law School United States District Court 3501 Sansom Street 350 West 1st Street STE 4311, Room 9151 Philadelphia, PA 19104 Los Angeles, CA 90012-4565

Liaisons

Ramona D. Elliott, Esq. Honorable Laurel M. Isicoff (U.S. Trustees) (Committee on the Administration of the Deputy Director/General Counsel Bankruptcy System) Executive Office for U.S. Trustees United States Bankruptcy Court 20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Suite 8100 C. Clyde Atkins United States Courthouse Washington, DC 20530 301 North Miami Avenue, Room 817 Miami, FL 33128

Honorable William J. Kayatta, Jr. (Standing) United States Court of Appeals Edward T. Gignoux Federal Courthouse 156 Federal Street, Suite 6740 Portland, ME 04101-4152

Clerk of Court Representative

Kenneth S. Gardner Clerk United States Bankruptcy Court 721 19th Street, Room 116 Denver, CO 80202-2508

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 2 Revised: October 21, 2020

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON BANKRUPTCY RULES

Secretary, Standing Committee and Rules Committee Chief Counsel

Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Esq. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 7-300 Washington, DC 20544

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 3 Revised: October 21, 2020

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RULES

Chair Reporter

Associate Reporter

Professor Richard L. Marcus University of California Hastings College of the Law 200 McAllister Street San Francisco, CA 94102-4978

Members

Honorable Jennifer C. Boal Honorable Jeffrey B. Clark* United States District Court Assistant Attorney General (ex officio) John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse United States Department of Justice One Courthouse Way, Room 6400 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Boston, MA 02210-3002+ Washington, DC 20530

* Alternate Representative: Joshua E. Gardner, Esq. United States Department of Justice 1100 L Street, N.W., Suite 11502 Washington, DC 20005

Honorable Joan N. Ericksen Honorable David C. Godbey United States District Court United States District Court 300 South Fourth Street, Room 12W Earle Cabell Federal Bldg. and U.S. Courthouse Minneapolis, MN 55415 1100 Commerce Street, Room 1504 Dallas, TX 75242-1310

Honorable Kent A. Jordan Honorable Thomas R. Lee United States Court of Appeals Associate Chief Justice J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building Utah Supreme Court 844 North King Street, Room 5100 450 South State, PO Box 140210 Wilmington, DE 19801-3519 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0210

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 1 Revised: October 21, 2020

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Members (continued)

Honorable Sara Lioi Honorable Brian Morris United States District Court United States District Court John F. Seiberling Federal Building Missouri River Courthouse and U.S. Courthouse 125 Central Avenue West, Suite 301 Two South Main Street, Room 526 Great Falls, MT 59404 Akron, OH 44308 Honorable Robin L. Rosenberg Virginia A. Seitz, Esq. United States District Court Sidley Austin LLP Paul G. Rogers Federal Building 1501 K Street, N.W. 701 Clematis Street, Room 453 Washington DC 20005 West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Joseph M. Sellers, Esq. Dean A. Benjamin Spencer Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC William & Mary Law School 1100 New York Avenue N.W., Fifth Floor 613 South Henry Street, Hixon Center Washington, DC 20005 Williamsburg, VA 23185

Ariana J. Tadler, Esq. Helen E. Witt, Esq. Tadler Law LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP One Pennsylvania Plaza 300 North LaSalle New York, NY 10119 Chicago, IL 60654

Liaisons

Honorable A. Benjamin Goldgar Peter D. Keisler, Esq. (Bankruptcy) (Standing) United States Bankruptcy Court Sidley Austin, LLP Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse 1501 K Street, N.W. 219 South Dearborn Street, Room 638 Washington DC 20005 Chicago IL 60604

Clerk of Court Representative

Susan Y. Soong, Esq. Clerk United States District Court Phillip Burton United States Courthouse 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36060 San Francisco, CA 94102-3434

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 1 Revised: October 21, 2020

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RULES

Secretary, Standing Committee and Rules Committee Chief Counsel

Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Esq. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 7-300 Washington, DC 20544

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 2 Revised: October 21, 2020

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL RULES

Chair Reporter

Associate Reporter

Professor Nancy J. King Vanderbilt University Law School 131 21st Avenue South, Room 248 Nashville, TN 37203-1181

Members

Honorable James C. Dever III Professor Roger A. Fairfax United States District Court George Washington University Law School Terry Sanford Federal Building 2000 H Street, NW 310 New Bern Avenue, Room 716 Washington, DC 20052 Raleigh, NC 27601-1418

Honorable Gary Feinerman Honorable Michael J. Garcia United States District Court New York State Court of Appeals Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse 20 Eagle Street 219 South Dearborn Street, Room 2156 Albany, NY 12207 Chicago, IL 60604

Lisa Hay, Esq. Honorable Denise P. Hood Federal Public Defender United States District Court One Main Place Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse 101 Southwest Main Street, Room 1700 231 West Lafayette Boulevard, Room 251 Portland, OR 97204 Detroit, MI 48226

Honorable Lewis A. Kaplan Honorable Bruce J. McGiverin United States District Court United States District Court Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse Federico Degetau Federal Building 500 Pearl Street, Room 2240 150 Carlos Chardon Avenue, Room 483 New York, NY 10007-1312 San Juan, PR 00918-1767

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 1 Revised: October 21, 2020

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Members (continued)

Honorable Jacqueline H. Nguyen Honorable Brian C. Rabbitt* United States Court of Appeals Acting Assistant Attorney General (ex Richard H. Chambers Court of officio) Appeals Building United States Department of Justice 125 South Grand Avenue, Room 603 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Pasadena, CA 91105-1621 Washington, DC 20530-0001

* Alternate Representative: Jonathan J. Wroblewski, Esq. United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20530

Catherine M. Recker, Esq. Susan M. Robinson, Esq. Welsh & Recker PC Thomas Combs & Spann PLLC 2000 Market Street, Suite 2903 P. O. Box 3824 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Charleston, WV 25338

Liaisons

Honorable Jesse M. Furman (Standing) United States District Court Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse 40 Centre Street, Room 2202 New York, NY 10007-1501

Clerk of Court Representative

James N. Hatten Clerk United States District Court Richard B. Russell Federal Building 75 Spring Street, S. W., Room 2217 Atlanta, GA 30303-3309

Secretary, Standing Committee and Rules Committee Chief Counsel

Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Esq. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 7-300 Washington, DC 20544

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 2 Revised: October 21, 2020

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EVIDENCE RULES

Chair Reporter

Honorable Patrick J. Schiltz Professor Daniel J. Capra United States District Court Fordham University School of Law United States Courthouse 150 West 62nd Street 300 South Fourth Street, Room 14E New York, NY 10023 Minneapolis, MN 55415

Members

Honorable James P. Bassett Honorable Shelly Dick Associate Justice United States District Court New Hampshire Supreme Court Russell B. Long Federal Building One Charles Doe Drive 777 Florida Street, Room 301 Concord, NH 03301 Baton Rouge, LA 70801

Honorable Richard P. Donoghue* Traci L. Lovitt, Esq. Acting Principal Associate Deputy Jones Day Attorney General (ex officio) 100 High Street, 21st Floor Office of the Deputy Attorney General Boston, MA 02110-1781 United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20530

* Alternate Representative: Elizabeth J. Shapiro, Esq. Deputy Director, Civil Division United States Department of Justice 1100 L Street, N.W., Room 12100 Washington, DC 20530

Honorable Tom Marten Kathryn N. Nester, Esq. United States District Court Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. 401 North Market Street, Room 232 225 Broadway, Suite 900 Wichita, KS 67202-2000 San Diego, CA 92101

Honorable Thomas D. Schroeder United States District Court Hiram H. Ward Federal Building 251 North Main Street, Room 231 Winston Salem, NC 27101-7101

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 1 Revised: October 21, 2020

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EVIDENCE RULES

Consultants

Professor Liesa Richter University of Oklahoma School of Law 300 Timberdell Road Norman, OK 73019

Liaisons

Honorable James C. Dever III Honorable Carolyn B. Kuhl (Criminal) (Standing) United States District Court Superior Court of the State of California Terry Sanford Federal Building 312 North Spring Street, Department 12 310 New Bern Avenue, Room 716 Los Angeles, CA 90012 Raleigh, NC 27601-1418

Honorable Sara Lioi (Civil) United States District Court John F. Seiberling Federal Building Two South Main Street, Room 526 Akron, OH 44308

Secretary, Standing Committee and Rules Committee Chief Counsel

Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Esq. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 7-300 Washington, DC 20544

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 2 Revised: October 21, 2020

RULES COMMITTEE LIAISON MEMBERS

Liaisons for the Advisory Committee on Hon. Frank M. Hull Appellate Rules (Standing)

Hon. Bernice B. Donald (Bankruptcy)

Liaison for the Advisory Committee on Hon. William J. Kayatta, Jr. Bankruptcy Rules (Standing)

Liaisons for the Advisory Committee on Peter D. Keisler, Esq. Civil Rules (Standing)

Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar (Bankruptcy)

Liaison for the Advisory Committee on Hon. Jesse M. Furman Criminal Rules (Standing)

Liaisons for the Advisory Committee on Hon. James C. Dever III Evidence Rules (Criminal)

Hon. Carolyn B. Kuhl (Standing)

Hon. Sara Lioi (Civil)

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 1 Revised: October 21, 2020

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS Staff

Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Esq. Chief Counsel Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Office of General Counsel – Rules Committee Staff Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 7-300 Washington, DC 20544

Bridget M. Healy, Esq. Brittany Bunting Counsel Administrative Analyst (Appellate, Bankruptcy, Evidence)

S. Scott Myers, Esq. Shelly Cox Counsel Management Analyst (Bankruptcy, Standing)

Julie M. Wilson, Esq. Counsel (Civil, Criminal, Standing)

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 1 Revised: October 21, 2020

FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER Staff

Hon. John S. Cooke Director Federal Judicial Center Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 6-100 Washington, DC 20544

Laural L. Hooper, Esq. Marie Leary, Esq. Senior Research Associate Senior Research Associate (Criminal) (Appellate)

Molly T. Johnson, Esq. Dr. Emery G. Lee Senior Research Associate Senior Research Associate (Bankruptcy) (Civil)

Timothy T. Lau, Esq. Tim Reagan, Esq. Research Associate Senior Research Associate (Evidence) (Standing)

Effective: October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 Page 1 Revised: October 21, 2020