Conference of CHIEF JUSTICES
Conference of STATE COURT ADMINISTRATORS 1997 Annual Meeting
Cleveland, Ohio Conference of Conference of Chief Justices State Court Administrators
Abrahamson, Shirley S. Wisconsin Baldwin, Robert N. Virginia Amestoy, Jeffrey L. Vermont Bauermeister, Mercedes M. Puerto Rico Anderson, E. Riley Tennessee Becker, Daniel Utah Andreu-Garda, Jose A. Puerto Rico Benedict, Jerry L. Texas Arnold, W. H. (Dub) Arkansas Berson, Steven V. Colorado Bell, Robert M. Maryland Broderick, Michael F. Hawaii Benham, Robert Georgia Buenger, Michael L. South Dakota Benton, Duane Missouri Byers, David K. Arizona Brock, David A. New Hampshire Cameron, Dallas A., Jr. North Carolina Callahan, Robert J. Connecticut Chenovick, Patrick A. Montana Calogero, Pascal E, Jr. Louisiana Ciancia, James J. New Jersey Carrico, Harry L. Virginia Click, Kingsley W. Oregon Carson, Wallace P., Jr. Oregon Cole, Stephanie J. Alaska Chapel, Charles S. Oklahoma Collins, Hugh M. Louisiana Durham, Barbara Washington Conyers, Howard W. Oklahoma Finney, Ernest A., Jr. South Carolina Dosal, Sue K. Minnesota F1aherj:y, John P. Pennsylvania Doss, Robert L., Jr. Georgia Franchini, Gene E. New Mexico Ferrell, Charles E. Tennessee Freeman, Charles E. Illinois Ferry, John D., Jr. Michigan George, Ronald M. California Gingerich, James D. Arkansas Hodge, Verne A. Virgin Islands Glessner, James T. Maine Hooper, Perry 0., Sr. Alabama Goodnow, Donald D. New Hampshire Kauger, Yvonne Oklahoma Greacen, John M. New Mexico Kaye, Judith S. New York Gregory, Frank W. Alabama Keith, A. M. (Sandy) Minnesota Groundland, Lowell L. Delaware Kogan, Gerald Florida Guerrero, Edward C. D. Northern Mariana Islands Kruse, E Michael American Samoa Hammond, Ulysses B. District of Columbia Lee, Dan M. Mississippi Harrall, Robert C. Rhode Island Mallett, Conrad L., Jr. Michigan Irwin, John J., Jr. Massachusetts Matthews, Warren W. Alaska Isaacs, Paul F. Kentucky McCormick, Michael J. Texas Johnson, Allen C. Wyoming McFarland, Kay Kansas Judson, Lilia G. (Acting) Indiana McGiverin, Arthur A. Iowa Larkin, Ronald L. Missouri Miller, Robert A. South Dakota Lippman, Jonathan New York Mitchell, Burley B., Jr. North Carolina Markert, George A. South Carolina Moon, Ronald T. Y. Hawaii McQueen, Mary Campbell Washington Moyer, Thomas J. Ohio Ment, Aaron Connecticut Phillips, Thomas R. Texas Moran, J. Denis Wisconsin Poritz, Deborah T. New Jersey Nelson, Keithe E. North Dakota Shearing, Miriam Nevada O'Brien, William J. Iowa Shepard, Randall T. Indiana Palmer, Kenneth R. Florida Siguenza, Peter Charles Guam Paopao, Eliu F. American Samoa Stephens, Robert E Kentucky Philyaw, Ted J. West Virginia Taylor, Marty W. K. Northern Mariana Islands Riggin, George B., Jr. Maryland Taylor, William A. Wyoming Rohrs, Georgia J. (Acting) Nevada Trout, Linda Copple Idaho Schillaci, Joseph A. Illinois Turnage, Jean A. Montana Schwartz, Howard P. Kansas VandeWalle, Gerald W. North Dakota Smith, Martin T. Mississippi Veasey, E. Norman Delaware Smith, Viola E. Virgin Islands Vollack, Anthony E Colorado Sobolevitch, Nancy M. Pennsylvania Wagner, Annice M. District of Columbia Steele, Joseph C. Nebraska Wathen, Daniel E. Maine Stover, Stephan W. Ohio Weisberger, Joseph R. Rhode Island Suskin, Lee Vermont White, C. Thomas Nebraska Tobias, Patricia Idaho Wilkins, Herbert P. Massachusetts Vickrey, William C. California Workman, Margaret L. West Virginia Zimmerman, Michael D. Utah Zlaket, Thomas A. Arizona CONFERENCE OF CHIEF JUSTICES Board of Directors 1996..97
President Arthur A. McGiverin, Iowa
President-elect Thomas R. Phillips, Texas
First Vice President David A. Brock, New Hampshire
Second Vice President James H. Brickley, Michigan
Immediate Past President Thomas J. Moyer, Ohio
Robert Benham, Georgia Judith S. Kaye, New York Robert A. Miller, South Dakota Randall T. Shepard, Indiana Gerald W. VandeWalle, North Dakota Michael D. Zimmerman, Utah
CONFERENCE OF STATE COURT ADMINISTRATORS Board of Directors 1996..97
President Hugh M. Collins, Louisiana
President-elect Nancy M. Sobolevitch, Pennsylvania
Vice President William C. Vickrey, California
Immediate Past President Mary Campbell McQueen, Washington
Howard W. Conyers, Oklahoma Lowell L. Groundland, Delaware Ulysses B. Hammond, District of Columbia Kenneth R. Palmer, Florida George B. Riggin, Jr., Maryland Stephan W. Stover, Ohio
National Center for State Courts 300 Newport Ave. (Zip Code 23185), P.O. Box 8798, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8798 (757) 259-1841, fax (757) 259-1520 The biographical listings in this membership directory reflect information available on July 7,1997. The information was gathered with the assistance of the members of the Conference ofChief Justices and the Conference of State Court Administrators. PERRY O. HOOPER, SR.
Chief Justice Hooper took office in 1995. Staff attorney, Supreme Coun of Alabama; elected judge of probate of Montgomery County, 1964; reelected 1970; elected circuit judge of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, 1974 (presiding judge, 1978); private law practice, 1983-95. Elected to Republican National Committee, 1972; reelected every four years since then. Member: Capital City Kiwanis Club (past president); Alabama Probate Judges Association (president, 1971); Alabama International Airpon Authority (board member and secretary); Policy Forum on Litigation and Regulatory Reform Commmittee. Attended Birmingham Southern College; graduated from University of Alabama with degrees in commerce and law. Married, four children, six grand children.
Supreme Coun of Alabama 300 Dexter Avenue Mongtomery, AL 36104-3741 (334) 242-4599 Fax (334) 242-4483
ALABAMA
FRANK W. GREGORY
Administrative Director of Courts Gregory took office in October 1995. Director, Alabama Judicial College, 1985-95. Director, State Coun Operations Division, 1981-85. Director, Research, Planning, and Development Division, 1979-81. Montgomery County coun adminis trator, 1977-79. Principal: Opelika High School, Opelika, Alabama, 1969-77; Mobile Middle School, Mobile, Alabama, 1968-69. Assisanr principal, John Shaw High School, Mobile, Alabama, 1966-68. Teacher: Davidson High School, Mobile, Alabama, 1965-66; Bessemer High School, Bessemer, Alabama, 1963-65. Member: National Association for Coun Management; National Association of State Judicial Educators. B.A. and M.A., University of Alabama. Born October 21,1939. Married, one child.
Administrative Director of the Courts 300 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104-3741 (334) 242-0300 Fax (334) 242-2099 [email protected] ·WARREN W MATIHEWS
Chief}ustice Matthews has served on the supreme coun since 1977 and previously served as chief justice from 1987 to 1990. Private practice (Anchorage), 1965-77. Chairman, Alaska Judicial Council, 1987-90. Past member, Alaska Sentencing Commission, 1990-93; Board of Governors, Alaska Bar Association; Alaska Bar Ethics and Unauthorized Practices Committee; Supreme Coun Criminal Rules Revision Committee. B.A., Stanford University, 1961. J.D., Harvard University Law School, 1964. Born April 5, 1939. Married, two children.
Supreme Coun of Alaska 303 K Street Anchorage, AK 99501 (907) 264-0618 Fax (907) 264-0878
ALASKA
STEPHANIE J. COLE
Administrative Director of the COUTTS Cole took office in 1997. Deputy director of Alaska Coun System, 1983-97. Assistant attorney general/supervising attorney, Alaska Depanment of Law, 1980-82. Director of legal education and information, Alaska Court System, 1977-80. Private practice, 1976-77. Master/coun attorney, Alaska Court System, 1975-76. B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1971. J.D., UCLA School of Law, 1975. M.RA., University of Alaska, 1993. Fellow (Award of Merit), Institute for Coun Management, 1994. Born July I, 1949.
Alaska Court System 303 K Street Anchorage, AK 99501 (907) 264-0547 Fax (907) 264-0881 [email protected] E MICHAEL KRUSE
ChiefJustice Kruse was appointed to the High Court of American Samoa by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior on November I, 1988. Associate justice, 1987-88. General practice of law, American Samoa, 1975-87. Judge pro tempore, district court, American Samoa, 1980-85. Member: American Samoa (past president) and District of Columbia bar associations. B.A., LL.B., Victoria University (New Zealand). Master of Comparative Law, American Practice, George Washington Universiry National Law Center. Born January 27,1948. Married, three children.
The High Court of American Samoa Courthouse P.O. Box 309 Pago Pago, AS 96799 011 (684) 633-1410 Fax 011 (684) 633-1318
AMERICAN SAMOA
ELIU E PAOPAO
Court Administrator/ComptrolIer Paopao assumed his duties with the High Court of American Samoa on September 29, 1991. Hospital administrator, LBJ Hospital (the only medical/hospital faciliry in the Territory of American Samoa), 1982-91. Federal grants administrator, Department of Treasury, Amercian Samoa Government, 1970-81. B.A. (science and finance), Chadron State College, Nebraska, 1971. MEet (secondary education administration), Brigham Young University, Utah, 1975.
Court Administrator High Court of American Samoa P.O. Box 309 Pago Pago AS 96799 011 (684) 633-1150 Fax 011 (684) 633-1318 THOMAS A. ZLAKET
Chief}ustice Ziaket assumed his duties in 1997, having previously served as vice chief justice in 1996; he has served on the supreme coun bench since 1992. Private practice: Ziaket & Ziaket, 1982·92; Slutes, Estes, Ziaket, Sakrison & Wasley, 1973·82; Estes, Browning, Maud and Ziaket (later Estes & Ziaket), 1970·73; Maud & Ziaket, 1968·70; Lesher, Scruggs, Rucker, Kimble & Lindamood (Tucson), 1965·68. Member: American, Pima County, and Maricopa County bar associa· tions; American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow); American Bar Foundation (Fellow); Arizona Bar Foundation (Founding Fellow); American Board of Trial Advocates; Arizona College of Trial Advocacy; University of Arizona Law College Association; Arizona Law Review Association; American Judicature Society. Awards: Member of the Year, State Bar of Arizona, 1991; Outstanding Graduate Award, University of Arizona College of Law, 1989; Contributions to Continuing Legal Education, State Bar of Arizona, 1988. A.B., University of Notre Dame, 1962. LL.B, University of Arizona, 1965. Born May 30, 1941. Manied.
Supreme Court of Arizona 1501 West Washington Street, Fourth Floor Phoenix, AZ 85007·3330 (602) 542·4531 Fax (602) 542·9017
ARIZONA
DAVID K. BYERS
Administrative Director of the Couns Byers took office in November 1992. Byers began his career with the Administrative Office of the Courts in 1978 as first director of the Foster Care Review Board and has held several positions, including director of the Program Services Division, before becoming deputy administrative director of the couns in 1988. Undergraduate degree, University of Nonhem Iowa. Master's degree, Arizona State University. Manied, three children.
Supreme Court of Arizona 1501 West Washington Street, Suite 411 Phoenix, AZ 85007·3330 (602) 542·9301 Fax (602) 542·9484 [email protected] W. H. (DUB) ARNOLD
ChiefJustice Arnold assumed his duties in 1997. Circuit-Chancery judge, Ninth Judicial District East, State of Arkansas, 1991-96. Prosecuting attorney, Ninth Judicial District East, State of Arkansas, 1981-90. Municipal judge, Clark County, 1979-80. Chairman, Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission, 1973-77. Prosecuting attorney, Eighth Judicial District, State of Arkansas, 1969-72. Deputy prosecuting attorney, Clark County, 1965-66. Teaching experience: Garland Community College, 1993; Arkansas Law Enforcement Academy, 1990; Arkansas Prosecuting Attorney's Association, 1988; Ouachita Baptist University, 1975-76. President, Arkansas Prosecuting Attorney's Association, 1989. Member: Arkansas Judicial Council; American, Arkansas, Southwest Arkansas, and Clark County bar asso ciations. B.A., Henderson State University, 1957. L.L.B., Arkansas Law School, Little Rock, 1962.
Supreme Court of Arkansas Justice Building 625 Marshall Street Little Rock, AR 72201 (SOl) 682-6861 Fax (SOl) 682-6877
ARKANSAS
JAMES D. GINGERICH
Director Gingerich took office on August 1, 1988. University counsel and associate professor of political science, University of Central Arkansas, 1980-88. Board of Directors: Arkansas Crime Information Center; Arkansas lOLTA Foundation; Governor's Drug Abuse Coordinating Council; Arkansas Judicial Council. Member: American, Arkansas, and Pulaski County bar associations; American Judicature Society; Arkansas Political Science Association (editorial board, American Review of Politics). B.A. '(political science), University of Central Arkansas, 1977. J.D., University of Arkansas School of Law, 1980. LL.M., University of Briscol (England), 1982. Married, two children.
Administrative Office of the Courts Supreme Court of Arkansas Justice Building 625 Marshall Street Little Rock, AR 72201 (SOl) 682-9400 Fax (SOl) 682-9410 [email protected] RONALD M. GEORGE
Chief Justice George assumed office on May I, 1996. Supreme Court of California, 1991-present; Court of Appeal, 1987-91; Los Angeles Supe rior Court, 1977-87; Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1972-77; Deputy attorney general, California Department ofJustice, 1965-72. Chair: California Judicial Council (Executive Committee, 1993-96); Subcom mittee on Gender Bias in the Courts; Task Force on Voir Dire and Judicial Council Advisory Committee on Voir Dire; Committee on Continuing Appellate Education of the ABA's Judicial Administration Division. Member: California Judges Association (president, 1982-83); L.A. Countywide Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee; Judicial Commission on Crime Victims; L.A. Superior Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Honors: L.A. Trial Lawyers Association, "Appellate Justice ofthe Year" Award, 1991; L.A. Metropolitan News, "Trial Judge of the Year," 1983; President's Cup of the California Judges Association, 1981. A.B., Princeton University. J.D., Stanford Law Schoo!. Married, • three children. Supreme Court of California 303 Second Street, South Tower Ninth Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 396-9430 Fax (415) 396-9572
CALIFORNIA
WILLIAM C. VICKREY
State Court Administrator Vickrey took office on April 30, 1992. State court administrator, Utah, 1985-92. Director, Department of Adult Corrections, 1983-85. Director, Youth Corrections, 1980-83. Deputy director and administrative assistant, Division of Corrections, 1978-80 (staff director of the Governor's Task Conference on Criminal Justice; drafted the resulting legislation that created the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice). Hearing officer, Board of Pardons, 1977-78; supervisor, Probation and Parole, 1975-76; institutional parole officer, 1975-76; probation and parole agent, 1972-76. Part-time instructor/consultant, juveniles and adults convicted of driving under the influence, 1973-76. James Larson Award for Outstanding Contributions to Corrections, 1984. Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice Award for Greatest Contribution to the Criminal Justice System by a Government Official, 1992. B.s., University of Utah, 1969. Born April 2, 1947. Married, two children.
Administrative Office of the Courts 303 Second Street, South Tower San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 396-9115 Fax (415) 396-9349 ANTHONY E VOLLACK
Chief Justice Vollack took office on July 1, 1995, having served as an associate justice on the Colorado Supreme Court since 1986. Supreme Court Delay Reduction Committee (chainnan, 1986-90). District judge, First Judicial District (Jefferson and Gilpin counties), 1977 -86. Private practice, 1956-77. State senator (Jefferson and Adams counties, District 16),1968-72; (Jefferson County, District 13),1964-68. Deputy district attorney, First Judicial District, 1960-61. Member: Colorado Bar Association (Board of Governors, 1977-79); First Judicial District Bar Association (president, 1976-77); Denver Bar Association; Colorado Council of Trial Judges (president, 1983-84); District Judges Association (president, 1982-83). Award of Merit, First Judicial District Bar Association, 1994; National Center for State Courts' Paul C. Reardon Award; Judicial Control Management (published: State Courtloumal, fall 1981, vol. 5, no. 4). B.S., Colorado State University, 1951. LL.B., University of Denver Law School, 1956. Born August 7, 1929. Married, two children.
Supreme Court of Colorado State Judicial Building 2 East Fourteenth Avenue Denver, CO 80203 (303) 837-3765, ext. 265 Fax (303) 861-7429
COLORADO
STEVEN V. BERSON
State Court Administrator Berson took office in March 1993. Executive director, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, 1988-93. Acting executive director, Colorado Department of Social Services, 1991-92. Acting executive director, Colorado Department of Revenue, 1987. Deputy director, Colorado Department of Revenue, 1978-82, 1983-87. Executive director, Colorado Department of Personnel, 1982. Director, Colorado Inheritance and Gift Tax Division, 1975-77. Attorney, Holme Roberts and Owen, 1973-75. Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Se~retary of Defense, 1971-73. B.A. (economics, Phi Beta Kappa), Pomona College, 1967. J.D., Harvard Law School, 1970.
Office of the State Court Administrator Colorado Judicial Department 1301 Pennsylvania Street, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80203-2416 (303) 861-1111 Fax (303) 837-2340 ROBERT J. CALLAHAN
ChiefJustice Callahan assumed his duties on September I, 1996, and has served on the supreme court bench since 1985. Judge: superior court, 1976-85; common pleas court, 1974-76; circuit court, 1970-74. Assistant prosecuting attorney, circuit court, 1963-68. Prosecuting attorney, City Court of Norwalk, 1959-61. Private practice, Callahan & Flaherty, Norwalk, 1958-70. U.S. Army, 1956-58. Voted one of ten outstsanding judges in Connecticut in poll of trial lawyers in Connecticut Magazine. B.S., Boston College, 1952. LL.B., Fordham Law School, 1955. Guggenheim Fellowship (program on criminal sen tencing), Yale Law School, 1985.
Supreme Court of Connecticut 231 Capitol Avenue Drawer N, Station A Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 566-5487 Fax (860) 566-8678
CONNECTICUT
AARONMENT
Chief Court Administrator Ment took office in September 1984. Deputy chief court administrator, 1983-84. Chief administrative judge, Criminal Division, Superior Court, 1983. Judge, Superior Court, 1978 to present. Judge, Court of Common Pleas, 1976-78. Private law prac tice, 1961-76. Member: Special Committee Studying the Rules of Civil Practice and Procedure of the Superior Court; State Library Board; Committee on Child Support Guidelines; Commission on Children; Connecticut Narcotics Enforcement and Crime Control Committee; Prison and Jail Overcrowding Commission; State-Federal Judicial Council; State Library Board; University of Connecticut Alumni Association (past president); Board of Directors, National Center for State Courts, 1993-95; Conference of State Court Administrators (presi dent, 1994-95; president-elect, 1993-94). Achievement to the Judiciary Award, Boston University School of Law, 1978; Robert C. Zampano Award for Excellence in Mediation, 1993. U.S. Air Force, 1960-61. B.A., University of Connecticut, 1958. LL.B., Boston University School of Law, 1959. Born August 29, 1934. Married, two children. Supreme Court Building Drawer N, Station A 231 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 566-4461 Fax (860) 566-3308 E. NORMAN VEASEY
Chief Justice Veasey took office on April 7, 1992. Private practice, Richards, Layton & Finger (managing partner, CEO), 1957-92. Deputy attorney general (1961-62), chief deputy attorney general (1963), Delaware. Member, Board of Directors, Institute for Law and Economics, University of Pennsylvania; Board of Directors, Conference of Chief Justices. Immediate past chair, Section of Business Law, American Bar Association (editor, The Business Lawyer, vol. 48). Member, Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, United States Judicial Conference. Judicial Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Life fel low, American Bar Foundation. Trustee, University of Delaware, 1975 92. Director, Beneficial Corporation, 1979-92. Delaware Air National Guard, 1957-63. Honorary LL.D., Widener University, 1993. AB., Dartmouth College, 1954. LL.B. (senior editor, law review), University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1957. Born January 9,1933. Married, four children, five grandchildren.
Supreme Court of Delaware Carvel State Office Building 820 North French Street (Zip Code 19801) P.O. Box 1997 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 577-8700 Fax (302) 577-3702
DELAWARE
LOWELL L. GROUNDLAND
Director Groundland took office in 1988. Deputy director (1981-88), assistant director (1977-81), Administrative Office of the Courts. Direc tor of court planning, 1977. Court consortium planner, 1976. Family Court of Delaware (various capacities), 1968-76. COSCA Board of Directors; COSCA Committee on Courts, Children, and the Family (chair); CCJ/COSCA Domestic Violence Task Force (cochair); expert panel member, U.S. DHSS Child Support Guidelines; ABA Child Support Project Advisory Board; University of Delaware Criminal Justice Advisory Board. Member: American Judicature Society; National Association for Court Management; Mid-Atlantic Association for Court Management; Phi Kappa Phi (honor society); Delaware Criminal Justice Council (executive committee, 1986-94). Certificate of Outstanding Achievement for Service to the State of Delaware, 1986. B.A, University of Delaware, 1968. Institute for Court Management, American University, 1974. M.S.AJ., American University, Center for Administration of Justice, 1976. Married, one child. Administrative Office of the Courts Carvel State Office Building, 11th Floor 820 North French Street Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 577-2480 Fax (302) 577-3139 [email protected] ANNICE M. WAGNER
Chief Judge Wagner took office on June 14, 1994, having served as an associate judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals since 1990. Associate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1977-90. People's Counsel for the District of Columbia, 1975-77. General coun sel to National Capital Housing Authority, 1973-75. Private practice, 1964-73. Chair: Committee on Arrangements of the District of Columbia Judicial Conference; District of Columbia Court of Appeals Task Force on Gender Bias in the Courts. Member: Board of Trustees of the United Planning Organization (vice-president, 1988-presenr); Charles Fahy American Inn of Court; Washington Bar Association. Awards: Award ofJudicial Excellence, Association of Plaintiffs' Trial Attorneys; Award for Leadership and Service, Greater Washington Area Chapter of the Women Lawyers Division of the National Bar Association. B.A., LL.B., Wayne State University.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals 500 Indiana Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001 (202) 879-2771 Fax (202) 626-8840
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ULYSSES B. HAMMOND
Executive Officer Hammond took office on February 9, 1990. Associate state court administrator, Michigan Supreme Court, 1983-90. Court executive, Wayne Counry Circuit Court, 1978-83. Member: Bar Association of the District of Columbia; National Bar Association; National Association for Court Management (NACM); National Child Support Enforcement Association; National Conference of Metropolitan Courts; National Advisory Committee on the Integration of Child and Family Legal Proceedings; Advisory Board, Strategic/Futures Court Planning; Advisory Board, SJI Court Futures Network; Board of Trustees, Kenyon College; Editorial Board, Justice SystemJoumal. Board of Directors: COSCA, NACM, Council for Court Excellence, Anthony Bowen YMCA. Distinguished Service Award, National Center for State Courts, 1996. Distinguished Alumni Award, Wayne State University, 1989. Pi Alpha Alpha (national honorary sociery for public affairs and administration), 1989. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Kenyon College, 1995. B.A., Kenyon College. M.P.A., J.D., Wayne State University. Married, two children.
District of Columbia Courts 500 Indiana Avenue NW; Room 1500 Washington, DC 20001 (202) 879-1700 Fax (202) 879-4829 GERALD KOGAN
Chief Justice Kogan took office on June 3, 1996. Justice, Florida Supreme Court, 1987-96; circuit judge, Florida's Eleventh Judicial Circuit, 1980-87 (administrative judge, 1984-87); private law practice, 1967-80; Assistant state attorney, Dade County State Attorney's Office, 1960-67. United States Anny Counterintelligence Corps. Member: American Academy of Judicial Education (has taught courses and workshops at University of Miami School of Law, Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova University, Florida State University College of Law, University of Florida College of Law, University of Virginia, New York University, and the National Judicial College); Supreme Court's Gender Bias Study Commission; Bench/Bar Commission; Judicial . Management Council. Selig 1. Goldin Award from the Florida Bar. Bachelor's and juris doctor degrees, University of Miami. Born May 23, 1933. Married, three children, five grandchildren.
Supreme Court of Florida Supreme Court Building Tallahassee, FL 32399-1925 (904) 488-8421 Fax (904) 922-6625 [email protected]