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. Bauermeister, Mercedes M. Puerto Rico Anderson, E. Riley Tennessee Becker, Daniel 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. Benham, Robert Buenger, Michael L. Benton, Duane Missouri Byers, David K. Arizona Brock, David A. Cameron, Dallas A., Jr. North Carolina Callahan, Robert J. Connecticut Chenovick, Patrick A. 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. 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. 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. Mallett, Conrad L., Jr. Michigan Irwin, John J., Jr. Massachusetts Matthews, Warren W. Alaska Isaacs, Paul F. McCormick, Michael J. Texas Johnson, Allen C. 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. Shearing, Miriam Nevada O'Brien, William J. Iowa Shepard, Randall T. Indiana Palmer, Kenneth R. Florida Siguenza, Peter Charles Paopao, Eliu F. American Samoa Stephens, Robert E Kentucky Philyaw, Ted J. 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 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

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., , 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 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 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, 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, , 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]

FLORIDA

KENNETH R. PALMER

State Courts Administrator Palmer assumed office on December 26, 1984, having served for five years as deputy state court administrator. Previously, he worked in the criminal justice system for 14 years, 10 of which were in the office of the state court administrator. He has com­ pleted course work for the Court Executive Development Program of the Institute for Court Management. Coauthor of The Successful Meeting Master Guide for Business and Professional People; published in the Florida State University Law Review and the American Bar Association Journal. B.A., M.S., Florida State University. Bom September 3, 1946. Married, two children.

Florida State Courts System Supreme Court Building 500 South Duval Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-1900 (904) 922-5081 Fax (904) 488-0156 [email protected] ROBERT BENHAM

Chief Justice Benham took office on June 29, 1995, having served on the supreme court since December 1989. He served for six years as a judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals. Member: Governor's Commission on Children and Youth; Commission of Racial and Ethnic Bias; State Bar Task Force on the Involvement of Women and Minorities in the Profession; Advisory Committee of the Center for the Study of the Black Male; Lawyer's Club of Atlanta; Georgia Legal History Foundation; Bleckley Inns of Court; the University of Georgia Foundation; Etowah Foundation; Georgia Historical Society; American Judges Association; First Southern Bank Advisory Board. Past chairman of the Governor's Commission on Drug Awareness and Prevention and the Consortium on Law-related Education. He is a Mason, Shriner, and Elk and has served as Sunday school superintendent and deacon of the Greater Mt. Olive Baptist Chutch. Married to the former Nell Dodson. Two childten.

Supreme Court of Georgia 244 Washington Street, Room 572 Atlanta, GA 30334 (404) 656-3476 Fax (404) 657-4329

GEORGIA

ROBERT L. DOSS, JR.

Administrative Director Doss took office on September 13, 1975, after serving as depury director of the Administrative Office of the Courts for two years and as acting director for five months. Before joining the Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts, Doss was assistant director of rhe Georgia Governor's (Jimmy Carter's) Commission on Judicial Processes, which recommended creation of the Judicial Council and Administrative Office of the Courts in 1973. Past president, Conference of State Court Administrators, 1986-87. Board of Directors, National Center for State Courts, 1986-88. Fellow, Institute for Courr Management, 1976. Viernam veteran. B.B.A. (1968), M.S. (1973), Georgia State University in Atlanta. Born July 4,1946. Married, two children.

Administrative Office of the Georgia Courts 244 Washington Street SW, Suite 550 Atlanta, GA 30334 (404) 656-5171 Fax (404) 651-6449 PETER CHARLES SIGUENZA

Chief Justice Siguenza took office on April 21, 1996. Judge, Superior Court of Guam, 1984-96. Private law practice in firm of Klemm, Blair & Barusch; staff attorney, Guam Legal Services Corporation; clerk, Superior Court of Guam; librarian, California Court of Appeal, Third Judicial District. Member: American Bar Association, American Judges Association. Chair, ED.M.S. Board of Trustees, 1991; chair, Rules Commission, 1993. B.A., California State University, Sacramento. J.D., McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, 1980. Born July 1, 1951. Married, one child, three grandchildren.

Supreme Court of Guam Guam Judicial Center 120 West O'Brien Drive Agana, GU 96910 011 (671) 475-3510 Fax 011 (671) 477-4676 [email protected]

GUAM RONALD T. Y. MOON

Chief]ustice Moon took office on March 31, 1993, having served on the since 1990. Judge, Ninth Division, Circuit Court of the First Circuit, Hawaii, 1982-90. Adjunct professor, William Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, 1986-88. Private practice, Libkuman, Ventura, Moon & Ayabe, 1968-82. Deputy prosecutor, Honolulu, 1966-68. Law c1erk/bailiff, 1965-66. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association; American Trial Lawyers Association; American Bar Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; American Inn of Courts IV (Bencher); American Judicature Society. Undergraduate degree (psychology and sociology), Coe College, 1962. J.D., University of Iowa, 1965. Born September 4, 1940. Married.

Supreme Court of Hawaii 417 South King Street (Zip Code 96813) P.O. Box 2560 Honolulu, HI 96804 (808) 539-4700 Fax (808) 539-4703 Website http://www.hawaiLgov/iud

HAWAII

MICHAEL F. BRODERICK

Administrative Director of the Courts Broderick was appointed to his position on June 17, 1996. Director, Hawaii State Judiciary's Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution; research anaylst/policy advisor to the Hawaii State Board of Education; special assistant to Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley and mayor's liaison to Los Angeles Police Department; employment lawyer in private practice. Graduate of Stanford University (Phi Beta Kappa), 1979, and UCLA Law School (order of the coif), 1983. Married, three children.

Office of the Administrative Director of the Courts 417 South King Street, Room 206 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-2912 (808) 539-4900 Fax (808) 539-4855 LINDA COPPLE TROUT

Chief Justice Trout took office on February 1, 1997, having served on the since 1992. District judge, Second Judicial District, Nez Perce and Clearwater counties, 1990-92. Magistrate judge, Second Judicial District, Nez Perce County, 1983-91. Acting trial court administrator, Second Judicial District, 1987-91. Private practice, Clark, Feeney & Trout, 1977-83. Undergraduate work, University of Idaho, 1973. L.L.B., University of Idaho, 1977. Born September I, 1951. Married.

Supreme Court of Idaho 451 West State Street (Zip Code 83702) P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0101 (208) 334-3464 Fax (208) 334-2616

IDAHO

PATRICIA TOBIAS

Administrative Director of the Courts Tobias took office on November I, 1993. Clerk of the court, St. Louis County, Missouri, 1986-93. Director of Court Services Division, Office of the State Courts Administrator, Missouri Supreme Court, 1980-86. Adult and Juvenile Probation Services, Champaign County Circuit Court, Illinois, 1976­ 79. B.s., University of Illinois, 1975. M.s.].A., University of Denver College of Law, 1980. Born April 2, 1952. Married, two children.

Supreme Court of Idaho 451 West State Street (Zip Code 83702) P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-01 01 (208) 334-2246 Fax (208) 334-2146 [email protected] CHARLES E. FREEMAN

Chief Justice Freemen was selected by his fellow justices to serve as lef justice on May 12, 1997. He became the first African-American to join the Illinois Supreme Coun in December 1990. Judge: First District, Illinois Appellate Coun, 1986-90; Circuit Coun of Cook unty, 1976-86. Private practice, 1962-76. Cook County Depanment of Public Aid, 1959-64. Illinois assistant attorney general; assistant ate's attorney; attorney, Board of Election Commissioners. Arbitrator, Illinois Industrial Commission, 1965-73. Commissioner, Illinois Commerce Commission, 1973-76. Member: Illinois State, Cook County, and DuPage County bar associations; Illinois Judicial Council; Illinois Judges Association; American Judges Association; American Judicature Society. Awards: Meritorious Service Award, Illinois Judicial Council; Earl B. Dickerson Award, Chicago Bar Association; Honoris Causa, John Marshall Law School. U.S. Army. B.A., Virginia Union University, 1954. J.D., John Marshall law School, 1962. Born December 12, 1933. Married, one child.

Supreme Coun of Illinois 160 NOM LaSalle Street, 20th Floor Chicago,lL 60601 (312) 793-5480 Fax (312) 793-4578

ILLINOIS

JOSEPH A. SCHILLACI

Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts 222 N. LaSalle Street, 13th Floor Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 793-3250 Fax (312) 793-1335 RANDALL T. SHEPARD

ChiefJustice Shepard took office in March 1987, having served on the Supreme Court ofIndiana since 1985. Judge, Vanderburgh Superior Court, Evansville, Indiana, 1980-85. Executive assistant to the mayor, Evansville, 1974-79. Special assistant to the undersecretary, U.s. Department of Transportation, 1972-74. Chair: Indiana Commission' on the Bicentennial of the Constitution, 1987-92; Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana; State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana, 1981-85; Family and Children's Service, 1983-84. Trustee, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1983-85, 1987-present. Executive Committee, American Bar Association Appellate Judges Conference (secretary, 1992-94; chair-elect, 1996; chair, 1997). Council, American Bar Association Section for Legal Education (vice­ chair). Herbert Harley Award, 1992. A.B. (cum laude), Princeton Universiry, 1969. J.D., Yale Law School, 1972. LL.M., University of Virginia, 1995. Born December 24, 1946. Martied, one daughter.

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INDIANA

LILIA G. JUDSON

Acting Executive Director Judson was appointed on April 7, 1997, hav­ ing served as the director of the Division of State Court Administration since 1986. Assistant director, State Court Administration, 1978-86. Executive secretary, Indiana judicial Study Commission, Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications and Judicial Nominating Commission, 1976-77. Legislative analyst, Indiana Judicial Study Commission, 1972-76. Member: Indiana and Federal bar; American Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association (House of Delegates, 1994-95, Women and the Law Committee, Legal Ethics Committee, Committee on Improvement of the Judicial System). B.A. (1971), J.D. (1975), Indiana University. Born June 8, 1949. Married.

Supreme Court of Indiana 115 West Washington, Suite 1080 Indianapolis, IN 46204-34 I7 (317) 232-2542 Fax (317) 233-6586 ARTHUR A. MCGIVERIN

Chief Justice McGiverin took office on October 1, 1987, having served on the since 1978. Judge, Iowa District Court, 1965-78. Alternate municipal judge (part.time position), 1960-65. Private law practice, 1956-65. Member: Supreme Coun Commission on Continuing Legal Education, 1975-78; Iowa State Bar Association Committee on Uniform Jury Instructions, 1972-78; Wapello County Bar Association; American Law Institute. Lecturer on trial practice. University of Iowa R.O.T.e. cadet colonel, brigade commander of all Army and Air Force R.O.T.e. students, 1950-51. U.s. Army Signal Corps, 1946-48; Infantry, 1951-53. B.S.e. (With high honors, presi. dent of College of Commerce class), University of Iowa, 1951. J.D. (with honors, member of board of editors of law review), University of Iowa, 1956. President, Conference of Chief Justices. 1996-97; chair, National Center for State Courts Board of Directors, 1996-97. Born November 10, 1928. Married, four children.

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IOWA

WILLIAM J. O'BRIEN

State Coun Administrator O'Brien took office on October 16, 1973. Research director, Iowa Supreme Coun, 1971-73. Law clerk to Justice Francis Becker, Iowa Supreme Coun, 1970-71. Member: Iowa and American bar associations. Past president, Conference of State Coun Administrators,1985-86. BA (1966), J.D. (1970), Drake University. Born January 28, 1945. Two children.

Supreme Coun of Iowa State House Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-5241 Fax (515) 242-6164 KAY MCFARLAND

Chief justice McFarland assumed office on September 1, 1995. Appointed justice of the supreme court in 1977. Elected district judge in the Fifth Division of the District Court in 1973. Elected judge of the probate and juvenile courts, Shawnee County, 1971. First woman to hold those four positions. Private law practice, 1964-1971. Bachelor (magna cum laude) and law degrees from Washburn University. Born july 20, 1935.

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KANSAS

HOWARD P. SCHWARTZ

Judicial Administrator Schwartz took office on May 19, 1980. Personnel director, Kansas Judicial Branch, 1978-79. Personnel admin• istrator, Kansas Department of Administration, 1975-78. Adjunct pro• fessor: Kansas University, 1984-90; Washburn University, 1978-86. Assistant professor and associate director, Data Processing and Educational Measurement Center, Emporia State University, 1972-75. Instructor, East Texas State University, 1969-72. President, Conference of State Court Administrators, 1992-93. Member: Board of Directors, Conference of State Court Administrators; Board of Directors, National Centerfor State Courts; Board of Directors, National judicial College; Advisory Committee, Center for Public Policy; Program Advisory Board for Master of Judicial Studies, University of Nevada; American Society for Public Administration; American Bar Association Advisory Committee for Making Juries Accessible. Distinguished Service Award, National Center for State Courts, 1989. B.S. (1968), M.S. (1969), Ph.D. (1972), East Texas State University. Born May 15,1946. Two children.

Kansas Judicial Center 301 West Tenth Street ,«_ Topeka, KS 66612 ""~'7 (913) 296-4873 Fax (9"13) 296-7076 ROBERT F. STEPHENS

Chief Justice Stephens was appointed to the in 1979. He was elected in 1980 and reelected in 1984 and 1992. He was elected chief justice in 1982 and reelected in 1986, 1990, and 1994. Attorney general of Kentucky, 1976-79. Judge, Fayette County, 1970-75. Assistant county attorney, 1964-69. Private law practice, 1958-70. Elected charter member, University of Kentucky College of Law Hall of Fame, 1996. Inducted into the Warren E. Burger Society, 1996. President, Conference of Chief Justices, 1992-93; chair, Board of Directors, National Center for State Courts, 1992-93; first president, Kentucky County Judges Association, 1974. Member, Board of Trustees, University of Kentucky, 1987-92. Judge of the Year, Louisville Bar Association, 1989; Kentucky's Outstanding Judge, Kentucky Bar Association, 1986; Herbert Harley Award, 1984. U.s. Navy, 1945-46. Attended Indiana University, 1946-48. LL.B. (law journal, Order of the Coif), University of Kentucky College of Law, 1951. Born August 16, 1927. Four children.

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KENTUCKY

PAUL F. ISAACS

Paul F. Isaacs assumed office September 15, 1995. State public advo­ cate, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1983-92; general counsel, Kentucky Justice Cabinet, 1992-94; secretary, Kentucky Justice Cabinet, 1994-95; commissioner, Kentucky State Police, 1994-95; assistant professor (part time) of social work, 1994-ptesent. Coauthor, Clary and Isaacs, Kentucky Juvenile Law (Cleveland, Ohio: Banks Baldwin Publishing Co.). Visiting committee, University of Kentucky, College of Law, 1984-95; Union College Business and Professional Hall of Fame, 1995; Union College Board of Trustees. B.A. (cum laude), Union College, 1966. J.D., University of Kentucky College of Law, 1969.

Administrative Director of the Courts 100 Millcreek Park Frankfort, KY 40601-9230 (502) 573-2350 Fax (502) 695-1759 PASCAL E CALOGERO, JR.

Chief Justice Calogero took office on April 9, 1990, having served on the supreme court since 1973. Private practice, 1957-73. Chair: Judicial Ethics Committee; Judicial Council; Human Resources Committee. Lecturer, Loyola Law School. Member: American, Louisiana, and New Orleans bar associations; American Judicature Society; St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States, 1994-present; NCSC Time on Appeal Advisory Committee, 1995-present. JAG, U.S. Army, 1954-57. Doctor of Law Honoris Causa, Loyola Law School. Honorary member: Order of the Coif, Louisiana State University Law Center. Louisiana Bar Foundation's Distinguished Jurist Award, 1991; 1995 Distinguished National Jurist, Indiana University School of Law; 1995 Judge Bob Jones Memorial Award, American Judges Association. J.D. (president, Loyola Law Review; Dean's Award), Loyola University School of Law, 1954. Master of Laws in the Judicial Process, University of Virginia, 1992. Born November 9, 1931. Married, ten children. Supreme Court of Building 301 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70112 (504) 568-5727 Fax (504) 568-2727

LOUISIANA

HUGH M. COLLINS

Judicial Administrator Collins took office in April 1988, having served as acting judicial administrator since June 1987. Chief deputy judicial administrator, 1980-87. Deputy judicial administrator for systems analy­ sis and planning, 1974-80. Faculty, Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1972-78. Member: SEARCH Group, Inc. (Board of Directors, 1979-83); American Judica­ ture Society; National Council for Judicial Planning (Board of Directors, 1978-81; president, 1979-80); National Association for Court Manage­ ment. Chair, National Task Force on Judicial Resources; COSCA Board of Directors (president-elect, 1995-96; president, 1996-97); COSCA Committee on Court Statistics; cochair, COSCA/NACM Joint Tech­ nology Committee. National Center for State Courts' Distinguished Service Award, 1990. Fellow, Institute for Court Management, 1980. B.s. (mathematics), Boston College, 1966. Ph.D. (mathematics), Tulane University, 1971. Born November 4, 1944. Married.

Supreme Court of Louisiana Supreme Court Building, Room 109 301 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70112 (504) 568-5747 Fax (504) 568-5687 [email protected] DANIEL E. WATHEN

Chief Justice Wathen took office in 1992. Associate justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Coun, 1981-92. Justice, Maine Superior Coun, 1977­ 81. Panner in the law firm of Wathen & Wathen, 1965·77. Member: Board of Trustees, National Judicial College; Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States; advisory board, Leadership Institute for Judicial Education; Maine Bar Association (various committees); American Bar Association; Fellow of the American Bar Foundation; American Judicature Society; Kennebec County Bar Association (1965-77; president, 1975·76); Maine Trial Lawyers Association (1974·77; Board of Directors, 1976·77); Defense Research Institute (1973-77). Publications include "Making Law the Old Fashioned Way: One Case at a Time," Ohio Sto.te Law Journal (1991) and "Disparity and the Need for Sentencing Guidelines in Maine: A Proposal for Enhanced Appellate Review," Maine Law Review (1988). B.A., Ricker College, 1962. LL.B. (high honors), University of Maine School of Law, 1965. LL.M., University of Virginia School of Law, 1988. Born November 4,1939. Married, two children. Supreme Judicial Court of Maine Maine Judicial Center 65 Stone Street Augusta, ME 04330-5222 (207) 287-6950 Fax (207) 287·4641

MAINE

JAMES T. GLESSNER

State Coun Administrator Glessner took office on December 7,1992. Administrator, Family Coun of the State of Delaware, 1984-92. Director, Family Court, New Castle County, Delaware, 1982·84. Vice· principal, Saint Gabriel's Hall School for court-committed juvenile delinquents, Audobon, Pennsylvania, 1979-82. Teacher, Saint Gabriel's Hall School, 1972·79. Teacher, School District of Philadelphia, 1969­ 72. B.A., Villanova University, 1969. M.S., West Chester University, 1981. Born December 23, 1946. Married, three children.

Administrative Office of the Courts P.O. Box 4820 62 Elm Street Portland, ME 04101 (207) 822-0792 Fax (207) 822-0781 ROBERT M. BELL

Chief Judge Bell assumed his current position on October 23, 1996, having served on the Court of Appeals since 1991. Judge, Court of Special Appeals, 1984-91. Associate judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 1980-84. Judge, District Court of Maryland, Baltimore City, 1975·80. Chair, Maryland Judicial Conference. Member: Hall of Records Commission; Library Committee, State Law Library; National, American, Maryland State, Baltimore City, and Monumental City bar associations. A.B., Morgan State College, 1966. J.D., Harvard University Law School, 1969. Born July 6, 1943.

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MARYLAND

GEORGE B. RIGGIN, JR.

State Court Administrator Riggin took office on May 9,1990. Private legal practice, 1988-90. Assignment commissioner, Circuit Court for Baltimore City, 1974-88. Founder and executive director, Tai Pan Import Corporation, 1980-84. Former chair: Maryland State Judicial EDP Policy Committee; State Task Force-Arrest to Disposition Reporting; Baltimore Circuit Court Civil Automation Committee; Baltimore Circuit Court Computer Users Group. Former member: Governor's Criminal Justice System Advisory Board; Mayor's Criminal Justice Information System User Group; One-trial/One-day Jury System Development Group; Maryland State Judicial Statistics Task Force; Baltimore City Jail Overcrowding Task Force. Chair, Operations and Management Committee, Commission to Study the Future of Maryland Courts; cochair, COSCA/NACM Joint Technology Committee; execu­ tive secretary, Maryland Judicial Conference. B.A., University of Maryland, 1966. J.D. (Order of the Coif), University of Maryland School of Law, 1988. Married. Administrative Office of the Courts Courts of Appeal Building 361 Rowe Boulevard Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 974-2141 Fax (410) 974-2169 [email protected] HERBERT P. WILKINS

ChiefJustice Willkins took office on September 1, 1996, and has served on the court since 1972. Partner (1960-72) and associate (1954-59), Palmer & Dodge. Town counsel, Acton and Concord. Fonner Member: Board of Overseers (president), Overseers Committee to Visit Harvard Law School (chairman), Overseers Committee to Visit the Harvard Graduate School of Design (former chairman), Harvard College; Concord Board of Selectmen, 1960·66 (chairman, 1962-63); Concord Planning Board, 1957·60 (chairman, 1958.60). Member, American Law Institute Council. Adviser, American Law Institute pro­ jects--complex litigation, restatements of property (third) servitudes, donative transfers, and trusts. Judicial Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Winner of Boston Bar Association Haskell Cohn Distinguished Judicial Service Award, 1991. A.B., Harvard College, 1951. LL.B. (magna cum laude, law review), Harvard Law School, 1954. Married, four children.

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MASSACHUSETTS

JOHN J. IRWIN, JR.

Chief Justice for Administration and Management Irwin took office on September 1, 1994. Chief justice of the Superior Court, 1993·94; asso• ciate justice of the Superior Court, 1976-93; chief of Criminal Bureau, Department of Attorney General, 1970-76; assistant and first assistant district attorney, Middlesex County, 1959-70; private law practice, 1957-70; special agent, United States Anny Counterintelligence Corps, 1952-54. Member: Massachusetts, Federal District Court, and United States Supreme Court bars. A.B., Boston College. J.D., Boston College Law School. Married, five children.

The Trial Court Commonwealth of Massachusetts Two Center Plaza, Room 540 Boston, MA 021 08 (617) 742-8575 Fax (617) 742-0968 CONRAD L. MALLETT, JR.

Chief Justice Mallett was elected by his colleagues to his current post on January 2, 1997. He is Michigan's first African-American chief jus­ tice, and he has served on the supreme court since 1990. Private prac­ tice, Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, P.c., Detroit, and Miller, Canfield Paddock & Stone, P.C. Director of legal and governmental affairs for the governor of Michigan; senior executive assistant to the mayor of Detroit. Undergraduate degree, University of California, Los Angeles. Law degree and master's degree (public administration), University of Southern California Law Schoo!. Married, two sons, one daughter.

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MICHIGAN

JOHN D. FERRY, JR.

Interim Director Ferry took office on February 1I, 1997, and had served as deputy state court administrator for the Michigan State Court Administrative Office since February 1986. Deputy director of state courts for court operations, Wisconsin. District administrator, Fourth District of Wisconsin. Criminal justice information manager, National Criminal Justice Reference Service. Commissioner for Montgomery County, Maryland, courts. Bachelor's degree (public administration and economics), University of Maryland. Additional study, University of Maryland Law Schoo!.

Michigan Supreme Court State Court Administrative Office 309 North Washington Square P.O. Box 30048 Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 373-0130 Fax (517) 373-2112 [email protected] A. M. (SANDY) KEITH

Chief Justice Keith took office on November 30,1990, having served as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of Minnesota since 1989. Private practice, 1960-89. Candidate for governor, 1966. Lieutenant­ governor, 1962-66. State senator, 1958-62. Associate counsel, Mayo Clinic, 1955-60. Member: Task Force for Gender Fairness in the Courts, 1987-89; Minnesota Legislative Commission on the Unification of the Courts, chair, 1984-85; Governor Perpich's Judicial Merit Selection Commission, 1983-88. Board of Directors: Rochester Graduate Educarion Advisory Committee, 1988-89; Greater Rochester Area University Center (first president), 1987-89. U.S. Marine Corps (Korea),1953·55. B.A. (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), Amherst College, 1950. J.D., Yale University Law School, 1953. Married, two children.

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MINNESOTA

SUEK. DOSAL

State Court Administrator Dosa1 took office on July 16, 1982. Senior staff attorney, National Center for State Courts, 1977-82. Court man­ agement consultant, 1975-76. Staff director, Florida legislature's Joint Select Committee on Judicial Personnel, 1974-75. Deputy state court administrator of Florida. 1972-74. Visiting faculty member, Florida State University College of Law. 1972-73. Staff member, Institute for Court Management, 1970-72. President, Conference of State Court Administrators, 1991-92. Member: American, Minnesota, and Hennepin County bar associations; National Association for Court Management. Fellow, Institute for Court Management, 1980. B.A, University of Minnesota, 1969. M.S.J .A, University of Denver College of Law, 1972. J.D. (cum laude), William Mirchell College of Law, 1979. Born October 4, 1947. Married, two children.

Supreme Court of Minnesota 135 Minnesota Judicial Center 25 Constitution Avenue St. Paul, MN 55155 (612) 296-2474 Fax (612) 297-5636 DAN M. LEE

ChiefJustice Lee took office on December 1, 1995, and has served on the court since 1982. Circuit judge of Hinds and Yazoo counties, 1977­ 82. Hinds County judge, 1971-77. Private practice, 1948-71 (member offirm of Lee, Moore & Countiss, 1954-71; member ofthe Mississippi Oil and Gas Board and the Interstate Oil Compact Commission, 1968­ 71). United States Naval Air Corps, 1944-46. Member: Hinds County, Mississippi, and American bar associations; American Judicature Society; National Judicial College; American Legion; Y.F.W.; aircraft owners and pilots associations. LL.B. and J.D., Mississippi College School of Law. Married, two children, four grandchildren, one great grandchild.

Supreme Court of Mississippi 450 High Street (Zip Code 39201) P.O. Box 117 Jackson, MI 39205 (601) 359-3700 Fax (601) 359-2443

MISSISSIPPI

MARTIN T. SMITH

Administrative Director Smith rook office on July I, 1993. Senior partner, Smith, Smith, Tate, and Cruthird, 1958-93. Mississippi state senator, 1968-88 (chair, Senate Judiciary Committee, 1980-88; chair, Senate Elections Committee, 1972-80; member, Subcommittee on the Judiciary of Governor Allain's Constitutional Study Commission). Member: Pearl River County, Mississippi, and American bar associa­ tions; Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow and past trustee, Mississippi.Bar Foundation. Past chairman of administrative board of First United Methodist Church of Poplarville; member and past presi­ dent of the North Pearl River County Chamber of Commerce. Founding chairman and past director of the Pearl River College Development Foundation. Past president and board chairman of First State Savings and Loan. Past chairman of Unifirst Advisory Board. B.A., University of Mississippi, 1957. J.D., Univeristy of Mississippi School of Law, 1958. Married, one child. Supreme Court of Mississippi Administrative Office of the Courts 656 North State Street (Zip Code 39201) P.O. Box 117 Jackson, MS 39205 (601) 354-7408 Fax (601) 354-7459 [email protected] DUANE BENTON

Chief Justice Benton was elected by his fellow supreme court judges to a two-year term starting on July 1, 1997. He has served on the court since 1991 and is the only certified public accountant serving on any . Director of revenue, State of Missouri, 1989-91. Private practice of law, Jefferson City, 1983-89. Regent, Board for Central Missouri State University, 1987-89. Judge advocate, U.S. Navy, 1975-79. Member; American, Missouri, and Cole County bar associations; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Navy League; Vietnam Veterans of America; Military Order of the World Wars. Captain, U.S. Naval Reserve. Graduate (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), Northwestern University, 1972. Law degree, Yale Law School, 1975. Master's degree (business administration and accountan­ cy), Memphis State University, 1979. LL.M., University of Virginia School of Law. Graduate, Appellate Judges Course, Institute of Judicial Administration, New York University. Honorary doctor of laws, Central Missouri State University. Married, two children. Supreme Court of Missouri 207 West High Street (Zip Code 65101) P.O. Box 150 Jefferson City, MO 65102 (573) 751-1004 Fax (573) 751-7161 [email protected]

MISSOURI

RONALD L. LARKIN

State Couns Administrator Larkin took office on April!, 1994. Director of Operations Division, Office of State Couns Administrator, Missouri, 1978-94. Deputy director, Missouti Council on Criminal Justice, 1976-78. Director ofJuvenile Programs, Missouri Council on Criminal Justice, 1969-76. Juvenile officer; 13rh Judicial Circuit of Missouri, 1968-69; 12th Judicial Circuit of Missouri, 1965-68. Chair, Missouri State Employees' Retirement System, 1993-94; chair, Governor's Juvenile Court Personnel AdVisory Committee, 1995-96. Outsranding Service Award, Missouri Judicial Conference, 1993. B.S., M.A., Lincoln University. M.S. (public administration), University of Missouri, Columbia.

Office of the State Courts Administrator 2112 Industrial Drive (Zip Code 65110) P.O. Box 104480 Jefferson City, MO 65110-4480 (573) 751-4377 Fax (573) 751-5540 JEAN A. TURNAGE

ChiefJustice Turnage took office on January 7,1985. He had served in the state legislature since 1962 (2 years in the house and 20 in the sen­ ate). President, Montana Senate, 1981-83. Republican floor leader, 1977 session; minority floor leader, 1967 session. Elected Lake County attorney in 1952 and reelected four times. Private law practice since 1951. President, Conference of Chief Justices, 1993-94. Chair, Board of Directors, National Center for State Courts, 1993-94. Past presi­ dent, Montana County Attorneys Association. Member: Montana Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. U.S. Army Air Corps, 1944-46. JD. (law review), University of Montana, 1951; Honorary Doctor of Legal Letters, University of Montana, 1995. Born March 10, 1926. Married, two children.

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MONTANA

PATRICK A. CHENOVICK

State Court Administrator Chenovick took office on February 1, 1993. Assistant administrator, 1990-93. Chief finance/budget/training officer, 1987·90. Senior management analyst, Department of Revenue, 1980­ 87. Internal auditor, Department of Revenue, 1973-80. Member: Committee on Court Reporter FLSA; Information Technology Advisory Committee; Risk Management Advisory Committee; Joint Task Force on Criminal Justice Strategic Planning. Administrator, Board of Bar Examiners. B.A., Carroll College, 1973, with additional studies in computer science. Born November 28, 1950. Married.

Office of the Court Administrator Justice Building, Room 315 215 North Sanders Helena, MT 59620·3002 (406) 444·2621 Fax (406) 444·0834 [email protected] C. THOMAS WHITE

Chief Justice White was appointed to the on January 6,1977, by then-governor James Exon. He was appointed chief justice by Governor Ben Nelson on January 26, 1995. District court judge for 21st Judical District, 1965-77. Private practice, 1954-65. U.S. Army 1946-47. President of the Nebraska District Court Judges Assocation; Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society. J.D., Creighton University Law School, 1952. Born October 5, 1928. Three children.

Nebraska Supreme Court State Capitol Building, Room 2214 P.O. Box 98910 Lincoln, NE 68509-8910 (402) 471-3738 Fax (402) 471-2197

NEBRASKA

JOSEPH C. STEELE

State Court Administrator Steele took office on January I, 1980, hav­ ing served as acting administrator since November 1, 1979. Deputy administrator and data-processing manager, Nebraska Supreme Court, 1974-79. President, Conference of State Court Administrators, 1993­ 94. Member: American Judicature Society; American Bar Association (associate). Fellow, Institute for Court Management, 1978. B.A., University of Nebraska, Omaha, 1968. Born March 10, 1942. Martied, four children.

Administrative Office of the Courts/Probation State Capitol Building, Room 1220 P.O. Box 98910 Lincoln, NE 68509 (402) 471-3730 Fax (402) 471-2197 [email protected] MIRIAM SHEARING

Chief Justice Shearing took office in January 1997 after having served on the Nevada Supreme Coun as an associate justice since 1993. Chief judge (1986), judge (1983-93), Eighth Judicial District Court. Judge, Clark County Juvenile Coun, 1990-93. , Las Vegas Township, 1977-80. Private practice, San Francisco and Las Vegas 1965-77. President, Nevada District Judges Association, 1986-87. President, Nevada Association of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 1991-92 (founding member). Chair, Nevada State-Federal Judicial Council, 1996-present. Executive committee, National Conference of State Trial Judges of the American Bar Association, 1990-92. Director, American Judicature Society, 1992-97. Master of the bench, Nevada American Inn of Coun. Member, American Bar Association, National Association of Women Judges, local bar associations. B.A., Cornell University, 1956. LL.B.-J.D., Boston College Law School, 1964. Born February 24, 1935. Married, three children.

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NEVADA

GEORGIA J. ROHRS

Administrative Office of the Courts Supreme Court Building 201 South Carson Street (Zip Code 89701) Capitol Complex Carson City, NV 89710 (702) 687-5076 Fax (702) 687-5079 DAVIDA. BROCK

Chief Justice Brock began his term in October 1986, having served on the Supreme Court of New Hampshire since 1978. Associate superior court justice, 1976-78. Legal counsel to governor, 1976. Special coun­ sel to the governor and executive council, 1974-76. Private practice, Concord, 1972-76; Manchester, 1963-69. U.S. attorney, 1969-72. Captain, U.S.M.C.R. Chair: Supreme Court Commission on Court Accreditation; Supreme Court Rules Advisory Committee; Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Conduct, 1981-89. Member: Board of Directors, State Justice Institute (vice-chairman, 1994-95, cochair, 1995-present); New Hampshire Judicial Council, 1979-86; Select Commission on a Unified Court System, 1980-84; Education Committee, Appellate Judges Conference, 1981-presem. Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, 1972. A.B., Dartmouth College, 1958. LL.B., University of Michigan Law School, 1963. Born July 6,1936. Married, six children.

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NEW HAMPSHIRE

DONALD D. GOODNOW

Director Goodnow took office on October 20, 1995. Clerk, Strafford Superior Court, 1981-95; deputy clerk, Cheshire Superior Court, 1980­ 81; private law practice, 1977-80. A.B., Franklin and Marshall College, 1972. J.D., Law School, 1977. Born April 26, 1950. Married, two children.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire Frank Rowe Kenison Building Noble Drive Concord, NH 03301-6160 (603) 271-2521 Fax (603) 271-3977 DEBORAH T. PORITZ

Chief Justice Poritz was sworn into office on July 10, 1996; she is New Jersey's first female chief justice. Attorney general of New Jersey, 1994-96. Partner, Jamieson, Moore, Peskin & Spicer, 1990-94. Chief counsel to Governor Thomas H. Kean, 1989-90. Assistant attorney general and director of the Division of Law, Department of Law and Public Safety, 1986-89. Deputy attorney general, 1977-86. Member: Princeton, Mercer County, and New Jersey State bar associations; Senior Environmental Forum, National Association of Attorneys General. Fellow, American Bar Association. B.A. (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), Brooklyn College, 1958. J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School. Additional graduate study, Brandeis University and Columbia University. Married.

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NEW JERSEY

JAMES J. CIANCIA

Administrative Director Ciancia took office on July 18, 1996. First assistant attorney general, 1994-96. Superior coun judge, Camden County,1989-94. Assistant attorney general, Division of Law, Department of Law and Public Safety, 1982-89. Director, Central Appellate Research Staff, Administrative Office of the Courts, 1974-82; research attorney, 1972-74. Attorney, Somerset-Sussex Legal Services, 1971-72. Attorney, New Jersey State Office of Legal Services, 1970-7l. VISTA attorney, Philadelphia Legal Services, 1969-70. Member: New Jersey, Hunterdon County, and Camden County bar associations; New Jersey Federal District Court; Third Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. Supreme Court. B.A., Rider College, 1966. J.D., Rutgers University School of Law, 1969. Married, one child.

Administrative Office of the Courts CN-OJ7 RJH Justice Complex 25 Market Street Trenton, NJ 08625 (609) 984-0275 Fax (609) 292-3320 GENE E. FRANCHINI

Chief)ustice Franchini took office on January 8,1997, having served on the court since 1990. Private practice, 1982-90, 1960-75. Presiding judge (I978-80), judge (I975-8I), Second Judicial District. Past staff judge advocate, New Mexico Air National Guard. Past president, New Mexico Trial Lawyers' Association. Past member, Board of Directors, Albuquerque Bar Association. Past chairman, personnel board, labor relations board, interim board of ethics, city of Albuquerque. Past cochairman, New Mexico Medical-Legal Board. Past chairman, Board of Trustees, Heights General Hospital. Member: New Mexico and Albuquerque bar associations; New Mexico Trial Lawyers' Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; New Mexico Inn of Court LXXXI. B.B.A., University of New Mexico, 1957. J.D., Georgetown University, 1960. LL.M., University of Virginia, 1995. Born May 19, 1935

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NEW MEXICO

JOHN M. GREACEN

Director Greacen assumed his duties in October 1996. Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of New Mexico, 1992-96; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1984-92. Deputy director for programs, National Center for State Courts, 1979-84. Visiting associate professor, Washington College of Law, American University, 1978-79. Director of programs, The Police Foundation, 1975-78. Acting director, National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Department of Justice, 1974-75. Deputy director, National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Department of Justice, 1973-74. Member: American Bar Association, National Judicial College, National Association for Court Management, National Conference of Clerks, Federal Court Clerks Association, National Conference of Bankruptcy Clerks. Former chair, ABA Section of Criminal Justice, ABA Lawyers Conference. A.B., Princeton University, 1965. J.D., University of Arizona, 1968. Married.

Administrative Office of the Courts Supreme Court of New Mexico 237 Don Gaspar, Room 25 Santa Fe, NM 87501-2178 (50S) 827-4800 Fax (50S) 827-4824 [email protected] JUDITH S. KAYE

Chief Judge Kaye assumed office on March 2.3, 1993, having been served on the court since September 1983. Private practice, Olwine, Connelly, Chase, O'Donnell & Weyher, 1969-83. Private practice, 1962-64. Cochair, Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children. Member: Board of Directors, Institute of Judicial Administration; National Association of Women Judges; American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence; ABA/JAD Committee on Appellate Practice; Council, American Law Institute; Board of Editors, New York Scare Bar Journal. Gold Medal Award, Stanley H. Fuld Award, New York State Bar Association. Public Official of the Year, Governing Magazine. Vanderbilt Gold Medal, Achievement Award, New York University School of Law. President's Special Award, Founder's Award, New York City Women's Bar Association. William J. Brennan, Jr., Award, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Numerous honorary law degrees. B.A., Barnard College, 1958. LL.B. (cum laude; Order of the Coif; associate editor, law review), New York University School of Law, 1962. Married, three children. 230 Park Avenue, Suite 826 New York, NY 10169 New York City: (212) 661-6787 Fax (212) 682-2778 Albany: (518) 455-7741 Fax (518) 426-0268

NEW YORK

JONATHAN LIPPMAN

Chief Administrative Judge Lippman took office on January I, 1996. Deputy chief administrative judge. June 1995-December 1995. Deputy chief administrator for management support, 1989-95. Chief clerk and executive officer, Supreme Court, New York County, Civil Branch, 1983-89. Chair: New York State Court Facilities Capital Review Board. Member: Board of Directors, New York University School of Law Alumni Association; National Association for Court Management; New York State Bar Association. Awards: Harlan Fiske Stone Memorial Award, Association of Trial Lawyers of the City of New York; Bernard Botein Award, Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Louis J. Capozzoli Gavel Award, New York County Lawyers' Association; Respect for Law Alliance Award; Benjamin N. Cardozo Award, Jewish Lawyers Guild; Ecumenical Award, Catholic Lawyers Guild. B.A., New York University (cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa). J.D., New York University School of Law.

New York State Unified Court System Office of Court Administration 270 Broadway, 14th Floor New York, NY 10007 New York City: (212) 417-2004 Fax (212) 417-2013 Albany: (518) 473-6087 Fax (518) 473-5514 BURLEY B. MITCHELL, JR.

ChiefJustice Mitchell took office in January 1995, having served on the court since 1982. N.C. Secretary of Crime Control and Safety, 1979-82. Judge, N.C. Court of Appeals, 1977-79. District attorney, 10th Judicial District, 1972-77. Assistant attorney general of North Carolina, 1969­ 72. Member: American, North Carolina (vice-president 1986-87), and Wake County bar associations. Chair, Governor's Advisory Board on Prisons and Punishment, 1989-90; Governor's Crime Commission, 1977­ 95 (chair, 1977-79); North Carolina Courts Commission (1983-93). North Carolina News Media-Administration of Justice Council, 1976­ present. Awards: Who's Who in America; North Carolina State University Outstanding Alumnus, 1990. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), North Carolina State University, 1995. B.A. (cum laude), North Carolina State University, 1966. J.D., University of North Carolina, 1969 (president, law class of 1969). Born December 15,1940. Married, two children.

Supreme Court of North Carolina Justice Building 2 East Morgan Street (Zip Code 27601-1400) P.O. Box 2448 Raleigh, NC 27602 (919) 733-3712 Fax (919) 733-0105

NORTH CAROLINA

DALLAS A. CAMERON, JR.

Administrative Director of the Courts Cameron has served as adminis­ trative assistant director under five different chief justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Special counsel, executive secretary, Judicial Standards Commission. Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cincinnati, Columbus, and New York City. Member: American, North Carolina, and Wake County bar associations. Bachelor's degree, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Law degree, University of North Carolina Law School. Married, children.

Administrative Director of the Courts P.O. Box 2448 Raleigh, NC 27602 (919) 733-7107 Fax (919) 715-5779 GERALD W. VANDEWALLE

Chief]ustice VandeWalle took office on January I, 1993, having served on the North Dakota Supreme Court since 1978. Reelected to the supreme court, 1994, reappointed chief justice, January I, 1995. Attorney general's office: special assistant, 1958-74; first assistant, 1975­ 77. Member: Conference of Chief Justices Board of Directors; Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association. Cochair, American Bar Association Bar Admissions Committee of the Section on Legal Education Admission to the Bar; first chair, North Dakota Judicial Conference, 1985-87. Member: American Judicature Society; American Bar Association. Sioux Award, University of North Dakota, 1992; North Dakota Council of School Attorneys Educational Law Award, 1987; "Love Without Fear" Award from the Abused Adult Resource Center, February 1995; Outstanding Alumnus Award for the University of North Dakota's Zeta Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, April 1995. B.S. (commerce, with account­ ing honors), University of North Dakota, 1955. J.D. (magna cum laude; law review editor; Order of the CoiO, University of North Dakota, 1958. Supreme Court of North Dakota State Capitol Building 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, NO 58505-0530 (701) 328-4211 Fax (701) 328-4480

NORTH DAKOTA

KEITHE E. NELSON

State Court Administrator Nelson took office on April 7, 1992. He previously served as acting state court administrator. Director of judi­ cial planning and research, 1991-92. U.S. Air Force, 1959-91 (director of personnel for Air Force attorneys, 1973-77; commandant "dean," Air Force Law School, 1977-87; director, Air Force judiciary, 1982-84; deputy judge advocate general, 1985-88; judge advocate general, 1988­ 91). Ph.B., University of North Dakota. J.D., University of North Dakota, 1959. Born March 23,1935. Married, four children.

Supreme Court of North Dakota State Capitol Building 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, NO 58505-0530 (701) 328-4216 Fax (701) 328-4480 MARTY W. K. TAYLOR

ChiefJustice Taylor took office on September 22, 1995. Judge pro tem, Superior Court of Guam, present; designated judge, U.S. District Court, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), 1993-pre­ sent; associate judge, Commonwealth Superior Court, 1989·95; munici­ pal judge pro tem, San Mateo County, California, 1973. Acting public defender and deputy public defender, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 1979-89; legal counsel, CNMI Civil Service Commission, 1979·80; staff counsel, Micronesian Claims Commission (war claims), 1974-76; private practice, San Mateo County, 1972-74, and Northern Mariana Islands, 1976-82; instructor of law, San Mateo County, 1970-73; deputy district attorney, San Mateo County, 1968-72. President, Pacific Judicial Council, 1996-present. Chair, CNMI Criminal Justice Planning Agency, 1995-present; chair, CNMI Law Revision Commission, 1995-present; secretary, CNMI Board of Parole, 1978-82. B.S. (business and industrial management), San Jose State University, 1961. J.D., University of California Hastings College of the Law, 1967. Born October 2, 1937. Married, six children.

Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands P.O. Box 2165 Saipan, MP 96950 011 (670) 234-5175 Fax 011 (670) 234-5183 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

EDWARD C. DELEON GUERRERO

Director of Courts Guerrero has served the courts since January 21, 1997. Special assistant to the mayor, Saipan, 1994-97. Chief of cus­ toms, Department of Finance, Northern Mariana Islands, 1992-94. Executive director, 1988-92 and criminal justice planner, 1985-87, Criminal Justice Planning Agency, Northern Mariana Islands. Social economic planner, Planning and Budgeting Affairs Office, Office of the Governor, Northern Mariana Islands, 1984-85. Part-time instructor, Northern Marianas College and CNMI Police Academy, 1984-85. B.S. (criminal justice administration), Boise State University, 1980. M.P.A., Boise State University, 1984. Born March 16, 1955. Married, three children.

Supreme Coun of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands P.O. Box 2165 C. K. Saipan, MP 96950 011 (670) 234-5175/76/77 Fax 011 (670) 234-5183 THOMAS]. MOYER

ChiefJustice Moyer took office in January 1987 after being elected in general elections. He was reelected for a six-year tenn beginning January 1, 1993. Judge, Tenth District Court of Appeals, 1979-86 (pre­ siding judge, 1986; administrative judge, 1985). Executive assistant to the governor, 1975-79. Private practice, eight years. Assistant attorney general, 1964-66. Lecturer: Ohio Judicial College; Ohio Legal Center Institute; Court of Appeals Judges Association. President: Conference of Chief Justices, 1995-96; Columbus Bar Association, 1980-81; Columbus Board of Education, 1973-74. Chair, National Center for State Courts Board of Directors, 1995-96. Past member, Executive Committee and Council of Delegates of Ohio State Bar Association. Award of Merit, Ohio Legal Center Institute. Herberr Harley Award, American Judicature Society, 1989. Ohio Bar Medal, Ohio State Bar Association. Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees: Akron University, Defiance College, Miami University, Ohio State University. B.A. (political science), Ohio State University, 1961. J.D., Ohio State University, 1964. Born April 18, 1939. Married.

Supreme Court of Ohio 30 East Broad Street Columbus,OH 43266-0419 (614) 466-3627 Fax (614) 728-8064

OHIO

STEPHAN W. STOVER

Administrative Director Stover took office on January 12, 1987. Ohio Ethics Commission, 1977-87 (executive director, 1981-87; assistant director, 1977-81). Ohio Legislative Service Commission, 1975-77. Member: Conference of State Courr Administrators Board of Directors, since 1995; Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (board member, 1985-87; chair, 1987); Ohio State Bar Association; National Association for Court Management; Ohio Association for Court Administration. Treasurer, Ohio Judicial Conference. COGEL Award, Lifetime Achievement Award of the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws, 1991. B.A., Ohio State University, 1969. M.A., Ohio State University, 1971. J.D., Washington University (St. Louis), 1974. Born November 3, 1946. Married, two children.

Supreme Court of Ohio State Office Tower 30 East Broad Street Columbus,OH 43266-0419 (614) 466-2653 Fax (614) 752-8736 YVONNE KAUGER

Chief Justice Kauger was sworn in on January 7, 1997, and has served on the court since 1984. Presiding judge, Court on the Judiciary. Former member: law school and bench and bar committees, Oklahoma Bar Association. Founder, Gallery of the Plains Indians, Colony, Oklahoma. Cofounder, Red Earth. Coordinator, The Sovreignty Symposium, a seminar on Indian law sponsored by the . Adopted member, Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, Oklahoma. Awards: Oklahoma City Pioneer Award, 1989; National Delta Zeta, 1988; Distinguished Alumnus, Oklahoma City University and Southwestern State University. Law degree (first in class), Oklahoma City University. Married, one child, one grandchild.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma State Capitol Building, Room 245 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (405) 521-3845 Fax (405) 528-1607

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~o .-". m OKLAHOMA ,~• "~ ;s: 1901 ~ HOWARD W CONYERS

Administrative Director of the Courts Conyers assumed office on January 21, 1988. Deputy administrative director, Supreme Court of Oklahoma, 1987-88. Partner, law firm of Mattingly, Conyers, and Snow in Seminole, Oklahoma, 1976-87. City attorney, Seminole, Oklahoma, 1976-80. B.s. (business administration/personnel and orga­ nizational behavior), Indiana University, 1972. J.D., Oklahoma University School of Law, 1975. Born December 24,1949. Married, two children.

Administrative Office of the Courts 1915 North Stiles, Suite 305 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (405) 521-2450 Fax (405) 521-6815 CHARLES S. CHAPEL

Presiding Judge Chapel was elected to his position effective January 1, 1997, and was appointed to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on January 11, 1993. Private practice, Chapel, Riggs, Abney, Neal, & Turpen (Tulsa, Oklahoma), 1972-93. B.S. (honors), San Diego State University, 1966. J.D., University of Tulsa, 1968.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma State Capitol Building, Room 230 2300 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (405) 521-2158 Fax (405) 521-4980

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1•0 g :s: 190"! Z WALLACE P. CARSON, JR.

Chief Justice Carson took office on September 1, 1991. Justice, Supreme Court of Oregon, 1982-91. Circuit court judge, 1977-82. Private law practice, 1962-77. Former state legislator. Member: Marion County Bar Association (secretary-treasurer, 1965-67; board member, 1968-70); Oregon State Bar (has been active in numerous committees); chair, Appellate Court Performance Standards Commission; chair, Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedure Committee; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Oregon Judicial Conference. U.S. Air Force, 1956-59; U.S. Air Force Reserve, 1959-70; Oregon Air National Guard, 1970-90. A.B. (political science), Stanford University, 1956. J.D., Willamette University College of Law, 1962. Born June 10, 1934. Married, two children.

Supreme Court of Building 1163 State Street Salem, OR 97310 (503) 986-5700 Fax (503) 986-5560

OREGON

KINGSLEY W. CLICK

State Court Administrator Click took office June 27, 1995, having served as acting state court administrator since January 9,1995. Deputy state courr administrator of Oregon, 1989-95. Held several other posi­ tions in the Office of the State Court Administrator in Oregon during 1984-89. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Washington, D.C., 1978-84. Member: Kansas, Washington D.C., and Oregon state bars. B.A., political science, University of Kansas, 1974. J.D., University of Kansas School of Law, 1977. Born May 26,1951. Married, three children.

Supreme Court of Oregon Supreme Court Building 1163 State Street Salem, OR 97310 (503) 986-5500 Fax (503) 986-5503 JOHN P. FLAHERTY

Chief Justice Flaherty took office on August 1, 1996, and has served on the court since 1979. Chief judge, Civil Division, 1978-79; judge, Court of Common Pleas, 1973-78. Chief counsel, Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board, 1971. Professor, Carnegie-Mellon University, and pri­ vate practice of law, 1958-73. USIA-sponsored speaker in Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, Korea, and Hong Kong, 1985 and 1986. Awards: Hon. Kentucky Colonel; Man of the Year, law and gov­ ernment, Greater Pittsburgh Jaycees, 1978; Distinguished Alumni, Pennsylvania Academy of Science, 1978; Medallion of Distinction, University uf Pittsburgh, 1988; Century Club of Distinguished Alumni, Duquesne University, 1994. U.S. Army, 1953-55 (first lieutenant). B.A., Duquesne University, 1953. J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1958. Hon. LL.D., Widener University, 1993. Born November 19, 1931.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Gateway 6, Suite 616 11 Stanwix Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412) 565-5525

PENNSYLVANIA

NANCY M. SOBOLEVITCH

Court Administrator Sobolevitch took office on March 31, 1986. Executive assistant to the Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1979-86. Deputy director, Governor's Energy Council, 1975-78. Current member: President-elect, Conference of State Court Administrators Board of Directors; Vice-chair-elect, National Center for State Courts Board of Directors; Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency; Pennsylvania Association of Court Management; COSCA Committee on Court Technology; chairperson, COSCA Committee on Public Trust and Confidence in the Judiciary; National Association of Women Judges; American Judges Association. B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1960. Born March 3,1938.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 1515 Market Street, Suite 1414 Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 560-6337 Fax (215) 560-5485 [email protected] JOSE A. ANDREU~GARCfA

Chief Justice Andreu-Garcia took office on February 4, 1992, having served as associate justice of the supreme court since 1990. Judge, Superior Court of Puerto Rico, 1969-73. District attorney, 1966-69. Assistant district attorney, 1965-66. Judge, District Court of Puerto Rico, 1963-65. Lecturer on constitutional law, Inter-American University School of Law, 1973-74. Member: Puerto Rico and American bar associations; American Trial Lawyers Association; Judicial Conference of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico; Council for the Judicial Refonn of the Governor of Puerto Rico; Board of Directors, Public Buildings Authority of Puerto Rico; Board of Directors, Manufacturers Trust Insurance Company. B.A., University of Puerto Rico, 1958. LL.B., University of Puerto Rico Law School, 1961. National College of the State Judiciary, 1972. Married, three children.

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Ponce de Leon Avenue P.O. Box 2392 San Juan, PR 00902-2392 (809) 724-3535/3553 Fax (809) 725-4910

PUERTO RICO

MERCEDES M. BAUERMEISTER

Administrative Director of the Courts Bauermeister took office in December 1992. Director, Judicial Conference Secretariat, Puerto Rico Supreme Court, 1990-92. Attorney, private practice, 1981-90. Attorney, Special Litigations Office, Electric Energy Authority, 1980­ 8!. Lecturer, Puerto Rico Bar Association orientation session for new attorneys, 1990-91. Reporter, Mandatory Guides on Child Support Forums, Puerto Rico Bar Association, 1989-91. Corrector, redactor, and member, Attorney's Admission Board, 1986-89. Member, Puerto Rico and American bar associations. B.A. (politics), University of Puerto Rico. M.A. (public administration), University of Puerto Rico, 1976. J.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1979. Married, three children.

General Court of Justice Office of Court Administration 6 Vela Street P.O. Box 917, Hato Rey Station Hato Rey, PR 00919 (809) 763-3358 Fax (809) 250-7448 JOSEPH R. WEISBERGER

Chief Justice Weisberget took office in March 1995; he has served on the supreme court since 1978. Justice, Superior Court, 1956-72 (preSid­ ing justice 1972-78). Member: American Bar Associarion; American Law Institute; Education Committee of Appellate Judges Conference; Board of Trustees, St. Joseph Hospital; Board of Directors, Blue Cross of Rhode Island. Past member: House of Delegates, American Bar Association; Board of Directors, National Center for State Courts; Senior Faculty NYU. Appellate Seminar. Faculty, National Judicial College, 1966-present. Past chair: Appellate Judges Conference, American Bar Association; National Conference State Trial Judges; Governor's Council on Mental Health. Awards: Erwin Griswold Award for Excellence in Teaching, National Judicial College, 1989; Herbert Harley Award, American Judicature Society, 1989. Appointed by Pope John Paul II to office of Knight Commander with Star Order of St. Gregory. United States Navy, 1941-46. Nine honorary degrees. Graduate of Brown University (magna cum laude) and Harvard University School of Law.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island 250 Benefit Street Providence, RI 02903 (400277-3290 Fax (400277-3599

RHODE ISLAND

ROBERT C. HARRALL

State Court Administrator HarraH was appointed to his position in 1993. Deputy administrator, state courts, Rhode Island; management systems supervisor, Rhode Island Supreme Court. Principal manage­ ment analyst, Rhode Island. Assistant to director, Marine Terminals, Port of New York Authority. Instructor, Department of Political Science, University of Rhode Island. Member: American Society for Public Administration (president, R.I. chapter; chairman, New England region; member, National Council); Developing Countries Administrators Training Program; National Association for Court Management; Association of Records Managers and Administrators. Fellow, Institute for Court Management; NCSC Distinguished Service Award, 1996. Board of directors: South Providence Neighborhood Ministries; Cranston YMCA; Institute for Court Management; Friends of Nobska Steamship Preservation Society; Drew University Alumni. B.A., Drew University. M.P.A., University of Rhode Island. Ph.D., University of Connecticut. State Court Administrator Supreme Court of Rhode Island 250 Benefit Street Providence, RI 02903 (400277-3263 Fax (400 277-3599 [email protected] ERNEST A. FINNEY

Chief Justice Finney assumed office on December 17 I 1994 and has served on the court since 1980. Elected a circuit judge in 1976. Private practice of law, 1955-76. S.c. House of Representatives, 1972-76. Member: S.C. Bar and other local, state, and national bar associations. Chair, Board of Directors, Buena Vista Development Corporation; chair, S.c. Uniform Jury Charge Project. Member: S.c. Sentencing Guidelines Commission, American Judges Association, Claflin College Board of Trustees, University of S.c. School of Law Minority Advisory Committee, Legal Responsibilities Committee of the United Methodist Church General Council on Finance and Administration, NAACP. Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society, Alpha Phi Alpha, Shriners, and Emmanual United Methodist Church. B.A. (cum laude), Claflin College. J.D., S.c. State University School of Law. Honorary Doctor of Humanities, Claflin College; Honorary Doctor of Laws, The Citadel and the University of S.c. at Coastal Carolina College. Married, three children, two granddaughters. Supreme Court of South Carolina Sumter County Courthouse, Room 100 141 North Main Street (Zip Code 29150) Post Office Drawer 1309 Sumter, SC 29151-1309 (803) 436-2203 Fax (803) 773-3113

SOUTH CAROLINA

GEORGE A. MARKERT

Director Markert assumed office in October 1994. He was assistant director of court administration for family courts, 1981-94. Member: American, Georgia, and South Carolina bar associations. B.A., University of Georgia. J.D., University of Georgia School of Law.

South Carolina Court Administration 1015 Sumter Street, Second Floor (Zip Code 29201) Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 734-1800 Fax (803) 734-1821 [email protected] ROBERT A. MILLER

Chief Justice Miller took office in 1990, having served on the South Dakota Supreme Court since 1986. Judge, Sixth Circuit, 1971-86 (pre­ siding judge 1976-86). Private law practice, Haakon County state's attorney, and Philip City attorney, 1965-71. South Dakota assistant attorney general, 1963-65. Drafted South Dakota benchbook for circuit judges, 1979. Counselor, South Dakota Boys State Courts. Member: Conference of Chief Justices Board of Directors; South Dakota State Bar Association (serving on several committees); South Dakota Judges' Association (president, 1975); chair, South Dakota Retirement System, 1977-81; Board ofTrustees, University of South Dakota Law School Foundation; Freedom Foundation National Jury Awards Committee; Advisory Council, Communication Services for the Deaf. Graduate and faculty advisor, National Judicial College. B.S. (business adminis­ tration, 1961), J.D. (law review editor, 1963), University of South Dakota. Born August 28, 1939. Married, five children.

Supreme Court of South Dakota 500 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501 (605) 773-4886 Fax (605) 773-6128 [email protected]

SOUTH DAKOTA

MICHAEL L. BUENGER

State Court Administrator Buenger took office June 16, 1995. Court administrator and legal counsel, Second District Court of Appeals of Ohio, 1991-95; adjunct assistant professor of political science, University of Dayton, 1995; adjunct professor of legal writing and research, Sinclair Community College, 1992-93; law clerk to the Hon. Thomas J. Grady, Court of Appeals of Ohio, 1989-91. Member: American Bar Association; National Association for Court Management. B.A., (cum laude), University of Dayton. J.D., (cum laude), St. Louis University School of Law. Born, April 23, 1960. Married, two children.

Unified Judicial System 500 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501 (605) 773-3474 Fax (605) 773-6128 [email protected] E. RILEY ANDERSON

Chief Justice Anderson took office on July 8, 1997, having served on the supreme coun since 1990 and as chief justice from 1994 to 1996. Tennessee Court of Appeals, 1987-90. Managing partner, Joyce, Anderson & Meredith, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1958-87. Chairman: Tennessee Judicial Council, 1990-95; Select Senate/House Committee on Court Automation, 1990-94. Member: faculty, Tennessee Judicial Academy; American, Tennessee, Anderson County, and Knoxville bar associations; Advisory Board, The Cornerstone Behavioral Center. Fellow, American and Tennessee bar associations. Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in America. B.S. (1955) and J.D. (1957), University of Tennessee. Graduate, Appellate Judges Seminar, New York University, 1988. Married.

Supreme Court of Tennessee 304 Supreme Court Building 401 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, TN 37219 (423) 594-6400 Fax (615) 741-5809 Q1.m~ ~ ;gl.~ AOICV . 1 \~ '. 'I TENNESSEE .,.~ . F· ~ ...... • .I"•••.•••• CHARLES E. FERRELL

Director Ferrell took office in 1992. Vice-president, Southeastern Regional Office, National Center for State Courts, 1989-92. Information technology consultant in court information systems and computer sales, 1987-89. Director, Administrative Office of the Courts, State of Oklahoma, 1984-87; deputy director, 1982-84. Project director for information systems, National Center for State Courts, 1978-82. Project director, Administrative Office of the Courts of Nonh Carolina, 1975-78. U.S. Air Force, 1969-75. B.A. (business administration), North Carolina Wesleyan College, 1975. Born March 22,1948. Married, two children.

Administrative Office of the Courts Nashville City Center, Suite 1400 511 Union Street Nashville, TN 37243-0607 (615) 741-2687 Fax (615) 741-6285 THOMAS R. PHILLIPS

ChiefJustice Phillips was appointed chief justice on January 4, 1988, elected in November 1988, and reelected in November 1990. Judge, 280th District Court, Harris County, 1981-88. Private practice, 1975­ 81. Briefing attorney, , 1974-75. American Judicature Society, director, 1989-96, Executive Committee, 1995-96; Southwestern Legal Foundation, director, 1992-present; American Law Institute, advisor, Federal Judicial Code Project, 1996-present; chair, Mass Tort Conference Planning Committee, 1993-95. Member: Committee on State-Federal Jurisdiction, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1989-96; Philosophical Society of Texas; American Bar Foundation; Board of Advisors, Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution, University of Texas School of Law, 1993-present; Administrative Conference of the United States, American Law Institute. B.A., Baylor University, 1971. J.D., Harvard Law School, 1974. Born October 23, 1949. Married, one son, one stepson. Supreme Court of Texas 201 West Fourteenth Street, Room 301A (Zip Code 78701) P.O. Box 12248, Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711 (512) 463-1315 Fax (512) 472-2725 E-mail [email protected] Website http://www.tomphillips.com

TEXAS

JERRY L. BENEDICT

Administrative Director of the Office of Court Administration Benedict took office September 5, 1995. Assistant attorney general in the General Counsel Division (director of the Office of Administrative Counsel and director of the Intergovernmental Relations Division). Texas state representative, 1977-83 (Judiciary and Judicial Affairs com­ mittees); private law practice.

Administrative Director of the Texas Judicial System Office of Court Administration Tom C. Clark State Courts Building 205 West Fourteenth Street, Suite 600 Austin, TX 78701 (512) 463-1625 Fax (512) 463-1648 MICHAEL J. MCCORMICK

Presiding Judge McConnick took office on January 1, 1989. Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1981-88. Executive director, Texas District and County Attorneys Association, 1976-80. Assistant direc­ tor, Texas District and County Attorneys Association, 1972-76. Assistant district attorney, Travis County, Texas, 1971-72. Briefing attorney, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1970-71. Instructor, Southwest Texas State University, Law Enforcement Department, 1977­ 88. President, National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators, 1978. B.A., University of Texas. J.D., St. Mary's University School of Law, 1970. Born October 17, 1945. Married, two children.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas Fourteenth at Colorado (Zip Code 78701) P.O. Box 12308, Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711 (512) 463-1575

TEXAS MICHAEL D. ZIMMERMAN

Chief justice Zimmennan took office on january 1, 1994, having served on the since 1984. Private practice 1970-76, 1978-84. Associate professor of law, University of Utah, 1976-78. Law clerk to Chief justice Warren E. Burger, 1969-70. Federal Civil Rules Advisory Committee, 1985-91. Supreme court representative to the Utah judicial Council, 1986-91. Utah Constitutional Revision Commission, 1987-94. Board of Directors: American judicature Society. Board of Trustees: University of Utah Law School Alumni Association; The Institute at Deer Valley. Named Appellate Court judge of the Year (1988) by the Utah State Bar. Inaugural recipient, Excellence in Ethics Award, Utah Valley State College, 1994. B.S., University of Utah, 1966. j.D. (first in class, editor, Utah Law Review. Order of the CoiO, University of Utah College of Law, 1969. Widowed, three children.

Supreme Court of Building, Room 332 , UT 84114 (80l) 538-1044 Fax (80l) 538-1020 [email protected]

UTAH

DANIEL BECKER

State Court Administrator Becker took office on September 25, 1995. He previously served the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts as deputy director, 1993-95; administrator for court services, 1986-93; and assistant to the director, 1985-86. Trial court administra­ tor for the Fourteenth judicial District of North Carolina, 1981-84. Assistant director for operations and court consultant for the Administrative Office of the Courts of Georgia, 1977-81. B.A. (politi­ cal science, 1974) and M.P.A. (1976), Florida Atlantic University. Born April 19, 1952. Married, five children.

Administrative Office of the Courts 230 South 500 East, Suite 300 Salt Lake City, UT 84102 (801) 578-3800 Fax (80l) 578-3843 [email protected] JEFFREY L. AMESTOY

Chief Justice Amestoy was appointed by Governor Howard Dean and was sworn in on January 31, 1997. He has served the state of Vermont as attorney general, 1985-97; commissioner oflabor and industry, 1982­ 84; chief prosecutor, attorney general's Medicaid fraud division, 1978­ 81; assistant attorney general, 1977-78; and counsel to the Governor's Commission on the Administration of Justice, 1974-76. B.A., Hobart Col1ege, 1968. J.D., University of California, Hastings Law School, 1972. M.P.A., John E Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1982. Born July 24, 1946. Married, three daughters.

Supreme Court of Vermont 111 State Street Montpelier, VT 05602 (802) 828-3278 Fax (802) 828-3457

VERMONT

LEESUSKIN

Court Administrator Suskin assumed office on April 18, 1996, after serving as acting court administrator since August 1995. Trial court administrator, , 1980-95. Director of plan­ ning/development, Vermont Supreme Court, 1977-80. Assistant attor­ ney general, Consumer Protection Division, Burlington, Vermont, 1972-76. Admitted to the Vermont State Bar, 1972. A.B., political sci­ ence, University of Rochester, 1968. J.D., Columbia University School of Law, 1972. Born November 14, 1946. Married, one daughter.

Supreme Court of Vermont 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609-0701 (802) 828-3278 Fax (802) 828-3457 HARRY L. CARRICO

Chief Justice Carrico took office on February 1, 1981, having served on the Virginia Supreme Court since 1961. Judge, Sixteenth Judicial· Circuit, 1956-61. Private law practice, Fairfax, Virginia, 1951-56. Judge, trial justice court (now general district court), Fairfax County, 1943-51 (with time out for service in U.S. Naval Reserve, World War II). President, Conference of Chief Justices (1989-90); chair, National Center for State Courrs (1989-90). Cochair, National Judicial Council for State and Federal Courts, 1990-present. Member: Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1987-95; Judicial Council of Virginia, 1970 to present (chair since 1981). Order of the Coif (honorary); Omicron Delta Kappa (hon• orary); Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. LL.D. (honorary): College of William and Mary, 1993; University of Richmond, 1973; George Washington University, 1987. J.D., George Washington University, 1942. Born September 4, 1916. Married.

Supreme Court of Virginia 100 North Ninth Street (Zip Code 23219) P.O. Box 1315 Richmond, VA 23210 (804) 786-2023 Fax (804) 371-8530

VIRGINIA

ROBERT N. BALDWIN

State Court Administrator Baldwin assumed office January 1, 1976. Assistant state court administrator, 1974-75. Assistant dean and assis­ tant professor of law, University of Richmond, 1972-74. Board of direc­ tors, State Justice Institute; past president, Conference of State Court Administrators, 1989-90; vice-chair, Board of Directors, National Center for State Courrs, 1989-90. Member: Board of Directors, American Judicature Society; Institute for Judicial Administration, Criminal Justice Services Commission; advisory committee, Trial Court Performance Standards Commission; advisory committee, Appellate Court Performance Standards Commission; advisory committee, National Standards for Court-connected Mediation Programs; Boyd­ Graves Conference; Board of Governors, Administrative Law Section, Virginia State Bar; Governor's Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse; Virginia State Bar Computers and the Law Committee; Virginia Public Records Advisory Committee; editorial board, Justice System Journal. u.s. Army, 1970-72. B.A. (1967), J.D. (1970), University of Richmond. Born March 15, 1945. Married, two children. Supreme Court of Virginia 100 North Ninth Street, Third Floor Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 786-6455 Fax (804) 786-4542 Website http://www.courts.state.va.us VERNE A. HODGE

Chief Judge Hodge took office in Decembet 1976. Attorney genetal of the Virgin Islands Department of Law, 1973-76. Private law practice, 1969-73. Internal auditor, internal revenue agent, comptroller, public accountant, business manager and personnel director, fiscal officer, 1958-65. Author of two legal articles: "The Need for Constitutional Courts in the United States Territories" and "The Mirror Theory and Its Effects (An Analysis of the Application of the Internal Revenue Code to the Virgin Islands)." Infantry lieutenant, U.S. Anny, 1956-58. B.S. (magna cum laude), Hampton University, 1956. J.o. (cum laude), Howard Universiry School of Law, 1969. Born November 16,1933. Three children.

Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands Alexander A. Farrelly Justice Center P.O. Box 70 Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas, VI 00801 (809) 774-6680/7674 Fax (809) 776-9889 [email protected]

VIRGIN ISLANDS

VIOLA E. SMITH

Court Administrator Smith took office on September 13, 1993. Clerk of the court/administrator, 1964-93. Chief deputy clerk, 1963-64. Deputy clerk of the municipal court, 1958-63. Secretary, 1957-58. Member: American Judicature Society; American Bar Association (Judicial Administration Division); National Association for Court Management. Institute for Court Management certificates 1974, 1977, 1989: budget­ ing, planning, and financial controls; caseflow management and jury uti­ lization; records, systems, and procedures; and personnel administration. Certificate in court administration, University of Chicago Center for Continuing Education, 1977. Certificate in fundamentals of data pro­ cessing for the non-data-processing manager, New Hampshire College Continuing Education, 1982. Certificate in introduction to computers and technology in courts, specialty session, National Judicial College, 1984. Born November 14, 1939. Widow, three children. Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands Alexander A. Farrelly Justice Center Veterans Drive P.O. Box 70 Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas, VI 00804 (809) 774-6680, ext. 6409 Fax (809) 776-9889 [email protected] BARBARA DURHAM

Chief Justice Dutham was elected to the Washington Supreme Coun in 1985 and has served as chief justice since January 1995. Washington State Coun of Appeals, 1980·84; King County Superior Coun, 1976­ 79; Mercer Island District Coun, 1973-76; private law practice, 1970­ 76; deputy King County prosecuting attorney, 1968·70; securities ana­ lyst, 1964·65. Chair: Board for Judicial Administration. Board of Visitors: University of Washington School of Law. B.B.A. (cum laude) Georgetown University. J.D., Stanford University School of Law. Married.

Supreme Coun of Washington Temple of Justice P.O. Box 40929 Olympia, WA 98504-0929 (360) 357·2049 Fax (360) 357-2085 [email protected]

WASHINGTON

MARY CAMPBELL MCQUEEN

State Coun Administrator McQueen took office on April 10, 1987. Director of judicial services, Washington State Office of the Administrator for the Courts, 1979-87. Coun planning officer, Disrrict of Columbia couns. Planning coordinator, Kentucky Depanment of Justice. Manager, evaluarion unit, Kentucky Depanment of Corrections. Member: Board of Directors (president, 1995·96), Conference of State Coun Administrators; American Bar Association/1udicial Administration Division (Lawyers Conference); Washington State Bar; Board for Judicial Administration; Coun Management Council (chair), Judicial lnfonnation Systems Committee; Board for Trial Coun Education. ABA/National Center for State Courrs Jury Standards Award, 1989. National Center for State Courts Distinguished Service Award, 1991. Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government, John E Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. B.A., University of Georgia. J.D., Seattle University Law School. Married, two children.

Supreme Court of Washington Temple of Justice P.O. Box 41174 Olympia, WA 98504-1174 (360) 357·2121 Fax (360) 357-2127 MARGARET L. WORKMAN

ChiefJustice Margaret L. Workman assumed her duties in 1997. She was elected to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals in 1988--­ the first woman ever elected to a statewide office in West Virginia-and has been a long-time advocate for children's interests. Judge, Circuit Court of Kanawha County, 1981-88. Private practice, Charleston; law clerk, 13th Judicial Circuit; assistant counsel to the majority, U.S. Senate Public Works Committee. Awards: Century Award, West Virginia State College Foundation, 1996; Outstanding Woman in Government, Celebrate Women Award for Government and Public Service; Susan B. Anthony Award, 1995; Excellence in Criminal Justice Award, West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Association (for her work in behalf of children), 1993. Honorary degrees: West Virginia State College, Universiry of Charleston. Presidential citation, West Virginia Institute of Technology. Undergraduate and law degrees, West Virginia University. Married, three children.

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Building I, Room E-308 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, WV 25305 (304) 558-2605 Fax (304) 558-4308

WEST VIRGINIA

TED]. PHILYAW

Administrative Director Philyaw was appointed to office July 1, 1988. Deputy director, 1981-87. Director of budgets and grant management, West Virginia Department of Health. Budget analyst, West Virginia Department of Finance and Administration. Part-time instructor in state and local government, Marshall Universiry. Fellow, Institute for Court Management, 1975. B.A. (political science, 1973), M.A. (politi­ cal science, 1975), Marshall University. M.P.A., West Virginia Universiry, 1973. Married, two children.

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Administrative Office Room E-400 State Capitol Building 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, WV 25305-0833 (304) 558-0145 Fax (304) 558-1212 SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON

Chief Justice Abrahamson became chief justice on August 1, 1996. Appointed to the in 1976, she was the first woman to serve on court. Partner, LaFollette & Sinykin, Madison, 1962-76. Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1966-92. Member: U.S. Department of Justice (FBI) DNA Advisory Board; advi­ sory panel, International Human Rights Law Group Cambodia Project; advisory board, Central and East European Law Initiative (CEELI); Council, American Law Institute; Board of Visitors, Indiana University law School, Bloomington. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Former member: John 0. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Program of Research on Mental Health and the Law, 1986­ 96; former Vice-president, American Judicature Society, 1986-90; law school boards of visitor; University of Miami, Northwestern University, Brigham Young University, University of Chicago. A.B. (magna cum laude), New York University, 1953. J.o. (high distinction), Indiana University, 1956. S.J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School, 1962. Twelve honorary doctor of laws degrees. Married, one child. Supreme Court of Wisconsin P.O. Box 1688 (53701) 231 East, State Capitol Madison, WI 53702 (608) 266-1885 Fax (608) 261-8299

WISCONSIN

J. DENIS MORAN

Director of State Courts Moran took office on October 1, 1978. Chief deputy court administrator, Philadelphia County Court System, 1976­ 78; deputy court administrator for operations, 1973-76; director of court bail programs, 1972-73. Served in law enforcement in southern California before entering court administration. Past president, Conference of State Court Administrators, 1987-88; past vice-chair, National Center for State Courts, 1987-88. Member: Wisconsin Judicial Council; Wisconsin Highway Safety Advisory Council; Wisconsin Judicial Education Committee; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; National Association for Court Management. Fellow, Institute for Court Management, 1972. Court administration certificate, National Judicial College. B.S., San Diego State University. J.D., Temple University School of Law. Born July 13, 1942. Three children.

Director of State Courts 213 Northeast State Capitol (Zip Code 53702) P.O. Box 1688 Madison, WI 53701-1688 (608) 266-6828 Fax (608) 267-0980 WILLIAM A. TAYLOR

Chief Justice Taylor took office july 1, 1996. Admitted to Wyoming State Bar, 1959; private law practice, 1959-78; city attorney, Lusk, 1962-74; Niobrara County attorney, 1964-77; executive director, Wyoming State Bar, 1977-80, district judge, Eighth judicial District, 1980-93; justice, , 1993-96. Member: Wyoming and Tenth Circuit bar associations; National Trial judges Association; American Legion. Board of Directors, University National Bank, three years; Board of Directors, Lusk State Bank, eight years; chair, Wyoming Judicial Conference; president, Wyoming County Attorneys Association. United States Anny, Korean War. B.A., . Graduate of University of Wyoming College of Law. Born on November 2,1928. Married, three children, nine grandchildren.

Supreme Court of Wyoming 2301 Capitol Avenue (Zip Code 82002) P.O. Box 66 Cheyenne, WY 82003 (307) 777-7421 Fax (307) 777-7240 [email protected]

ALLEN C. JOHNSON

Court Administrator Johnson was appointed to his current position on March 12, 1996. He had served as the Wyoming Supreme Court's senior staff attorney since July 1, 1988. Staff attorney, general counsel, Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C., 1987-88; deputy Wyoming attorney general, 1983-87; senior assistant Wyoming attorney general, 1980-83; law clerk, Chief Justice John E Raper, 1978-80; assistant Wyoming attorney general, 1977-78. Member: Wyoming State Bar; Board of Directors, Wyoming Employees Federal Credit Union, Cheyenne Botanic Gardens. B.A., M.A., and ).0., University of Wyoming. U.S. Navy Reserve, 1967-71 (Navy Commendation Medal, Vietnam). Graduate of Navy OCS, Newport, R.I., 1967. Born August 22, 1945.

Supreme Court of Wyoming Supreme Court Building 2301 Capitol Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307) 777-7480 Fax (307) 777-3447 ajohnson@courts. state. wy.us