Conference of CHIEF JUSTICES

Conference of STATE COURT ADMINISTRATORS

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Monterey, California Conference of Conference of Chief Justices State Court Administrators

Allen, Frederic W. Baldwin, Robert N. Anderson, E. Riley Tennessee Bauermeister, Mercedes M. Puerto Rico Andr&Garcia, Jose A. Puerto Rico Berson, Steven V. Colorado Baca, Joseph F. New Mexico Buenger, Michael L. Benham, Robert Byers, David K. Arizona Bilandic, Michael A. Illinois Cetrulo, Don Kentucky Brickley, James H. Michigan Chenovick, Patrick A. Brock, David A. Click, Kingsley W. Oregon Calogero, Pascal E, Jr. Louisiana Collins, Hugh M. Louisiana Carrico, Harry L. Virginia Conyers, Howard W. Oklahoma Carson, Wallace P., Jr. Oregon Dosal, Sue K. Minnesota Durham, Barbara Washington Doss, Robert L., Jr. Georgia Feldman, Stanley G. Arizona Drennan, James C. North Carolina Finney, Ernest A., Jr. South Carolina Duncan, Robert L. Golden, Michael Wyoming Ferrell, Charles E. Tennessee Grimes, Stephen H. Florida Gilmore, Oliver Alabama Hawkins, Armis E. Mississippi Gingerich, James D. Arkansas Heffernan, Nathan S. Wisconsin Glessner, James T. Hodge, Verne A. Virgin Islands Greenwood, Pamela T. Holmes, Richard W. Kansas Groundland, Lowell L. Holstein, John C. Missouri Hall, Marilyn K. Michigan Holt, Jack, Jr. Arkansas Hammond, Ulysses B. District of Columbia Hornsby, Sonny Alabama Harrall, Robert C. Johnson, Charles A. 0k 1ah o m a Irwin, John J., Jr. Massachusetts Kaye, Judith S. New York Judice, C. Raymond Texas Keith, A. M. (Sandy) Minnesota Kanter, Deborah New Mexico Kruse, F. Michael American Samoa Kotzan, Bruce A. Indiana Lamorena, Albert0 C., 111 Guam Larkin, Ronald L. Missouri Liacos, Paul J. Massachusetts Lehner, Thomas J. Vermont Lucas, Malcolm M. California Lipscher, Robert D. New Jersey McCormick, Michael J. Texas Markert, George A. South Carolina McDevitt, Chas. F. Idaho McQueen, Mary Campbell Washington McGiverin, Arthur A. Iowa Mello, Donald J. McHugh, Thomas E. Ment, Aaron Connecticut Miller, Robert A. South Dakota Milonas, E. Leo New York Mitchell, Burley B., Jr. North Carolina Miyashiro, Sharon Y. Moon, Ronald T. Y. Hawaii Moran, J. Denis Wisconsin Moore, Daniel A., Jr. Alaska Nelson, Keithe E. Moyer, Thomas J. Ohio OBrien, William J. Iowa ' Murphy, Robert C. Maryland Palmer, Kenneth Florida Nix, Robert N.C., J. Pennsylvania Paopao, Eliu F. American Samoa Peters, Ellen Ash Connecticut Pascale, Daniel R. Illinois Phillips, Thomas R. Texas Philyaw, Ted J. West Virginia Shepard, Randall T. Indiana Riggin, George B., Jr. Maryland

Steffen, Thomas L. Nevada Sanchez, Anthony P. Guam ' Stephens, Robert F. Kentucky Schwartz, Howard P. Kansas ' Turnage, Jean A. Montana Smith, Martin T. Mississippi VandeWalle, Gerald W. North Dakota Smith, Viola E. Virgin Islands Veasey, E. Norman Delaware Snowden, Arthur H., I1 Alaska Villagomez, Ramon G. Northern Mariana Islands Sobolevitch, Nancy M. Pennsylvania Vollack, Anthony F. Colorado Steele, Joseph C. Nebraska Wagner, Annice M. District of Columbia Stover, Stephan W. Ohio Wathen, Daniel E. Maine Tobias, Patricia Idaho Weisberger, Joseph R. Rhode Island Vickrey, William C. California White, C. Thomas Nebraska Position vacant New Hampshire Wilentz, Robert N. New Jersey Wilson, Alma Oklahoma Zimmerman. Michael D. Utah CONFERENCE OF CHIEF JUSTICES Bourd of Directors 1994-95

President Ellen Ash Peters, Connecticut

President-elect Thomas J. Moyer, Ohio

First Vice-President Arthur A. McGiverin, Iowa

Second Vice-president Ann K. Covington, Missouri

Immediate Past President Jean A. Turnage, Montana

Stanley G. Feldman, Arizona Nathan S. Heffernan, Wisconsin A. M. (Sandy) Keith, Minnesota Thomas R. Phillips, Texas E. Norman Veasey, Delaware

CONFERENCE OF STATE COURT ADMINISTRATORS Bourd of Directors 1994-95

President Aaron Ment, Connecticut

President-elect Mary Campbell McQueen, Washington

Immediate Past President Joseph C. Steele, Nebraska

Hugh M. Collins, Louisiana Howard W. Conyers, Oklahoma James D. Gingerich, Arkansas Lowell L. Groundland, Delaware Nancy M. Sobolevitch, Pennsylvania Stephan W. Stover, Ohio

Secretariat National Center for State Courts 300 Newport Ave. (Zip Code 23185), P.O. Box 8798, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8798 (804) 259-1841, fax (804) 229-7899 The biographical listings in this membership directory refZect information available on July 1 , 1995. The information was gathered with the assistance of the members of the Conference of Chieflustices and the Conference of State Court Administrators. SONNY HORNSBY

Chief Justice Homsby took office on January 16, 1989. Private practice, Tallassee, Alabama, 1978-88. City judge, Tallassee, 1972-78. City attorney, Carrville and Tallassee. Assistant superintendent of insurance, state of Alabama, 1960-63. Former state senator. Former president: Elmore County Bar Association, Alabama Trial Lawyers Association, Alabama State Bar. Member: American Board of Trial Advocates (past president of the Alabama chapter and member of the national board of directors); International Society of Barristers. B.A., Auburn University, 1958. J.D. (president, freshman class; president, Phi Alpha Delta; member, board of editors, Alabama Law Review), University of Alabama Law School, 1960. Born October 8, 1936. Married, three children, one grandchild.

Supreme Court of Alabama 300 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104-3741 (334) 242-4599 Fax (334) 242-4483

OLIVER GILMORE Administrative Director of Courts Gilmore took office in June 1992. Director, finance division, Administrative Office of Courts, 1988-92. Assistant director, operations, Administrative Office of Courts, 1982-88. Chief accountant, Administrative Office of Courts, 1978-82. Corporate tax accountant/supervisor, computer operations, West Point Pepperell, 1974-78. U.S. Air Force, 1970-74. Member: Association of Govern- mental Accountants; American Management Association; Alabama Management Improvement Program. B.S. (accounting), Auburn University. Born June 26, 1948. Married, three children.

Administrative Office of the Courts 300 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104-3741 (334) 242-0300 Fax (334) 242-2099 DANIEL A. MOORE, JR.

Chief Justice Moore began a three-year term as chief justice of the of Alaska on October 1, 1992. He has served on the court for twelve years. Superior court judge, 1981-83. Private law practice, 1962-81. District court judge, 1961-62. Board of governors, Alaska Bar Association, 1971-73. Special master for federal and state courts. Chair, Judicial Qualifications Commission, 1979-80. Chair, Civil Rules Committee. B.B.A., University of Notre Dame. J.D., University of Denver College of Law. Married, two children.

Supreme Court of Alaska 303 K St. Anchorage, AK 99501-2084 (907) 264-0622 Fax (907) 276-5808

ALASKA

ARTHUR H. SNOWDEN I1

Administrative Director of the Courts Snowden took office on Septem- ber 10, 1973. Court administrator, Montgomery County, Maryland, 1970-73. National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council, 1969-70. Instructor and chair, political science department, Dunbarton College of Holy Cross, 1967-69. Board of directors, NCSC, 1984-90 (vice-president 1984-86, 1988-89). Advisory council, board of trustees (1985-86), Institute for Court Management. Executive board, Confer- ence of State Court Administrators, 1987-90 (president, 1988-89). Member: American Judicature Society; Institute of Judicial Administra- tion; American, Connecticut, Hartford, and District of Columbia bar associations; ABA Judicial Administration Division Committee on Courtroom Facilities; ABA Lawyer Representative of Alaska ( 1980- present). Awards: Fellow, Institute for Court Management, 1972; National Center for State Courts Distinguished Service Award, 1984; Warren E. Burger Award, 1991. B.A., Providence College, 1963. J.D., Catholic University of America School of Law, 1966. Ph.D. honors candidate, Catholic University. Born May 1, 1940.

Alaska Court System 303 K Street Anchorage, AK 99501 (907) 264-0547 Fax (907) 276-6985 E Chief Justice Kruse was appointed to the High Court of American Samoa by the US. Secretary of the Interior on November 1, 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' University 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 Fax011 (684) 633-1318

AMERICAN SAMOA

ELIU E PAOPAO

Court Administrator High Court of American Samoa P.O. Box 309 Pago Pago AS 96799 011 (684) 633-1150 Fax 011 (684) 633-1318 STANLEY G. FELDMAN Chief Justice Feldman took office in January 1992. Justice, , 1982-92. Partner in the law firm of Miller, Pitt & Feldman, 1968-82. Faculty, University of Arizona College of Law, 1968- 76. Member: board of directors, Conference of Chief Justices; American Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona (former president and member of the board of governors); Maricopa County Bar Association; Pima County Bar Association (former president); the Fellows of the Ameri- can Bar Foundation; American Judicature Society; Arizona Judges Association; Arizona Advisory Committee to the US.Commission on Civil Rights; board of directors of the Arizona Chapter, American Trial Lawyers Association; Supreme Court committees on Rules of Civil Procedure and Uniform Instructions; American Board of Trial Advo- cates (past president of the Southern Arizona Chapter); board of Law College Association of the University of Arizona. LL.B., University of Arizona College of Law, 1956. Born March 9, 1933. Married, one child.

Supreme Court of Arizona 1501 West Washington Street, Fourth Floor Phoenix, AZ 85007-3330 (602) 542.4532 Fax (602) 542-9481

ARIZONA

DAVID K. BYERS

Administrative Director of the Courts 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 held several positions, including director of the program services division, before becoming deputy administrative director of the courts in 1988. Undergraduate degree, University of Northern Iowa. Master’s degree, Arizona State University. Married, three children.

Supreme Court of Arizona 1501 West Washington Street, Suite 411 Phoenix, AZ 85007-3330 (602) 542-9301 Fax (602) 542-9480 JACK HOLT, JR.

Chief Justice Holt took office on January 2, 1985. General practice of law, Little Rock. Attorney general of Arkansas, 1963. Chief assistant attorney general, 1961-62. Office of prosecuting attorney, Sixth Judicial District, 1955-60. Coauthor of Arkansas Criminal Code (1971-75); assisted with Arkansas Juvenile Court Procedural Manual (1973) and Arkansas state law study for general Air Force distribution (1977). Master, American Inns of Court. Member: American Bar Association (chair, Standing Committee on Lawyers in the Armed Forces); American Judicature Society; Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association (board of governors, 1978-80);Arkansas Bar Foundation (Committee on Court Standards, 1978). US. Air Force, 1953-55; Reserve, 1955-79, retired in 1979 with rank of colonel; Meritorious Service Medal. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. J.D., University of Arkansas School of Law, 1952. Divorced, two children.

Supreme Court of Arkansas Justice Building 625 Marshall Street Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 682-6861 Fax (501) 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: COSCA; Arkansas Crime Information Center; Arkansas IOLTA Foundation. Member: Ameri- can, Arkansas, 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 Bristol (England), 1982. Married, two children.

Administrative Office of the Courts Supreme Court of Arkansas Justice Building 625 Marshall Street Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 376-6655 Fax (501) 376-3520 MALCOLM M. LUCAS

Chief Justice Lucas took office in February 1987, having served on the Supreme Court of California since 1984. US. district judge, 1971-84. Superior court judge, 1967-71. Private practice, 1954-67. Lecturer: U.S. Information Agency judicial education tours, South America; American Law Seminar, Conseil d’Etat, Paris; Patent Litigation Seminar, Beijing, China. Chair, board of directors, State Justice Institute (1990-1994); board of directors, Conference of Chief Justices (chair, Professionalism and Lawyer Competency Committee; member, State-Federal Relations and Delay Reduction committees); American Bar Association Special Commission on Funding the Justice System; board of councilors, The Law Center, University of Southern California; board of visitors, Pepperdine University School of Law. Herbert Harley Award, 1990; St. Thomas More Law Honor Society’s Medallion Award, 1991. B.A., University of Southern California, 1950. J.D. (law review), University of Southern California, 1953. Born April 19, 1927. Married to Fiorenza Courtright Lucas.

Supreme Court of California 303 Second Street, South Tower San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 396-9410 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 Contribu- tions 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) 396,9362 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 (chairman, 1986-90). District judge, First Judicial District (Jefferson and Gilpin counties), 1977-86. Private practice, 1956-77. State senator (Jefferson and Adam 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 Court Journal, 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 Fax (303) 837-3702

COLORADO

STEVEN V. BERSON State Court Administrator Berson took office in March 1993. Execu- tive 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, US. Secretary of Defense, 1971-73. B.A. (econom- ics, 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 80203-24.16 (303) 861-1111 Fax (303) 831-1814 ELLEN ASH PETERS

Chief Justice Peters took office on November 21, 1984, having served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Connecticut since 1978. Professor of law, Yale Law School, 1956-78; Southmayd professor, 1975-78; adjunct professor, 1978-84. Law clerk to Chief Judge Charles E. Clark, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1954-55. Member: board of directors, Conference of Chief Justices (president); board of directors, National Center for State Courts (chairperson); American Bar Founda- tion; American Judicature Society; American Law Institute Council; American and Connecticut bar associations; American Academy of Arts & Sciences; American Philosophical Society. Awards: Distinguished Service Medal, Yale Law School; Ella Grasso Distinguished Service Medal; Judicial Award, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association; Judiciary Award, Connecticut Bar Association; University of Connecticut Law School Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award; numerous honorary degrees. Published numerous law review articles and two books. B.A. (cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), Swarthmore College, 1951. LL.B. (cum laude, Order of the Coif), Yale Law School, 1954. Born March 21, 1930. Married, three children. Supreme Court of Connecticut Drawer N, Station A 23 1 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 (203) 566-3054 Fax (203) 566-8678 CONNECTICUT

AARON MENT

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 practice, 1961-76. Member: Special Committee Studying the Rules of Civil Practice and Procedure of the Superior Court (chair); 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 (president, 1994-95; president-elect, 1993- 94). Achievement to the Judicialy Award, Boston University School of Law, 1978; Robert C. Zampano Award for Excellence in Mediation, 1993. US. 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 23 1 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 (203 j 566c4461 Fax (203) 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 Pa.; board of directors, Conference of Chief Justices. 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 fellow, American Bar Foundation. Presi- dent, Delaware State Bar Association, 1982-83. Cochair, Delaware Intergovernmental Task Force, 1977-80. Chair, Governor’s Task Force on the Reorganization of the Executive Branch of the Delaware State Government, 1969-71. Cochair, Governor’s Committee on Criminal Law Revision, 1965-68. Trustee, University of Delaware, 1975-92. Director, Beneficial Corporation, 1979-92. Delaware Air National Guard, 1957-63. Honorary LL.D., Widener University, 1993. A.B., Dartmouth College, 1954. LL.B. (senior editor, law review), University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1957. Married, four children, four grandchildren. Supreme Court of Delaware Carvel State Office Building P.O. Box 1997 820 North French Street

LOWELL L. GROUNDLAND Director Groundland took office in 1988. Deputy director, Administra- tive Office of the Courts, 1981-88. Assistant director, Administrative Office of the Courts, 1977-81. Director of court planning, 1977. Court consortium planner, 1976. Family Court of Delaware (various capaci- ties), 1968-76. COSCA board of directors; COSCA Committee on Courts, Children, and the Family (chairman); expert panel member, US. DHSS Child Support Guidelines; ABA Child Support Project 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. (administration of justice), American University, Center for Administration of Justice, 1976. Married, one child.

Administrative Office of the Courts Carvel State Office Building, 1 lth Floor 820 North French Street Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 577-2480 Fax (302) 577-3139 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. Private practice, 1964-73. General counsel to National Capital Housing Authority, 1973-75. People’s Counsel for the District of Columbia, 1975-77. Associate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1977-1990. 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- present); Charles Fahy American Inn of Court; Washington Bar Association. Awards: Award of Judicial 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) 879-2726 Fax (202) 626-8840

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ULYSSES B. HAMMOND Executive Officer Hammond took office on February 9, 1990. Associate state court administrator, , 1983-90. Court executive, Wayne County Circuit Court, 1978-83. Special projects assistant, Detroit City Council; mayoral campaign manager; research assistant, Citizen’s Research Council of Michigan. Member: Bar Association of the District of Columbia; National Bar Association; National Association for Court Management; 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 directors: Council for Court Excellence, Anthony Bowen YMCA. Distinguished Alumni Award, Wayne State University Graduate Program in Public Adminis- tration, 1989. Pi Alpha Alpha (national honorary society for public affairs and administration), 1989. B.A. (political science), Kenyon College. M.P.A., Wayne State University. J.D., Wayne State Univer- sity Law School. Married, two children.

District of Columbia Courts 500 Indiana Avenue NW, Room 1500 Washington, DC 20001 (202) 879-1700 Fax (202) 879-4829 STEPHEN H. GRIMES

Chief Justice Grimes took office on April 21, 1994, having served on the Florida Supreme Court since 1987. Private practice, 1953-71. Second District Court of Appeal, 1973-87 (chief judge, 1978-80). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1971. Chair: Article V Task Force (1994-present);Florida Conference of District Court of Appeal Judges; Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases; Judicial Council of Florida. Board of directors: Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce (president, 1964); Polk Public Museum; Bartow Memorial Hospital; Bartow Public Library; Polk County Law Library; Bartow Rotary Club (president). District governor, Rotary International. Board of trustees, Polk County Community College (chair 1970). Vice-counsel of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida. US. Navy, 1951-53. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Stetson University. B.S.B.A. and LL.B. (with honors, editor law review, Order of the Coif), University of Florida, 1950, 1954. Born November 17, 1927. Married, four children, six grandchildren.

Supreme Court of Florida Supreme Court Building 500 South Duval Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-1925 (904) 488-8421 Fax (904) 922-6625

KENNETH 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 completed 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. Born 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 ROBERT BENHAM

Chief Justice Benham took office on June 29, 1995, having served on the Georgia 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 Minori- ties 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 Founda- tion, 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 Church. Married to the former Nell Dodson. Two children.

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

ROBERT L. DOSS,JR. Administrative Director Doss took office on September 13, 1975, after serving as deputy 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 the 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 Court Manage- ment, 1976. Vietnam veteran. B.B.A. (1968), M.S.(19731, 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) 656-5 17 1 Fax (404) 65 1-6449 ALBERT0 C. LAMORENA I11

Presiding Judge Lamorena took office on July 14, 1988. Assistant professor (part-time), University of Guam. Senator, Guam legislature, 1979-88. Private practice, 1978-88. Law clerk, Iowa attorney general, 1976-77. Member: Pacific Judicial Council (president and founding member); American, Guam, and Federal bar associations; American Judicature Society; Commission on Self-determination. Chair: board of directors, Guam Legal Services Corporation (1983-85); Guam Board of Law Examiners; Guam Judicial Council; board of trustees, Guam Public Defender Services Corporation. State leader, National Judicial College. Legal advisor: Filipino Community of Guam (1978-88); llocano Association of Guam; Guam Visayas Mindanao Family Association; Society of Filipino American Teachers; NCS Community Association of Guam; Filipino Presidents Club of Guam. B.A. (political science), University of Illinois. LL.D., Drake University. Born November 29, 1949.

Superior Court of Guam Judicial Center 120 West O’Brien Drive Agana, GU 96910 011 (671) 475-3410 Fax 011 (671) 477-1852

ANTHONY P. SANCHEZ Administrative Director of the Courts Sanchez took office on January 9, 1995. Public information officer of the court, 1991-94; public informa- tion officer for Guam Power Authority, 1980-82; writer/producer for Shooting Star Productions, 1984-90; editor, public employees news letters, 1982-84. Awards: Outstanding Young American, 1979; Guam Press Club’s Best Documentary, 1985-89. Member: Chamber of Commerce; Communications Arts Guild; Father Duenas Alumni Association.

Superior Court of Guam Judicial Center 120 West OBrien Drive Agana, GU 96910 011 (671) 475-3544 Fax 011 (671) 477-3184 RONALD T. Y. MOON

Chief Justice 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 clerk/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; National Institute of Trial Advocacy; Judicial Education Committee (chair); Judiciary’s Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution (board of advisors). 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

HAWAII

SHARON Y. MIYASHIRO Administrative Director Miyashiro took office in 1995, having briefly served as staff to the senior vice-president and executive vice-chancellor of the University of Hawaii. Director, Hawaii State Department of Human Resources Development, 1991-95; deputy director, Hawaii State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, 1987-91; associate, law firm of Cades Schutte Fleming & Wright, 1985-87; administrator, Older and Non-English Speaking Service, Hawaii State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, 1980-82; assistant director, Hawaii Gerontol- ogy Center, University of Hawaii, 1977-80; assistant professor, School of Social Work, University of Southern California, 1972-76. Member: Hawaii and California bar associations; International Personnel Management Association; American Society for Quality Control; American Society for Public Administration; Women Executives in State Government. B.A. (1967), M.A. (1969), Ph.D. (1971), University of Southern California; J.D., Loyola Law School (1982). Born December 29, 1945.

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 CHAS. E MCDEVITT Chief Justice McDevitt took office on February 1, 1993, having served on the since 1989. Private law practice, Givens, McDevitt, Pursley and Webb, 1978-89. Ada County public defender, 1976-78. Group vice-president, executive vice-president, and executive committee member, Singer Company, 1970-76. President Beck Industries, 1968-70. Idaho legislature, 1963-66. Member, Governor’s Select Committee on Taxation, 1988-89. Chief trial counsel in the San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel fire case, 1987-89. Named as one of The Best Lawyers in America, 1989-90. General counsel, secretary, and vice- president, Boise Cascade Cop, 1962-68. Private practice, 1956-62. U.S. Army, 1952-54. Undergraduate work, Idaho State University, University of Idaho. L.L.B., University of Idaho, 1956. Born January 5, 1932. Married. seven children.

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 1, 1993. Clerk of the court, St. Louis County, Missouri, 1986-93. Director of Court Services Division, Office of the State Courts Admin- istrator, 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.J.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 83720-0101 (208) 334-2246 Fax (208) 334-2146 MICHAEL A. BILANDIC

Chief Justice Bilandic took office in January 1994. Master in Chancery, Circuit Court of Cook County, 1964-67. Special assistant to the attorney general, 1965-68. Partner, Anixter, Bilandic & Pigott, 1963- 77. Acting mayor, Chicago, 1976; mayor, 1977-79. Partner, Bilandic, Neilstein, Richman, Hauslinger and Young, 1979-84. Justice, Illinois , 1984-90. Justice, Illinois Supreme Court, 1990- present. Member: Chicago City Council, 1969-76 (chairman, Commit- tee on Environmental Control, 1970-74, chairman, Finance Committee 1974-76). US.Marine Corps, 1942-46. Member: American, Illinois, and Chicago bar associations, Catholic Lawyers Guild. J.D., DePaul University, 1948. Born February 13, 1923. Married, one child.

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ILLINOIS

DANIEL R. PASCALE

Director Pascale took office January 1, 1995. Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, 1990-94; Domestic Relations Division, 1990-93; juvenile court, 1994; partner, Rudnick & Wolfe, 1984-90; City of Chicago Law Department, 1966-1984; head of appeals, 1974-1980; head of division of finance and revenue, 1980-84; first deputy corporation counsel, 1980- 84. Member: American, Illinois (environmental law section council), Chicago, and Women's bar associations, Chicago Council of Lawyers, Justinian Society. A.B. Harvard University, J.D. University of Chicago Law School, 1965. Married, one child.

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111 '1 -1111, r160fN>EaSalle5Street Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 793-8191 Fax (312) 793-7870 RANDALL T. SHEPARD

Chief Justice Shepard took office in March 1987, having served on the Supreme Court of Indiana 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). Council, American Bar Association Section for Legal Education. Herbert Harley Award, 1992. A.B. (cum laude), Princeton University, 1969. J.D., Yale Law School, 1972; LL.M., University of Virginia, 1995. Born December 24, 1946. Married.

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INDIANA 1

BRUCE A. KOTZAN Executive Director Kotzan became Indiana’s first state court administra- tor in May 1975. Assistant supreme court administrator, 1973-75. Judge advocate, U.S. Air Force, 1969-73. Member: Indiana and Federal bar associations; board of directors, Conference of State Court Adminis- trators. A.B. (government), Indiana University, 1966. J.D., Indiana University, 1969. Born May 17, 1944. Married.

Supreme Court of Indiana 115 West Washington, Suite 1080 Indianapolis, IN 46204-3417 (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 Court 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.C. cadet colonel, brigade commander of all Army and Air Force R.O.T.C. students, 1950-51. U.S. Army Signal Corps (1946-48), Infantry (1951-53). B.S.C. (with high honors, president 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. Born November 10, 1928. Married, four children.

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IOWA

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

Supreme Court of Iowa - --.- -,State House Des Moines, IA 503 19 (515) 281-5241 Fax (515) 242-6164 RICHARD W. HOLMES Chief Justice Holmes took office on September 1, 1990, having served on the since 1977. Wichita Municipal Judge, 1959-61. Private legal practice, Wichita, Kansas, 1953-77. Adjunct instructor of business law, Wichita State University, 1958-59. Member: Kansas, Wichita, and Topeka bar associations; Federal Judicial Confer- ence Advisory Committee on Civil Rules (1991-94); American Judges Association (founder, 1959; board of governors, eight years; executive committee, two terms); Kansas Judicial Council (chair, 1988-90); Coordinating Council for Criminal Justice. Supreme court liaison to Kansas Board of Law Examiners and Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys, 1979-88. US. Navy, 1943-46. William J. Burnett Award, American Judges Association, 1985; Award of Merit, American Judges Association, 1992. Honorary doctor of law, Washburn University, 1991. B.S. (with honors), Kansas State University, 1950. J.D. (summa cum laude), Washburn University, 1953. Born February 23, 1923. Married, two children.

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HOWARD P. SCHWARTZ

Judicial Administrator Schwartz took office on May 19, 1980. Person- nel director, Kansas Judicial Branch, 1978-79. Personnel administrator, Kansas Department of Administration, 1975-78. Adjunct professor: Kansas University (1984-90); Washbum University (1978-86). Assistant professor and associate director, Data Processing and Educa- tional 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 Center for 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 (913) 296-4873 Fax (913) 296-7076 ROBERT E 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. President, Conference of Chief Justices (1992-93); chair, board of directors, National Center for State Courts (1992-93); chair, host committee, Conference of Chief Justices’ annual meeting (1985); chair, Final Four Host Committee, National Collegiate Athletic Association (1984-85); Kentucky Heart Association (1977-79); vice-chair and chair, Southern Conference of Attorneys General (1977-78); state chair, Arthritis Fund ( 1975). First president, Kentucky County Judges Associa- tion (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. US. 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. Supreme Court of Kentucky State Capitol Building, Room 231 Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 564-6753 Fax (502) 564-2665

KENTUCKY

DON CETRULO

Director Cetrulo assumed office July 1, 1981. Affiliate, Strategic Computing and Telecommunications in the Public Sector, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University ( 1987-present); 1988 “Innovation Award” for excellence in state and local government, Ford Foundation and the Kennedy School. Recognized by CIO magazine with the CIO-100 New World Order Award honoring organizational excellence in the public and private sector (1994). United States Army Reserve, 1973-80. Program for senior executives in state and local government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1985. B.S. (political science and history), Morehead State University, 1971. J.D., University of Kentucky, 1974.

Administrative Office 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 as an associate justice of the since 1973. Private practice, 1957-73. Chair: Judicial Ethics Committee; Judicial Council. Lecturer at Loyola Law School and frequent instructor in continuing legal education programs for lawyers and judges. Democratic State Central Committee, 1963-71. Member: American, Louisiana, and New Orleans bar associations; American Judicature Society; St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers Association; Phi Alpha Delta. JAG, US. 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. J.D. (president, student editorial board, 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.

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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 analysis 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 Judicature Society; National Council for Judicial Planning (board of directors, 1978-81; president, 1979-80); National Association for Court Management. Chair, National Task Force on Judicial Resources; COSCA board of directors; COSCA Committee on Court Statistics; Cochair, COSCA/NACM Joint Technology 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 DANIEL E. WATHEN

Chief Justice Wathen took office in 1992. Associate justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 1981-92. Justice, Maine Superior Court, 1977- 81. Partner in the law firm of Wathen & Wathen, 1965-77. Member: board of trustees of the National Judicial College; Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States; 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 Erne, Ohio State 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.

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MAINE

JAMES T. GLESSNER

State Court Administrator Glessner took office on December 7, 1992. Administrator, Family Court 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 70 Center Street (Zip Code 04101) P.O. Box 4820 Portland, ME 041 12-4820 (207) 822-0792 Fax (207) 822-0781 ROBERT C. MURPHY Chief Judge Murphy has served in his current position since August 11, 1972. Chief judge, Court of Special Appeals, 1967-72. Special assistant attorney general, assistant attorney general, deputy attorney general, and attorney general of Maryland, 1956-67. Former president, Conference of Chief Justices (1986-87). Chair: board of directors, National Center for State Courts (1986-87); Maryland Hall of Records Commission; Constitu- tional Commission on Judicial Disabilities (197 1-72); Commission on Trial Court Performance Standards, 1987; National Task Force on Criminal History Record Disposition Reporting. Chair and trustee, Univ. of Maryland Alumni Association (International). Honorary LL.D.: Univ. of Maryland, 1973; Univ. of Baltimore, 1981; Washington College, 1993. Distinguished Alumnus Award, Univ. of Maryland, 1974; Alumnus of the Year, Univ. of Maryland Law School, 1987. Hawkins Award of the Bureau of Justice Statistics and National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, 1993. U.S. Navy, 1944-46. J.D., Univ. of Maryland School of Law, 1951. Born October 9, 1926. Married, one son and two daughters. Court of Appeals of Maryland County Courts Building 401 Bosley Avenue Towson, MD 21204 (410) 887-4810 (Towson) (410) 974-3923 (Annapolis) Fax (410) 887-3449

MARYLAND

GEORGE B. RIGGIN, JR. State Court Administrator Riggin took office on May 9, 1990. Private legal practice, Ellin &a Baker, 1988-90. Assignment commissioner, Circuit Court for Baltimore City, 1974-88. Founder and executive director, Tai Pan Import Corporation, 1980-84. Executive marketing positions with 3M Company, IBM, and Computer Sciences Corpora- tion, 1966-74. Lecturer, court administration and automation. .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. A.A., Catonsville Community College, 1964. 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 PAUL J. LIACOS

Chief Justice Liacos took office in June 1989, having served on the Supreme Judicial Court since 1976. Partner, Liacos and Liacos, 1952- 76. Professor, Boston University School of Law, 1956-76. Lecturer: US. Military Academy, West Point (1972); Suffolk University School of Law (1978-79); continuing legal education programs of Association of Trial Lawyers of America and other bar groups. Member: American, Essex County, Massachusetts, Boston, and Peabody bar associations; American Law Institute; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Author: Handbook of Massachusetts Evidence (5th ed., 1981; 1985 supplement; 6th ed., 1994; 1995 supplement). JAG, US. Air Force, 1953-56 (US. Air Force Reserve, 1956-65). Trustee, Suffolk University, 1993-present. LL.D. (honorary), Suffolk University, 1984; New England School of Law, 1985; Northeastern University Law School, 1991. Honorary doctor of humane letters, Salem State College, 1988. A.B. (magna cum laude), Boston University, 1950. LL.B. (magna cum laude), Boston University School of Law, 1952. LL.M., Harvard Law School, 1953. Born November 20, 1929.

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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; associate 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 Army 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-02108 (617) 742-8575 Fax (617) 742-0968 JAMES H. BRICKLEY Chief Justice Brickley was elected chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court in January of 1995. Appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court by Governor William G. Milliken in December 1982; reelected in 1984 and 1988. Special agent with the F.B.I., Detroit Common Council, chief assistant prosecutor for Wayne County, US. attorney for Eastern Michigan, Michigan lieutenant governor (two terms). President of Eastern Michigan University from 1975 through 1978. Adjunct professor of government and law at several Michigan universities. Bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Detroit; master’s degree in law from New York University.

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MICHIGAN

MARILYN K. HALL State Court Administrator Hall took office on August 1, 1988. Execu- tive assistant to the chief justice, Michigan Supreme Court, 1982- present. Executive director, Michigan Supreme Court Judicial Coordi- nating Committee, 1980-82. Chief administrator, Wayne County Court Reorganization, 1981. Office of Criminal Justice, Michigan Department of Management and Budget, 1975-80. Michigan Department of Social Services, 1970-75. Member: American Bar Association Judicial Administration Division and General Practice Section; Ingham County Bar Association; Michigan Association of Counties Judges Liaison Committee; Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (annual meeting chair, 1988); Women Lawyers of Michigan Foundation (vice-president, 1987; president, 1988). B.A. (psychology), Ohio State University, 1965. LL.B., Cooley Law School, 1984.

Michigan Supreme Court State Court Administrative Office 309 N. Washington Square P.O. Box 30048 Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 373-0130 Fax (517) 373-2112 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 Education Advisory Committee, 1988-89; Greater Rochester Area University Center (first president), 1987-89. US. 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

SUE K. DOSAL State Court Administrator Dosal took office on July 16, 1982. Senior staff attorney, National Center for State Courts, 1977-82. Court management 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 Mitchell College of Law, 1979. Born October 4, 1947. Married, two children.

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Chief Justice Hawkins took office in January 1993, having served on the Mississippi Supreme Court since 1981. Private law practice, 1947-81. District attorney, Third Circuit Court District, 1952-59. Member: Mississippi State Bar (former commissioner); American Bar Association; Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Former president, Third Circuit Bar Association. Former member, Mississippi Judicial Council. US.Marine Corps, 1942-46. Attended Wood Junior College ( 1938-39),University of Mississippi (1940-41), and its School of Law (1941-42). J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law, 1947. Born November 11, 1920. Married, three children.

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MARTIN T. SMITH Administrative Director Smith took office on July 1, 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 president 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., University 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 JOHN C. HOLSTEIN Chief Justice Holstein was elected to his position on July 1, 1995, for a two-year term. He has served on the Supreme Court of Missouri since 1989. Appointed probate and ex officio magistrate in 1975, elected probate judge to fill an unexpired term in 1976. Elected associate circuit judge of Howell County in 1978. Elected circuit judge of the 37th Judicial Circuit in 1982. Appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, in April 1987 (chief judge 1988). Member of the Missouri and American bar associations. Graduate of Southwest Missouri State University (B.A., political science, 1967); University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., 1970). Member of the Order of the Coif (honorary) and Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity (honorary). Commis- sioned in the US. Army in 1969.

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MISSOURI

- RONALD L. LARKIN

State Courts Administrator Larkin took office on April 1, 1994. Director of Operations Division, Office of State Courts Administrator, Missouri, 1978-94. Deputy director, Missouri Council on Criminal Justice, 1976-78. Director of Juvenile Programs, Missouri Council on Criminal Justice, 1969-76. Juvenile officer: 13th Judicial Circuit of Missouri, 1968-69; 12th Judicial Circuit of Missouri, 1965-68. Chair, Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System, 1993-94. Outstanding 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 1105 R. Southwest Boulevard (Zip Code 65109) P.O. Box 104480 Jefferson City;MO 65 110-4480 (314) 751-3585 Fax (314) 751-5540 JEAN A. TURNAGE

Chief Justice Turnage took office onlanuary 7, 1985. He had served in the state legislature since 1962 (2 years in the house and 20 in the senate). 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 f directors, National Center for State Courts, 1993-94. Past president, Montana County Attorneys Association. Member: Montana Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. US.Army Air Corps, 194 46. 1.D. (law review), University of Montana, 1951; Honorary Doctoi 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 financebudgetltraining officer, 1987-90. Senior management analyst, Department of Revenue, 1980- 87. Internal auditor, Department of Revenue, 1973-80. B.A., Carroll College, 1973. Born November 28, 1950. Married.

Supreme Court of Montana Justice Building, Room 315 2 15 North Sanders Helena, MT 59620-3002 (406) 444-2621 Fax (406) 444-3274 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 Judicial District, 196501977. Private practice, 1954-1965. US. Army 1946-47. Creighton University Law School (J.D.), 1952; president of the Nebraska District Court Judges Association; Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society. Born October 5, 1928. Three children.

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NEBRASKA

JOSEPH C. STEELE State Court Administrator Steele took office on January 1, 1980, having 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. Married, four children.

Administrative Office of the Courts/Probation P.O. Box 98910 State Capitol Building, Room 1220 Lincoln, NE 68509 (402) 471-3730 Fax (402) 471-2197 THOMAS L. STEFFEN

Chief Justice Steffen, who took office on January 3, 1995, has served on the since 1982. Senior partner, Steffen, Simmons & Vannah, 1974-1982. Admitted to practice: U.S. District Court, 1965; US. Court of Appeals, 1967; US. Supreme Court, 1977; Tax Court of the United States, 1966. Member: Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct Study Committee (chair, 1990-91); American Inns of Court (1988-present); Nevada State-Federal Judicial Council, 1985- 1994 (chair, 1986-1991);executive committee, board of visitors, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 1984-86 (chair, 1987-89); Nevada State Judicial Education Council (vice-chairman, 1983-84); Boulder Dam Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, executive board, 1979-83; director, National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1974-75; former director, Nevada Trial Lawyers Association. B.S., University of Utah, J.D. (with honors), George Washington University Law School; master of laws, University of Virginia. Born July 9, 1930. Married, five children. Supreme Court of Nevada Supreme Court Building 201 South Carson Street (Zip Code 89701) Capitol Complex Carson City, NV 89710 (702) 687-5188 Fax (702) 687-3155

NEVADA

- . . .. . DONALD J. MELLO

Director Mello took office December 1986 as interim director, with appointment to director in July 1987. Chief of Financial Management, February - December 1986. Secretary to Judicial Council of the State of Nevada. Secretary to the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection. Private sector (manufacturing and health care), director of finance for a publicly traded corporation. Recipient, Nevada Judges Association Amicus Curiae Award, 1990. Beta Alpha Psi (national honor society, accounting-charter member and officer). B.S., University of Nevada, Reno, 1981. Married, one child.

Administrative (?ffice 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 DAVID A.BROCK r 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 counsel to the governor and executive council, 1974-76. Private practice, Concord, 1972-76; Manchester, 1963-69. US. 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-); New Hamp- shire Judicial Council (1979-86); Select Commission on a Unified Court System, (1980-84); Education Committee, Appellate Judges Conference (1981-present). Republican candidate for US. 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

POSITION VACANT

Supreme Court of New Hampshire Supreme Court Building Concord,.NH 03301-6160 (603) 271-2521 Fax (603) 271-3977 ROBERT N. WILENTZ Chief Justice Wilentz began his term August IO, 1979. Private law practice since 1952. New Jersey state assemblyman, 1965-69. Member: New Jersey and American bar associations; Federal Bar Council; World Peace Through Law Center. Former member: Judicial Conference of the Third Circuit; Supreme Court Committee on Revision of the Law of Evidence; New Jersey Tax Policy Committee; Economic Recovery Commission. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. US. Navy, 1945-46. Attended Princeton University. A.B., Harvard University, 1949. LL.B., Columbia University School of Law, 1952. Born February 17, 1927. Widowed, three children.

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NEW JERSEY

ROBERT D. LIPSCHER Administrative Director Lipscher took office on January I, 1980. Circuit executive for the Judicial Council of the Second Cilcuit, 1972-80. Vice- chair, CCJ/COSCA Drug Policy Task Force. Member: National Advisory Committee on Court Delay Reduction; advisory board, National Center for Citizen Participation in the Administration of Justice; advisory council, NCSC; Commission on Trial Court Performance Standards; Governor’s Advisory Council on Domestic Violence; Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse; Governor’s Advisory Council on Juvenile Justice; New Jersey Legislature Information Resource Management Commission; Judiciary’s Information Systems Policy Committee; Design- ing a National Town Hall Meeting to Increase Public Confidence in the Courts Planning Committee; Citizens and Their Courts: Building a National Constituency Committee. Former member, board of directors, Institute for Court Management (ICM). Warren E. Burger Award, ICM, 1989. Fellow, ICM, 1970. B.A., Brandeis University, 1955. LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1961. LL.M., New York University School of Law, 1969. Born October 21, 1933. Married, three children.

Administrative Office of the Courts CN-037 RJH Justice Complex Trenton, NJ 08625 (609) 984-0275 Fax (609) 292-3320 JOSEPH E BACA Chief Justice Baca was elected to a two-year term as chief justice of the October 1, 1994. He has served on the supreme court since 1989. District judge, Second Judicial District, 1972-1988 (chief judge, 1982-83). Private law practice, 1966-1972. Assistant district attorney, 1965-66. Member: American, National Hispanic, New Mexico, New Mexico Hispanic, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe bar associations; University of New Mexico Alumni Association (president, 1980-81, executive committee 1976-80);University of New Mexico Presidential Scholarship Committee (chair, 1990); State Justice Institute board of directors. Awards: J. William Fulbright Distinguished Public Service Award; Erna S. Fergusson Award, University of New Mexico Alumni Association; Recognition and Achievement Award of the American Bar Association Commission on Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession. B.A., University of New Mexico; J.D. George Washington University National Law Center; Master of Laws in the Judicial Process, University of Virginia Law School.

Supreme Court of New Mexico 237 Don Gaspar (Zip Code 87501) P.O. Box 848 Santa Fe, NM 87504-0848 (505) 827-4892 Fax (505) 827-4837

NEW MEXICO

DEBORAH KANTER

Administrative Director Kanter took office on November 22, 1993. Assistant county clerk--registrar of voters, Santa Barbara County, California, 1992-93. Court administrator, San Joaquin County Superior Court, 1985-90. Court administrator, Administrative Office of the Courts, California, 1981-85. Assistant executive officer, San Bernardino County Superior Court, California, 1980-81. Head, court services and other management and supervisory positions, Los Angeles County, California, 1977-80. B.S. California State University, Los Angeles, M.P.A., University of Southern California, J.D., McGeorge School of Law.

Administrative Office of the Courts Supreme Court of New Mexico 237 Don Gaspar Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 827-4800 Fax (505) 827-4824 JUDITH S. KAYE Chief Judge Kaye assumed office on March 23, 1993, having been an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals since September 1983. Private practice, Olvine, Connelly, Chase, O’Donnell & Weyher, 1969-83. Assistant to Dean Russell Niles, New York University Law School, 1965-69. IBM, 1964-65. 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 State Bar Journal. 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.

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NEW YORK

E. LEO MILONAS Chief Administrative Judge Milonas took office on June 17, 1993. Associate justice, Appellate Division, Supreme Court, First Judicial Department, 1982-93. Deputy chief administrative judge, New York City Courts, 1979-82. Chair, Court Facilities Capital Review Board, 1993-present. Committee to Examine Lawyer Conduct in Matrimonial Actions (chair); Bar Association of the City of New York, Encourage Judicial Service (chair). Member: Task Force on the Workload in the Appellate Divisions, Committee to Examine the Effectiveness of the Fiduciary Appointment Rule. Board member: Judges & Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert, New York Urban League. Former board member: National Center for State Courts, National Conference of Metropolitan Judges, St. Michael’s Home for the Aged, the Constitutional Rights Foundation. Other service: Mayor’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (executive committee); American Bar Association, Committee on Implementation of Standards for the Administration of Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration Oversight Committee; Annual Meeting Program Committee (chair), Membership Committee for New York State (cochair); Williamsburg I1 Conference. Office of Court Administration 270 Broadway New York, NY 10007 (212) 417-2004 Fax (212) 417-2013 BURLEY B. MITCHELL, JR.

Chief Justice Mitchell took office in 1995, having served on the Supreme Court of North Carolina since 1982; North Carolina Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety, 1979-82; judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1977-79; district attorney, 10th Judicial District, 1973-77; assistant attorney general of North Carolina, 1969-72. 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. B.A., 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 1841 .. Raleigh, NC 27602 (919) 733-3712, Fax (919) 733-0105

NORTH CAROLINA

JAMES C. DRENNAN

Administrative Director Drennan took office in 1993. Previously, assistant director, Institute of Government, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. US. Army Reserve, 1971-80 (active duty 1975). B.A. (summa cum laude), Furman University, 1971. J.D. (Order of the Coif), Duke University, 1974. Born March 23, 1949. Married, two children.

Administrative Office of the Courts Justice Building 2 East Morgan Street (Zip Code 27601-1400) P.O. Box 2448 Raleigh, NC 27602 (919) 733-7107 Fax (919) 715-5779 GERALD W. VANDEWALLE

Chief Justice 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 1, 1995. Attorney general’s office: special assistant, 1958-74; first assistant, 1975- 77. 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 accounting honors), University of North Dakota, 1955. J.D. (magna cum laude; law review editor; Order of the Coif), University of North Dakota, 1958.

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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 judicial planning and research, 1991-92. US.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, ND 58505 (701) 328-4216 Fax (701) 328-4480 RAMON G. VILLAGOMEZ

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NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS THOMAS J. MOYER Chief Justice Moyer took office in January 1987 after being elected in general elections. He was reelected for a six-year term beginning January 1, 1993. Judge, Tenth District Court of Appeals, 1979-86 (presiding 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: Columbus Bar Association (1980-81); Columbus Board of Education (1973-74). President-elect, Conference of Chief Justices. Past member, executive committee and council of delegates of Ohio State Bar Association. Award of Merit, Ohio Legal Center Institute. Herbert 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.

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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 Court Administrators board of directors, 1995; Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (board member, 1985-87; chair, 1987); Ohio State Bar Association; National Association for Court Management; Ohio Association of Court Administrators. Treasurer, Ohio Judicial Conference. COGEL Award, Lifetime Achieve- ment 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 ALMA WILSON

Justice Alma Wilson was sworn in as chief justice on January 4, 1995. Appointed to the in 1982. Served on the trial bench in Cleveland, Garvina, and McClain counties, 1969-1982. Municipal judge in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, 1944-1969. Appellate Judge of the Year, Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association for 1986 and 1989; Distinguished Service Citation, University of Oklahoma; Pioneer Woman Award; Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame, Governor’s Advisory Committee on the Status of Women. B.S., LL.B. and J.D. degrees, University of Oklahoma. Honorary Doctor of Laws degree, Oklahoma City University. Widowed, one child.

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OKLAHOMA

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 administracion/personnel and organizational 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 A. JOHNSON Presiding Judge Johnson was engaged in the practice of law after release from active duty with the US. Air Force, starting in Pawhuska, Okla- homa, and later moving to Ponce City, Oklahoma. Senior law partner with the firm of Phipps, Johnson, Holmes 6r Hermanson, later Johnson and Hermanson, and finally the Johnson Law Firm. Appointed to the Court of Criminal Appeals by Governor Henry Bellmon, effective November, 1989. Selected as one of three outstanding young Oklahomans by the Oklahoma Junior Chamber of Commerce. Past member and chairman of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control board. Member of the Oklahoma and American bar associations and the Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association. Elder and Sunday school teacher in his church. Served on the board or as president of the Chamber of Commerce, YMCA, Kay Guidance Association, Boy Scouts, United Fund, and other civic organizations. US. Air Force and Reserve (retired colonel). Distinguished Service Medal and the Legion of Merit. 1993 Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association Outstanding Appellate Judge of the Year. B.A. and LL.B. degrees, University of Oklahoma. Married. Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma State Capitol Building, Room 233 2300 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (405) 521-2159 Fax (405) 521-4980

OKLAHOMA 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; US. 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.

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OREGON

KINGSLEY W. CLICK

Supreme Court of Oregon Supreme Court Building 1163 State Street Salem, OR 97310 (503) 986-5500 Fax (503) 986-5503 ROBERT N. C. NIX, JR.

Chief Justice Nix took office January 2, 1984, having served as associate justice of the supreme court since 1972. Judge, Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District, 1968-71. Partner in law firm of Nix, Rhodes & Nix, 1958-68. Deputy attorney general, Commonwealth of Pennsylva- nia, 1956-58. Member: board of directors, Conference of Chief Justices; board of directors, National Center for State Courts (chair, 1991-92); American, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and National bar associations. George Joseph Memorial Award, Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association; Mendell Medallion Award for Outstanding Graduate from Villanova University; Distinguished Pennsylvanian Award, William Penn Society; Government Leader of the Year Award, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry. Numerous honorary degrees. A.B., Villanova University, 1950. J.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1953. Born July 13, 1928. Married, four children.

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r '. i 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, 1975-1978. Current member: Conference of State Court Administra- tors board of directors; Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency; Pennsylvania Association of Court Management; COSCA Committee on Court Technology; National Association of Women Judges.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 1515 Market Street, Suite 1414 Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 560-6337 Fax (215) 560-5485 JOSE A. ANDREU-GARCiA

Chief Justice Andrku-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 Bar and American bar associations; American Trial Lawyers Association; Judicial Conference of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico; Council for the Judicial Reform of the Governor of Puerto Rico; board of directors, Public Buildings Authority of Puerto Rico; board of directors, Manufac- turers 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) 724-353513553 Fax (809) 725-4910

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. Attor- ney, Special Litigations Office, Electric Energy Authority, 1980-81. 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, magna cum laude), University of Puerto Rico, 1976. J.D., (magna cum laude), University of Puerto Rico, 1979.

General Court of Justice Office of Court Administration P.O. Box 917, Hato Rey Station 6 Vela Street, Stop 25-112 Hato Rey, PR 00919 (809) 763-3358 Fax (809) 250-7448 JOSEPH R. WEISBERGER

Chief Justice Weisberger took office in March 1995; he has served on the supreme court since 1978. Justice, Superior Court, 1956-72 (presiding justice 1972-78). Member: Council of Judicial Administration Division, American Bar Association; American Law Institute; Education Commit- tee 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 N.Y.U. 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 I1 to office of Knight Commander with Star Order of St. Gregory. United States Navy, 1941- 46. Eight honorary degrees. Graduate of Brown University (magna cum laude) and Harvard University School of Law.

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RHODE ISLAND

ROBERT C. HARRALL State Court Administrator Harrall 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 Administra- tors Training Program; National Association for Court Management; Association of Records Managers and Administrators. Fellow, Institute for Court Management. Board of directors: South Providence Neigh- borhood Ministries; Cranston YMCA; Institute for Court Management; Friends of Nobska Steamship Preservation Society; Drew University Alumni. President, Calvary Baptist Church, Providence, R.I. 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 (401) 277-3263 Fax (401) 277-3599 ERNEST A. FINNEY, JR. Chief Justice Finney assumed office on December 17, 1994. Full-time private practice of law, 1955-76. South Carolina House of Representa- tives, 1972-76. Elected a circuit judge in 1976 and elected associate justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court in 1985. Member: South Carolina Bar and other bar associations on the local, state, and national levels. Active in numerous civic and professional organizations. Chairman of the board of directors of Buena Vista Development Corporation and chairman of the South Carolina Uniform Jury Charge Project. Member: South Carolina Sentencing Guidelines Commission, the American Judges Association, the Claflin College board of trustees, the University of South Carolina School of Law Minority Advisory Committee, the Legal Responsibilities Committee of the United Methodist Church General Council on Finance and Administration, NAACP; Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society; Alpha Phi Alpha; Masons, Shriners, and Emmanuel United Methodist Church. Graduated cum laude from Claflin College with a B.A. and J.D. from South Carolina State University School of Law. Honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Claflin College, Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from The Citadel and the University of South Carolina at Coastal Carolina College. Married, three children, one grandchild. Supreme Court of South Carolina 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, 1981-94. Member: American, Georgia, and South Carolina bar associations. President, Palmetto Mastersingers; member of Washington Street United Methodist Church. 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) P.O. Box 50447 Columbia, SC 29250 (803) 734-1800 Fax (803) 734-1821 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 (presiding 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: South Dakota State Bar Association (serving on several committees); South Dakota Judges’ Association (president, 1975); chair, South Dakota Retirement System (1977-81); board of trustees, 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 administration), 1961; J.D. (law review editor), University of South Dakota, 1963. 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

MICHAEL L. BUENGER State Courts 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, Ohio, and Dayton bar associations; National Association for Court Management; Ohio Association for Court Administration; Dayton Bar Association Committee on Appellate Practice; Ohio Association for Court Adminis- tration Ethics Committee; Montgomery County Financial Task Force; Montgomery County Courts Security Committee; Ohio Supreme Court Records Management Task Force (vice-chair). United Way Campaign chairperson for the Second District Court of Appeals, 1991, 1992; volunteer legal services to the West Chester/Mason Chapter of Habitat for Humanity; volunteer legal service to Dayton Area Homicide Victim Support Group. B.A., cum laude, University of Dayton; J.D., cum laude, St. Louis University School of Law. Born, April 23, 1960. Married.

Unified Judicial System 500 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501 (605) 773-3474 Fax (605) 773-6128 E. RILEY ANDERSON Chief Justice Anderson was elected to his position on October 27, 1994, having served on the since August 1990. Tennessee Court of Appeals, 1987-90. Private practice with Joyce, Anderson & Meredith, 1958-87. Tennessee Judicial Council (chair, 1990-95); Select Senate/House Committee on Court Automation (chair, 1990-94). Past president: Hamilton Burnett American Inns of Court, Tennessee Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association, and Anderson County Bar Association. Fellow: American and Tennessee bar associations. Who’s Who in American Law; Who’s Who in America. Has served on the boards of numerous civic associations. B.S. and J.D., University of Tennessee. Married.

Supreme Court Building 719 Locust Street (Zip Code 37902) P.O. Box 444 Knoxville, TN 37901-0444 (615) 594-6400 Fax (615) 594-5235

TENNESSEE ...... CHARLES E. FERRELL

Director Ferrell took office in 1992. Vice-president, Southeastern Regional Office, National Center for State Courts, 1989-92. Senior regional manager, Systems and Computer Technology Corporation; sales manager, Unisys Corporation, 1987-89. Administrative director, Supreme Court of Oklahoma, 1984-87. Deputy administrative director, Supreme Court of Oklahoma, 1982-84. Project director, National Center for State Courts, 1978-82. Project director, Administrative Office of the , 1975-78. Accountant, computer systems manager, US. Air Force, 1969-75. B.A. (business administration/economics), North Carolina Wesleyan College, 1975. Born March 22, 1948. Married, two children.

Administrative Office of the Courts Nashville City Center, Suite 1400 5 11 Union Street Nashville, TN 37243-0607 (615) 741-2687 Fax (615) 741-6285 THOMAS R. PHILLIPS Chief Justice Phillips was appointed 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. Director: Ameri- can Judicature Society; Southwestern Legal Foundation. Member: Committee on State-Federal Relations; Administrative Conference of the United States, American Law Institute; Philosophical Society of Texas; American Bar Foundation. Chair, Mass Tort Conference Planning Committee, 1993-95. Member, board of advisors, Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution, University of Texas School of Law, 1993-present. Appellate Judge of the Year, 1992-93, Texas Association of Civil Trial and .Appellate Specialists. B.A., Baylor University, 197 1. J.D., Harvard Law School, 1974. Born October 23, 1949. Married, two children.

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TEXAS

C. RAYMOND JUDICE Administrative Director of the Courts Judice took office on June 1, 1977, when the staff functions of the Texas Judicial Council (of which he had been executive director since 1974) were merged with the new office of court administration. Judge, domestic relations court, 1974. Judge, Houston Municipal Courts, 1964-73. Private law practice, 1961- 64. Chair, Municipal Judges Section, State Bar of Texas (1966). President, South Texas College of Law Alumni Association (1965). Member: board of directors, American Judicature Society (1971-75); board of governors, American Judges Association (1969-75); Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity (international president, 1974-76). Who’s Who in Government; Who’s Who in American Law; Who’s Who in the South and Southwest. US.Air Force, 1948-49, 1950-51. B.B.A. (manage- ment), University of Houston, 1956. J.D., South Texas College of Law in Houston, 1961. Born July 3, 1929.

Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System Tom C. Clark State Courts Building 205 West Fourteenth Street (Zip Code 78701) P.O. Box 12066 Austin, TX 78711-2066 (512) 463-1625 Fax (512) 463-1648 MICHAEL J. MCCORMICK

Presiding Judge McCormick 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 director, 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 14th at Colorado (Zip Code 78701) P.O. Box 12308, Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711 (512) 463-1575

TEXAS MICHAEL D. ZIMMERMAN

Chief Justice Zimmerman took office on January 1, 1994, having served on the since 1984. Law clerk to Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, 1969-70. Private practice 1970-76, 1978-84. Federal Civil Rules Advisory Committee, 1985-91. Supreme court representa- tive to the Utah Judicial Council, 1986-91. Utah Constitutional Revision Commission, 1987-1994. Board of directors: Utah Legal Services Corporation; Coalition for Utah’s Future/Project 2000. Board of trustees: University of Utah Law School Alumni Association; Snowbird Institute of Arts and Humanities. Named Appellate Court Judge of the Year (1988) by the Utah State Bar. B.S., University of Utah, 1966. J.D. (first in class, editor, Utah Law Review, Order of the Coif), University of Utah College of Law, 1969. Widowed, three children.

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UTAH

PAMELA T. GREENWOOD

Judge Greenwood has been the interim court administrator for the state of Utah since January 1995. Appointed to the in January 1987. General counsel and vice-president of First Interstate Bank; counsel for the Utah State Bar, 1977-80; attorney with firm of Roe &a Fowler, 1976-77. Past president of the Utah State Bar. Member: Gender and Justice Task Force and the judicial council (management committee). Utah Woman Lawyer of the Year in 1993. J.D., University of Utah College of Law.

Utah Administrative Office of the Courts 230 South 500 East, Suite 300 Salt Lake City, UT 84102 (801) 578-3800 Fax (801) 578-3843 FREDERIC W. ALLEN Chief Justice Allen took office on November 4, 1984. Private law practice, 1952-84. Member: Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure, 1979-84; Vermont Board of Bar Examiners, 1972-78; American, Vermont, and Chittenden County bar associations; former member and chair of Professional Conduct Board. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. B.A., Miami University, 1948. LL.B., Boston University, 1951. Born May 31, 1926. Married, four children.

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THOMAS J. LEHNER

Court Administrator Lehner assumed office on October 26, 1981. Human services coordinator, Council of State Governments, Lexington, Kentucky, 1979-81. Office of Planning, Department of Social and Health Services, Olympia, Washington, 1976-79 (chief, 1978-79). Director of management and budget, Colorado Judicial Department, 1975-76. Part-time faculty, University of Denver College of Law judicial administration program and the Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1974-76. Director of planning and development, Colorado Judicial Department, 1972-75. Member: American Judicature Society; National Association for Court Manage- ment; American Society for Public Administration; New York State, District of Columbia, and Colorado bar associations. B.A., University of Rochester, New York, 1965. J.D., University of Colorado School of Law, 1968. M.A. (public administration), University of California at Berkeley, 1971. Born November 15, 1943. Married, one child.

Supreme Court of Vermont 11 1 State Street Montpelier, VT 05602 (802) 828-3276 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 11). President, Conference of Chief Justices (1989-90); chair, National Center for State Courts (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-present; Judicial Council of Virginia (1970 to present; chair since 1981). Order of the Coif (honorary); Omicron Delta Kappa (honorary); 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 assistant professor of law, University of Richmond. Past president, Conference of State Court Administrators ( 1989-90). Vice-chair, board of directors, National Center for State Courts (1989-90). Member: board of directors, American Judicature Society; Institute of Judicial Administration; Criminal Justice Services Commission; Virginia State Bar; Council on Criminal Justice Services; Governor’s Council on , Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Virginia Public Records Commission. Listed in Outstanding Young Men in America, 1974. Member: Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Alpha Theta; Eta Sigma Phi; McNeill Law Society; Phi Delta Phi. US. 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 VERNE A. HODGE Chief Judge Hodge took office in December 1976. Attorney general 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. Army, 1956-58. B.S. (magna cum laude), Hampton University, 1956. J.D. (cum laude), Howard University School of Law, 1969. Born November 16, 1933. Three children.

Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands P.O. Box 70 Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas, VI 00801 (809) 774-668017674 Fax (809) 776-9889

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: budgeting, planning, and financial controls; caseflow management and jury utilization; records, systems, and procedures; and personnel administration. Certificate in court administration, University of Chicago Center for Continuing Education, 1977. Certificate in fundamentals of data processing 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 P.O. Box 70 Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas, VI 00801 (809) 774,6680, ext. 6409 Fax (809) 776-9889 BARBARA DURHAM Chief Justice Durham was elected to the in 1985, and has served as chief justice since January 1995. Washington State Court of Appeals, 1980-84; King County Superior Court, 1976-79; Mercer Island District Court, 1973-76; private law practice, 1970-76, deputy King County prosecuting attorney, 1968-70; securities analyst, 1964-65. Chair: Board for Judicial Administration and Washington State-Federal Judicial Council. Board of Visitors: University of Washington School of Law and . B.B.A. (cum laude) Georgetown University; J.D., Stanford University School of Law. Married.

Supreme Court of Washington Temple of Justice P.O. Box 40929 Olympia, WA 98504-0929 (360) 357-2050 Fax (360) 357-2102

WASHINGTON

MARY CAMPBELL MCQUEEN State Court Administrator McQueen took office on April 10, 1987. Director of judicial services, Washington State Office of the Adminis- trator for the Courts, 1979-87. Court planning officer, District of Columbia courts. Planning coordinator, Kentucky Department of Justice. Manager, evaluation unit, Kentucky Department of Correc- tions. Member: board of directors (president-elect), Conference of State Court Administrators; American Bar Association/JudicialAdministra- tion Division (Lawyers Conference); Washington State Bar; Washing- ton Judicial Council; Board for Judicial Administration; Court Manage- ment Council (chair), Judicial Information Systems Committee; Board for Trial Court Education. ABAmational Center for State Courts Jury Standards Award, 1989. National Center for State Courts Distinguished Service Award, 1991. Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government, John F. 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 OlvmDia, WA 98504-1 174 (360)'357-2 12 1 Fax (1360) 357-2127 THOMAS E. MCHUGH Chief Justice McHugh assumed his office in April 1995. Elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals in 1980 (reelected 1992). Elected to the Circuit Court of Kanawha County in 1974, reelected in 1976 (chief judge 1974-80). U.S. Army, Infantry and Adjutant General Corps. President, West Virginia Judicial Association, 1981-82. A.B., West Virginia University, J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (Order of the Coif, associate editor, Law'Review). Married, four children, two grandchildren.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia E-302, State Capitol Building Charleston, WV 25305 (304) 558-2602 Fax (304) 558-3815

WEST VIRGINIA

TED J. 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 University. Fellow, Institute for Court Management, 1975. B.A. (political science, 1973), M.A. (political science, 1975), Marshall University. M.P.A., West Virginia University, 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 NATHAN S. HEFFERNAN

Chief Justice Heffernan took office on August 1, 1983, having been elected and reelected to the supreme court since 1964. U.S. attorney, Western District of Wisconsin, 1962-64. Deputy attorney general of Wisconsin, 1959-62. Private practice, 1948-59. Faculty, Appellate Judges Seminar, New York University, 1972-87. Adjunct faculty, University of Wisconsin Law School 1961-64, 1971-83. Member: American Law Institute (life member); American Judicature Society (director, 1976-80); American Bar Association Judicial Administration Committee on Appellate Court Time Guidelines; ALI Advisory Committee, Complex Litigation Project. Fellow: American Bar Foundation, Institute for Judicial Administration. Lieutenant, US. Naval Reserve, 1942-46. Distinguished Service Award, University of Wisconsin Law Alumni Association, 1989. B.A. (1942), LL.B. (Order of the Coif, 1948), University of Wisconsin. Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, 1943-44. Born August 6, 1920. Married, three children.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin 231 East State Capitol (Zip Code 53702) P.O. Box 1688 Madison, WI 53701-1688 (608) 266-1886 Fax (608) 267-0640

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 Manage- ment. Fellow, Institute for Court Management, 1972. Court adminis- tration 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, Wisconsin 53701-1688 . (608) 266-6828 FAX (608) 267-0640 MICHAEL GOLDEN Chief Justice Golden took office on July 1, 1994, having been appointed to the supreme court in 1988. Judge Advocate General’s Corps, 1967- 71. Private law practice: Brimmer, MacPherson & Golden, 1971-83; Williams, Porter, Day & Neville, 1983-88. Member: Wyoming State Board of Law Examiners, 1977-82, 1986-88. B.A., University of Wyoming, 1964; J.D. University of Wyoming, 1967; LL.M., University of Virginia, 1992. Married, two children.

Supreme Court of Building 2301 Capitol Ave. P.O. Box 1737 Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307) 777-7421 Fax (307) 777-7240

WYOMING

ROBERT L. DUNCAN

Court Coordinator Duncan was appointed to his current position on October 1, 1980, and was assigned the duties of state court administrator on November 9, 1981. Private law practice, Cheyenne, 1960-80, specialized in condemnation cases, probate, and business law. Chief attorney, Wyoming House of Representatives, 1969-71. Assistant attorney general of Wyoming, 1954-59. Member: Wyoming Bar Association; Wyoming Planning Committee on Criminal Administra- tion (attorney general’s advisory council); Wyoming Bar Association’s Committee on Wyoming Courts and Advisory Committee on Wyoming Rules of Criminal Procedure; Wyoming Judicial Council (secretary). US. Navy, 1944-46. B.S. (public administration), Washington University, 1951. J.D., University of Wyoming College of Law, 1954. Born January 7, 1926. Married, four children.

Supreme Court of Wyoming Supreme Court Building Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307) 777-7582 Fax (307) 778-7792