Chief Justices State Court Administrators

Conference of CHIEF JUSTICES

Conference of STATE COURT ADMINISTRATORS 1999 Annual Meeting

Williamsburg, Virginia Conference of Conference of Chief Justices State Court Administrators

Abrahamson, Shirley S. Wisconsin Alben, James M. West Virginia Amestoy, Jeffrey L. Vermont Baldwin, Robert N. Virginia Anderson, E. Riley Tennessee Bauermeister, Mercedes M. Puerto Rico Andreu-Garda, Jose A. Puerto Rico Becker, Daniel Utah Arnold, W. H. (Dub) Arkansas Benedict, Jerry L. Texas Bell, Robert M. Maryland Berson, Steven V. Colorado Benham, Roben Georgia Broderick, Michael E Hawaii Blatz, Kathleen A. Minnesota Buenger, Michael L. South Dakota Brock, David A. New Hampshire Byers, David K. Arizona Callahan, Roben J. Connecticut Chenovick, Patrick A. Montana Calogero, Pascal E, Jr. Louisiana Clark, Cornelia A. Tennessee Carrico, Harry L. Virginia Click, Kingsley W. Oregon Carson, Wallace P., Jr. Oregon Cole, Stephanie J. Alaska Cruz, Benjamin J.E Guam Collins, Hugh M. Louisiana Demapan, Miguel S. Nonhern Mariana Islands Conyers, Howard W. Oklahoma Finney, Ernest A., Jr. South Carolina Dortch-Okara, Barbara A. Massachusetts Flaherty, John P. Pennsylvania Dosal, Sue K. Minnesota Freeman, Charles E. Illinois Ferry, John D., Jr. Michigan George, Ronald M. California Frierson, Rosalyn Woodson South Carolina Guy, Richard P. Washington Gingerich, James D. Arkansas Harding, Major B. Florida Glessner, James T. Maine Hendry, John V. Nebraska Goodnow, Donald D. New Hampshire Hodge, Verne A. Virgin Islands Greacen, John M. New Mexico Hooper, Perry 0., Sr. Alabama Gregory, Frank W. Alabama Howe, Richard C. Utah Hammond, Ulysses B. District of Columbia Kaye, Judith S. New York Hansen, Holly A. Wyoming Kruse, E Michael American Samoa Harrall, Robert C. Rhode Island Lambert, Joseph E. Kentucky Hollon, Steven C. Ohio Lehman, Larry L. Wyoming Judson, Lilia G. Indiana Matthews, Warren W Alaska Kavanau, Karen Nevada McCormick, Michael J. Texas Lambert, Cicely Jaracz Kentucky McFarland, Kay Kansas Lange, George, III Georgia McGiverin, Arthur A. Iowa Larkin, Ronald L. Missouri Miller, Roben A. South Dakota Leuba, Robert C. Connecticut Minzner, Pamela B. New Mexico Lippman, Jonathan New York Mitchell, Burley B., Jr. North Carolina McQueen, Mary C. Washington Moon, Ronald T. Y. Hawaii Moran, J. Denis Wisconsin Moyer, Thomas J. Ohio Nelson, Keithe E. North Dakota Mullarkey, Mary J. Colorado O'Brien, William J. Iowa Phillips, Thomas R. Texas Palacios, Margarita M. Northern Mariana Islands Poritz, Deborah T. New Jersey Palmer, Kenneth R. Florida Prather, Lenore L. Mississippi Paopao, Eliu E American Samoa Price, William Ray, Jr. Missouri Patt, Rick D. Mississippi Rose, Roben E. Nevada Riggin, George B., Jr. Maryland Shepard, Randall T. Indiana Ross, Thomas W. North Carolina Starcher, Larry V. West Virginia Schillaci, Joseph A. Illinois Strubhar, Reta M. Oklahoma Schwartz, Howard P. Kansas Summers, Hardy Oklahoma Smith, Viola E. Virgin Islands Trout, Linda C. Idaho Sobolevitch, Nancy M. Pennsylvania Turnage, Jean A. Montana Steele, Joseph c. Nebraska VandeWalle, Gerald W North Dakota Suskin, Lee Vermont Veasey, E. Norman Delaware Tobias, Patricia Idaho Wagner, Annice M. District of Columbia Tydingco, Daniel J. Guam Wathen, Daniel E. Maine Vickrey, William C. California Weaver, Elizabeth A. Michigan Webster, Lawrence P. Delaware Weisberger, Joseph R. Rhode Island Williams, Richard J. New Jersey Wilkins, Herbert P. Massachusetts Zlaket, Thomas A. Arizona CONFERENCE OF CHIEF JUSTICES Board of Directors 1998..99

President David A. Brock, New Hampshire

President-elect E. Norman Veasey, Delaware

First Vice-President Gerald W. VandeWalle, North Dakota

Second Vice-President Warren W. Matthews, Alaska

Immediate Past President Thomas R. Phillips, Texas

Pascal E Calogero, Jr., Louisiana Ernest A. Finney, Jr., South Carolina Daniel E. Wathen, Maine Annice M. Wagner, District of Columbia Joseph R. Weisberger, Rhode Island Thomas A. Zlaket, Arizona

CONFERENCE OF STATE COURT ADMINISTRATORS Board of Directors 1998..99

President William C. Vickrey, California

President-elect Howard W. Conyers, Oklahoma

Immediate Past President Nancy M. Sobolevitch, Pennsylvania

Mercedes M. Bauermeister, Puerto Rico David K. Byers, Arizona Kenneth R. Palmer, Florida George B. Riggin, Jr., Maryland Howard P. Schwartz, Kansas Patricia Tobias, Idaho

National Center for State Courts 300 Newport Ave. (Zip Code 23185), P.O. Box 8798, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8798 (757) 259-1841, fax (757) 259-1520 The biographical listings in this membership directory reflect infcmnation available on August 1. 1999. The information was gathered with the assistance of the members of the Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of State Court Administrators. PERRY O. HOOPER, SR.

ChiefJustice Hooper took office in 1995. Staff Attorney, Supreme Court of Alabama; elected Judge of Probate of Montgomery County, 1964; reelected, 1970; elected Circuit Judge of the Fifteenth judicial Circuit, 1974 (Presiding judge, 1978); private law practice, 1983-95. Elected to Republican National Committee, 1972; reelected every four years since then. Member: Capital City Kiwanis Club (Past President); Alabama Probate Judges Association (President, 1971). Attended Birmingham Southern College; graduated from University of Alabama with degrees in commerce and law. Married, four children, seven grandchildren.

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

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FRANK W GREGORY

Administrative Director of Courts Gregory took office in October 1995. Director, Alabama Judicial College, 1985-95. Director, State Court Operations Division, 1981-85. Director, Research, Planning, and Development Division, 1979-81. Montgomery County Court Administrator, 1977-79. Principal: Opelika High School, Opelika, Alabama, 1969-77; Mobile Middle School, Mobile, Alabama, 1968-69. Assistant Principal, john Shaw High School, Mobile, Alabama, 1966 68. Teacher: Davidson High School, Mobile, Alabama, 1965-66; Bessemer High School, Bessemer, Alabama, 1963-65. Member: National Association for Court Management; National Association of State Judicial Educators. B.A. and M.A., University of Alabama. Born October 21, 1939. Married, one child.

Administrative Director of the Courts 300 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104-3741 (334) 242-0300 Fax (334) 242-2099 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.alacourt.org WARREN W. MATTHEWS

ChiefJustice Matthews has served on the Supreme Court since 1977 and previously served as Chief Justice from 1987 to 1990. Private practice (Anchorage), 1965-77. Chairman, Alaska Judicial Council, 1987-90. Past member, Alaska Sentencing Commission, 1990-93; Board of Governors, Alaska Bar Association; Alaska Bar Ethics and Unauthorized Practices Committee; Supreme Coun Criminal Rules Revision Comminee. B.A., Stanford University, 1961. J.D., Harvard University Law School, 1964. Born AprilS, 1939. Manied, two children.

Supreme Coun of Alaska 303 K Street Anchorage, AK 99501 (907) 264-0618 Fax (907) 264-0768 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.alaska.net/-akctlib/homepage.htm

ALASKA

STEPHANIE J. COLE

Administrative Director of the Courts Cole took office in 1997. Deputy Director of Alaska Coun System, 1983-97. Assistant Attorney General/Supervising Attorney, Alaska Department of Law, 1980-82. Director of Legal Education and Information, Alaska Court System, 1977-80. Private practice, 1976-77. Master/Court Attorney, Alaska Coun System, 1975-76. B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1971. J.D., UCLA School of Law, 1975. M.F.A., University of Alaska, 1993. Fellow (Award of Merit), Institute for Coun Management, 1994.

Alaska Coun System 303 K Street Anchorage, AK 99501 (907) 264-0547 Fax (907) 264-0881 E-mail: [email protected] F. MICHAEL KRUSE

Chief Justice Kruse was appointed to the High Court of American Samoa by the U.S. 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 Fax 011 (684) 633-1318

AMERICAN SAMOA

ELIU F. 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 THOMAS A. ZLAKET

ChiefJustice Zlaket assumed his duties in 1997, having previously served as Vice ChiefJustice in 1996; he has served on the Supreme Court bench since 1992. Private practice: Zlaket & Zlaket, 1982-92; Slutes, Estes, Zlaket, Sakrison & Wasley, 1973-82; Estes, Browning, Maud and Zlaket (later Estes & Zlaket), 1970-73; Maud & Zlaket, 1968-70; Lesher, Scruggs, Rucker, Kimble & Lindamood (Tucson), 1965-68. Member: American, Pima County, and Maricopa County bar associations; American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow); American Bar Foundation (Fellow); Arizona Bar Foundation (Founding Fellow); American Board of Trial Advocates; Arizona College ofTrial Advocacy; University of Arizona Law College Association; Arizona Law Review Association; American Judicature Society. Awards: Member of the Year, State Bar of Arizona, 1991; Outstanding Graduate Award, University of Arizona College of Law, 1989; Contributions to Continuing Legal Education, State Bar of Arizona, 1988. A.B., University of Notre Dame, 1962. LL.B, University of Arizona, 1965. Born May 30, 1941. Married. Supreme Court of Arizona 1501 West Washington Street, 4th Fl. Phoenix, AZ 85007-3231 Phoenix: (602) 542-4531 Fax (602) 542-9017 Tucson: (520) 628-6682 Fax (520) 628-6685 E-mail: [email protected]

ARIZONA

DAVIDK. 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 has 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 (602) 542-9301 Fax (602) 542-9484 E-mail: [email protected] W. H. (DUB) ARNOLD

Chief Justice Arnold assumed his duties in 1997. Circuit-Chancery Judge, Ninth Judicial District East, State of Arkansas, 1991-96. Prosecuting Attorney, Ninth Judicial District East, State of Arkansas, 1981-90. Municipal Judge, Clark County, 1979-80. Chairman, Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission, 1973-77. Prosecuting Attorney, Eighth Judicial District, State of Arkansas, 1969-72. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Clark County, 1965-66. Teaching experience: Garland Community College, 1993; Arkansas Law Enforcement Academy, 1990; Arkansas Prosecuting Attorney's Association, 1988; Ouachita Baptist University, 1975-76. President, Arkansas Prosecuting Attorney's Association, 1989. Member: Arkansas Judicial Council; American, Arkansas, Southwest Arkansas, and Clark County bar associ ations. B.A., Henderson State University, 1957. LL.B., Arkansas Law School, Little Rock, 1962.

Supreme Court of Arkansas Justice Building 625 Marshall Street Little Rock, AR 72201 (SOl) 682-6861 Fax (SOl) 682-6877

ARKANSAS

JAMES D. GINGERICH

Director Gingerich took office on August 1, 1988. University Counsel and Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Central Arkansas, 1980-88. Board of Directors: Arkansas Crime Information Center; Arkansas IOLTA Foundation; Governor's Drug Abuse Coordinating Council; Arkansas Judicial Council. Member: Arkansas and Pulaski County bar associations; 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 Little Rock, AR 72201 (SOl) 682-9400 Fax (501) 682-9410 E-mail: [email protected] RONALD M. GEORGE

ChiefJustice George assumed office on May 1, 1996; confirmed by elec torate for U-year tenn concluding January 2011. Supreme Court of California, 1991-present; Court of Appeal, 1987-91; Los Angeles Superior Court, 1977-87; Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1972-77; Deputy Attorney General, California Department of Justice, 1965-72. Chair, California Judicial Council (Executive Committee, 1993-96); Advisory Committee to Implement the Gender Fairness Proposals (Chair, 1991-94); Subcommittee on Gender Bias in the Courts; Task Force on Voir Dire and Judicial Council Advisory Committee on Voir Dire; Committee on Continuing Appellate Education of the ABA's Judicial Administration Division. Member: California Judges Association (President, 1982-83, Executive Board, 1977, 1980-83, Appellate Courts Committee, 1987-91); LA. Countywide Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee (Chair Pro Tem); Judicial Commission on Crime Victims; L.A. Superior Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Honors: L.A. Trial Lawyers Association, Appel1ate Justice of the Year Award, 1991; L.A. Metropolitan News, Trial Judge of the Year, 1983; President's Cup of the California Judges Association, 1981. A.B., Princeton University. J.D., Stanford Law School. Martied, three children. Supreme Court of California 350 McAllister St. San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 865-7072 Fax (415) 865-7181 CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM C. VICKREY

State Court Administrator Vickrey took office on April 30, 1992. State Court Administrator, Utah, 1985-92. Director, Department of Adult Corrections, 1983-85. Director, Youth Corrections, 1980-83. Deputy Director and Administrative Assistant, Division of Corrections, 1978 80 (Staff Director of the Governor's Task Conference on Criminal Justice; drafted the resulting legislation that created the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice). Hearing Officer, Board of Pardons, 1977-78; Supervisor, Probation and Parole, 1975-76; Institutional Parole Officer, 1975-76; Probation and Parole Agent, 1972-76. Part time instructor/consultant, juveniles and adults convicted of driving under the influence, 1973-76. James Larson Award for Outstanding Contributions to CorrectiOns, 1984. Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice Award for Greatest Contribution to the Criminal Justice System by a Government Official, 1992. B.S., University of Utah, 1969. Born April 2, 1947. Married, two children.

Administrative Office of the Courts 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Ste. 5622 San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 865-4200 Fax (415) 865-4244 MARY J. MULLARKEY

Chief Justice Mullarkey took office on August 3, 1998, having served as an Associate Justice since 1987. Partner, Mullarkey and Seymour, 1985-87; Legal Advisor to Gov. Richard D. Lamm, 1982-85; Solicitor General, Department of Law, 1979-82; First Assistant Attorney General-Appellate, 1975-79; Assistant Regional Attorney, EEOC, 1973-75; Attorney-Advisor, Civil Rights Branch, Department of the Interior, 1970-73; Attorney Advisor, Water and Power Resources Division, Dept. of Interior, 1968-70; Law Clerk, Office of Solicitor, Dept. of Interior, 1967; Admissions: Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1968; U.S. Supreme Court, 1972; U.S. District Court, Wisconsin, 1974; Supreme Court of Colorado and U.S. District Court, Colorado, 1974; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1975. Member: Colorado, Denver, Colorado Women's, and American bar

STEVEN V. BERSON

State Court Administrator Berson took office in March 1993. Executive Director, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, 1988-93. Acting Executive Director, Colorado Department of Social Services, 1991-92. Acting Executive Director, Colorado Department of Revenue,1987. Deputy Director, Colorado Department of Revenue, 1978-82, 1983-87. Executive Director, Colorado Department of Personnel, 1982. Director, Colorado Inheritance and Gift Tax Division, 1975-77. Attorney, Holme Roberts and Owen, 1973-75. Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1971-73. B.A. (Economics, Phi Beta Kappa), Pomona College, 1967. J.D., Harvard Law School, 1970.

Office of the State Court Administrator Colorado Judicial Department 1301 Pennsylvania Street, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80203-5012 (303) 861-1111 Fax (303) 837-2340 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.courts.state.co.us ROBERT J. CALLAHAN

Chief Justice Callahan assumed his duties on September 1, 1996, and has served on the Supreme Court bench since 1985. Judge: Superior Court, 1976-85; Common Pleas Court, 1974-76; Circuit Court, 1970-74. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Circuit Court, 1963-68. Prosecuting Attorney, City Court of Norwalk, 1959-61. Private practice, Callahan & Flaherty, Norwalk, 1958-70. U.S. Army, 1956-58. Voted one of ten out standing judges in Connecticut in poll of trial lawyers in Connecticut Magazine. Senior Appellate Judges Seminar, Institute ofJudicial Administration, 1985; Guggenheim Fellowship (program on criminal sen tencing), Yale Law School, 1985. Board of Pardons, 1985-87. Law School Dean's Medal of Recognition (1986) and Law School Alumni Medal of Achievement (1997), Fordham University; Norwalk High Alumni Wall of Honor, 1995; Fordham Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1998; University of Connecticut Law School Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award, 1998. B.S., Boston College, 1952. J.D., Fordham Law School, 1955. Born June 3,1930. Married, eight children. Supreme Court of Connecticut 231 Capitol Avenue Drawer N, Station A Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 566-5487 Fax (860) 566-8678 Home page: www.state.ct.us/judic.htm

CONNECTICUT

ROBERT C. LEUBA

Chief Court Administrator Leuba took office in 1999. Judge, Superior Court, State of Connecticut, 1986-present; Deputy Chief Court Administrator, 1994-98; Chief Administrative Judge, Civil, 1992-94; Assistant Administrative Judge, 1990-92; Coordinator of state ADR programs, 1992-95; private practice, Londregan, Leuba, McNamara & Sussler, P.C., 1966-86; Legal Counsel and Executive Assistant to Gov. Thomas J. Meskill, Connecticut, 1973-75. Member: Technology Advisory Committee of the Judicial Branch (Chairman), 1994-present; Task Force on Minority Fairness, 1994-present; Advisory Council, Parenting Education Program, 1990-94; Commission of the Department of Motor Vehicles, 1971-73, Mayor, Town of Groton, 1967-69. B.S. (with honors), University of Rhode Island, 1957; J.D. (with honors), University of Connecticut School of Law (Editor, Law Review), 1960. Born October 24, 1932. Married, one child.

Supreme Court of Connecticut 231 Capitol Avenue Drawer N, Station A Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 566-4461 Fax (860) 566-3308 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.jud.state.ct.us E. NORMAN VEASEY

ChiefJustice Veasey took office on April 7, 1992. Private practice, Richards, Layton & Finger (Managing Partner, CEO), 1957-92. Deputy Attorney General (1961-62), Chief Deputy Attorney General (1963), Delaware. Member: Board of Directors, Institute for Law and Economics, University of Pennsylvania; President-elect and member, Board of Directors, Conference ofChiefJustices. Chair, ABA Commission on Ethics 2000. Former chair, ABA Section of Business Law (editor, The Business Lawyer, vol. 48). Member, Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, United States Judicial Conference. Judicial Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Life fellow, American Bar Foundation. Trustee, University of Delaware, 1975-92. Director, Beneficial Corporation, 1979 92. Delaware Air National Guard, 1957-63. Honorary LL.D., Widener University, 1993. AB., Dartmouth College, 1954. LL.B. (Senior Editor, Law Review), University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1957. BornJanuary 9, 1933. Married, four children, seven grandchildren. Supreme Court of Delaware Carvel State Office Building 820 North French Street (Zip Code 19801) P.O. Box 1997 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 577-8700 Fax (302) 577-3702 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: http://courts.state.de.us/supreme DELAWARE

LAWRENCE P. WEBSTER

Director Webster assumed his duties in May 1998. Executive Director, Court Technology Programs, National Center for State Courts, 1990-98. Director of Data Processing, Office of the Court Administrator, Utah, 1985-90. System Manager, U.S. Attorney, District of Colorado, 1984-85. Analyst and Manager of Operations and System Development, Colorado District Attorney's Council and First Judicial District Attorney, Golden, 1979-84. Advisory Council, Institute for Court Management. Member: National Task Force on Disposition Reporting, National Task Force on Increasing the Utility of the Criminal History Record, National Instant Criminal Background Check System Working Group, National Task Force on Legislation Affecting the Criminal History System, National Association for Court Management, Mid-Atlantic Association for Court Management. AA (1978), B.G.S. (cum laude, general honors, 1979), Weber State College. M.s.J.A (1980), doctoral work in public adminis tration (1983.85), University of Colorado at Denver. Fellow and Court Technology Certificate (1996), Institute for Court Management. Born February 24, 1954. Married, four children. Administrative Office of the Courts Carvel State Office Building, II th Floor 820 North French Street Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 577-8481 Fax (302) 577-3139 E-mail: [email protected] ANNICE M. WAGNER

Chief]udge Wagner took office on June 14, 1994, having served as an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals since 1990. Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1977-90. People's Counsel for the District of Columbia, 1975-77. General Counsel to National Capital Housing Authority, 1973-75. Private practice, 1964-73. Chair: Committee on Arrangements of the District of Columbia Judicial Conference; District of Columbia Court of Appeals Task Force on Gender Bias in the Courts. Member: Board of Trustees of the United Planning Organization (Vice-President, 1988 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) 879-2770 Fax (202) 626-8841

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

ULYSSES B. HAMMOND

Executive Officer Hammond took office on February 9, 1990. Associate State Court Administrator, Michigan Supreme Court, 1983-90. Court Executive, Wayne County Circuit Court, 1978-83. Special Projects Assistant, Detroit City Council; mayoral campaign manager; research assis tant, Citizen's Research Council of Michigan. Member: District of Columbia and National bar associations; National Association for Court Management (NACM); National Child Support Enforcement Association; National Conference of Metropolitan Courts; National Advisory Committee on the Integration of Child and Family Legal Proceedings; Advisory Board, Strategic/Futures Court Planning; Advisory Board, SJI Court Futures Network; Board ofTrustees, Kenyon College; Editorial Board, Justice System Journal. Fonner Board of Directors: COSCA, NACM, MAACM. Board of Directors, Council for Court Excellence, Anthony Bowen YMCA. Distinguished Service Award, National Center for State Courts, 1996. Distinguished Alumni Award, Wayne State University, 1989. Pi Alpha Alpha, 1989. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Kenyon College, 1995. B.A. (Political Science), Kenyon College. M.P.A., Wayne State University. J.D., Wayne State University Law School. Married, two children.

District of Columbia Courts 500 Indiana Avenue NW, Rm. 1500 Washington, DC 20001 (202) 879-1700 Fax (202) 879-4829 E-mail: [email protected] MAJOR B. HARDING

Chief Justice Harding took office on July 1, 1998, having served on the Supreme Court since 1991. Circuit Court Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1970-91, Chief Judge 1974, 1975; Duval County Juvenile Court Judge, 1968-70. Dean, Florida Judicial College, and Chair-Elect, Florida Conference of Circuit Judges, 1991. Chair, Florida Court Education Council, 1996. Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, Fort Gordon, Georgia, 1960-62. Bachelor of Science and Law degrees, Wake Forest University, 1957, 1959; honorary Doctor of Laws degree, Stetson University, 1991; Master of Laws in Judicial Process, University of Virginia School of Law, 1995. Member: Supreme Court Matrimonial Law Commission, Supreme Court Committee on Law Related Education (Chair), Gender Bias Study Commission, Bench Bar Commission, Florida Court Education Council (Chair), Judicial Council, Chester Bedell Inn of Court (Founding Member), Tallahassee American Inn of Court (President); Daniel Memorial (psychi atric treatment center for disturbed youth) Board of Directors. American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Award, Significant Sig Award, Sigma Chi Fraternity. Married, three children, eight grandchildren. Supreme Coun of Florida Supreme Coun Building 500 South Duval Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-1925 (850) 488-2361 Fax (850) 488-6130 Home page: www.flcouns.org./courts/supct/ FLORIDA

KENNETH R. PALMER

State Courts Administrator Palmer assumed office on December 26, 1984. Deputy State Courts Administrator (1979-84). Worked in the justice system for 28 years, 24 of which were in the Office of the State Courts Administrator. Member: Board of Directors of the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA); COSCA/NACM Joint Technology Committee; Florida Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Systems Council (Chair); Florida Bar Foundation, Administration of Justice Subcommittee; Florida Supreme Court's Coun Statistics and Workload Committee; National Task Force on Court Automation and Integration; Executive Committee of the National Council of State Governments; National Advisory Boards and Committees: Judges Pro Tern, and Telephone Interpretation. Coauthor of "The Successful Meeting Master Guide far Business and Professional People," published in the Florida State University Law Review and the American Bar Association}oumal. B.A.(History), M.S. (Education), Florida State University. CEDP program of the Institute for Court Management. Born September 3,1946. Two children. Supreme Court Building 500 South Duval Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-1900 (850) 922-5081 Fax (850) 488-0156 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.flcouns.org ROBERT BENHAM

Chief}t.lStice Benham took office on June 29, 1995, having served on the Supreme Court since December 1989 and for six years as a judge on the Ga. Court of Appeals. Appointed by ChiefJustice Rehnquist to the Federal-State Jurisdiction Committee. National Chair of the Study Committee on Alternative Dispute Rerolution; Task Force on Revision to the Model Code of Judicial Conduct. Member: Governor's Commission on Children and Youth; Commission on Equality, Lawyer's Club of Atlanta; Ga. Legal History Foundation; Bleckley Inn of Court; University of Ga. Foundation; Etowah Foundation; Past Chairman, Governor's Commission on Drug Awareness and Prevention, Consortium of Law-related Education. Honors/Awards: Master in the Bleckley Inn of Court. Recipient of Distinguished Services Awards from State Bar of Ga.; Martin Luther King, Jr., Commission; Gate City Bar Association; Atlanta Bar Association; the Univ. of Ga. Alumni; Ga. Association of Black Elected Officials; Ga. Law-Related Education Consortium; Ga. Trial Lawyers; NAACP; Urban League; SLCL; Ga. Minority Judges Association; National Law Enforcement Committee; and A.L. Walden Outstanding Lawyer Award. B.S. (Political Science), Tuskegee University; J.D. Univ. of Ga.; L.LM, University of Virginia. Married, two children. Supreme Court of Georgia 507 State Judicial Building 40 Capital Square Atlanta, GA 30334 (404) 656-3476 Fax (404) 657-4329 Home page: www2.state.ga.us/Courts/Supreme/ GEORGIA

GEORGE LANGE III

Director Lange took office in 1999. Circuit Executive, Second Judicial Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, New York, 1997-1999; Clerk of Court. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, New York, 1993-1997; Assistant to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1992-1993; United States Marine Corps. 1966-1992. B.A. (English), Louisiana State University; J.D. Loyola School of Law, New Orleans; LL.M. (equiv.), Army Post-Graduate School (Law), University of Vitginia, Charlottesville, Va.; Fellow, Institute for Court Management. Married, two children.

Administrative Office of the Courts 47 Trinity Avenue, Ste. 414 Atlanta, GA 30334 (404) 656-5171 Fax (404) 651-6449 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.doas.state.ga.us/courts/supreme BENJAMIN J.E CRUZ

Chief}ustice Cruz took office April 21, 1999. Associate Justice, 1997 1999; Judge, Superior Court of Guam, 1985-1997; Special Judge for the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, 1991-1997; Family Juvenile Court Judge, 1984-1993; Director, Washington Liaison Officer of the Governor of Guam, 1983-1984; Minority Legal Counsel, Democratic Minority, Senators of the 15th and 16th Guam Legislatures, 1979-1983; Legal Counsel to the Governor of Guam, 1975-1979; Assistant Consumer Counsel, Office of the Attorney General of Guam, 1973. Committeeman from Guam to the Democratic National Committee, Guam Delegate to Platform Committee, 1984; Executive Director, Democratic Party of Guahl, 1977-1983. Incorporator and Legal Counsel, "Organization of People Indigenous Rights," 1979-1984, "Para-Pada," 1977-1978, and ''Nuclear Free Micronesia," 1977-1984. Guam National Olympic Committee, Secretary General, 1990-present, Vice President, 1989-1990, Treasurer, 1986-1989. American Cancer Society, Guam Chapter: President, 1981-1982; Board Member, 1980-1982. B.A. (Political Science and Economics), Claremont Men's College, California,1972; J.D., University of Santa Clara (California) School of Law, 1975. Supreme Court of Guam Guam Judicial Center, Ste. 300 120 West O'Brien Drive Hagatna, GU 96910-5174 (671) 475-3163 Fax (671) 477-4676 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.justice.gov.gu/supreme GUAM

DANIEL J. TYDINGCO

Executive Officer Tydingco took office in 1996. Chief-of-Staff: Committee on Water, Utilities and Electronic Communications, Guam legislature, 1995-96; Committee on Judiciary and Criminal Justice, Guam legislature, 1987-95. Deputy Press Secretary, Governor Ricardo J. Bordallo, Guam, 1985-87. Congressional aide, Congressman A. B. Won Pat, U.S. House of Representatives, 1983-85. Executive Director, Democratic Party of Guam, 1988-92. Partner and Board of Directors, The Fifth Wheel, Inc., Agana, Guam, 1987-present. Board of Directors and Secretary, Pacific Islanders in Communication, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1995-present. B.A. (political science), Regis College, Denver. Born May 19, 1962. Married.

Supreme Court of Guam Guam Judicial Center 120 West O'Brien Drive Agana, GU 96910 (671) 475-3278 Fax (671) 477-4676 RONALD T. Y. MOON

ChiefJustice Moon took office on March 31, 1993, having served on the Supreme Court of Hawaii 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 lim of Courts IV (Bencher); American Judicature Society. Undergraduate degree (Psychology and Sociology), Cae Col1ege, 1962. J.D., University of Iowa, 1965. Born September 4, 1940. Married.

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

HAWAII

MICHAEL E BRODERICK

Administrative Director of the Courts Broderick was appointed to his position on June 17, 1996. Director, Hawaii State Judiciary's Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution; Research Analyst/policy Advisor to the Hawaii State Board of Education; Special Assistant to Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and Mayor's Liaison to Los Angeles Police Department; employment lawyer in private practice. Graduate of Stanford University (Phi Beta Kappa), 1979, and UCLA Law School (Order of the CoiO, 1983. Married, three children.

The Judiciary, State of Hawaii 417 South King Street, Rm. 206 Honolulu, HI 96813 (808) 539-4900 Fax (808) 539-4855 LINDA COPPLE TROUT

Chief Justice Trout took office on February 1, 1997, having served on the Idaho Supreme Court since 1992. District Judge, Second Judicial District, Nez Perce and Clearwater counties, 1990-92. Magistrate Judge, Second judicial District, Nez Perce County, 1983-91. Acting Trial Court Administrator, Second Judicial District, 1987-91. Private ptac• tice, Clark, Feeney & Trout, 1977·83. Undergraduate work, University of Idaho, 1973. LL.B., University of Idaho, 1977. Born September 1, 1951. Married.

Supreme Court of Idaho 451 West State Street (Zip Code 83720) P.O. Box 83720 Boise,ID 83720-0101 (208) 334-2207 Fax (208) 334-4701 [email protected]

IDAHO

PATRICIA TOBIAS

Administrative Ditectot of the Courts Tobias took office on November 1,1993. Clerk of the Court, St. Louis County, Missouri, 1986-93. Ditector of Courr Services Division, Office of the State Courts Administrator, Missouri Supreme Court, 1980-86. Adult and Juvenile Probation Services, Champaign County Circuit Court, lllinois, 1976 79. B.S., University of Illinois, 1975. M.S.].A., University of Denver College of Law, 1980. Born April 2, 1952. Married, two children.

Supreme Court Building 451 West State Street (Zip Code 83702) P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720·0101 (208) 334-2246 Fax (208) 334-2146 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www2.state.id.us/judicial/judicial.html CHARLES E. FREEMAN

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

Supreme Court of l1linois 160 North LaSalle Street, 20th Fl. Chicago,IL 60601 (312) 793-5480 Fax (312) 793-4578

ILLINOIS

JOSEPH A. SCHILLACI

Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts Schillaci was appointed on May 12, 1997, after having served as Deputy Director since 1995. Executive Assistant, Illinois Supreme Court, 1991-94. Administrator, First District of the Illinois Appellate Court, 1986-91. Secretary: Illinois Courts Commission, Judicial Conference, Conference of Chief Circuit Judges. Graduate, Governors State University, Illinois. Born 1954. Married, two children.

Administrative Office of the lIlinois Courts 222 North LaSalle Street, 13th FI. Chicago,IL 60601 (312) 793-3250 Fax (312) 793-0331 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. Former Trustee, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1983-85, 1987-96. Immediate Past Chair, American Bar Association Appellate Judges Conference. Council Chair, American Bar Association Section for Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. 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, one daughter.

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INDIANA

LILIA G. JUDSON

Executive Director Judson was appointed on April 17, 1998, having served as Acting Executive Director, Director, and Assistant Director. Executive Secretary, Indiana Judicial Study Commission, Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications, and Judicial Nominating Commission, 1976-77. Legislative Analyst, Indiana Judicial Study Commission, 1972-76. Member: Indiana and Federal Bar; American Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association (House of Delegates, 1994-95, Women and the Law Committee, Legal Ethics Committee, Committee on Improvement of the Judicial System, Appellate Rules Project Committee). B.A. (Political Science, 1971), J.D. (1975), Indiana University. Born June 8, 1949. Married, one child.

Division of State Court Administration Indiana Supreme Court 115 West Washington, Suite 1080 Indianapolis, IN 46204-3417 (317) 232-2542 Fax (317) 233-6586 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.state.in.us/iudiciary ARTHUR A. MCGIVERIN

ChiefJustice McGiverin took office on October 1, 1987, having served on the Iowa Supreme Court 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.e. cadet colonel, brigade commander of all Army and Air Force R.oT.e. students, 1950-51. U.S. Army Signal Corps, 1946-48; Infantry, 1951-53. Past President, Conference of ChiefJustices; Past Chair, National Center for State Courts Board of Directors, 1996-97. Member, Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute. B.S.e. (with high honors, president of College ofCommerce class), University of Iowa, 1951. JD. (with honors, member of Board of Editors of Law Review), University of Iowa, 1956. Born November 10, 1928. Married, four children.

Supreme Court of Iowa State House Ninth and Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA 50319 (SIS) 281-5175 Fax (SIS) 281-3043 Home page: www.judicial.state.ia.us

IOWA

WILLIAM ]. O'BRIEN

State Court Administrator O'Brien 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 50319 (SIS) 281-5241 Fax (SIS) 242-6164 KAY MCFARLAND

Chief Justice McFarland assumed office on September I, 1995. Appointed Justice of the Supreme Court in 1977. Elected District Judge in the Fifth Division of the District Court in 1973. Elected Judge of the Probate and Juvenile Courts, Shawnee County, 1971. First woman to hold those three positions. Private law practice, 1964-71. Bachelor (magna cum laude) and law degrees from Washburn University. Born July 20,1935.

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KANSAS

HOWARD P. SCHWARTZ

Judicial Administrator Schwartz took office on May 19, 1980. Personnel Director, Kansas Judicial Branch, 1978-79. Personnel Administrator, Kansas Department of Administration, 1975-78. Adjunct Professor: Kansas University, 1984-90; Washburn University, 1978-86. Assistant Professor and Associate Director, Data Processing and Educational Measurement Center, Emporia State University, 1972-75. Instructor, East Texas State University, 1969-72. President, Conference of State Court Administrators, 1992-93. Member: Board of Directors, Conference of State Court Administrators; Board of Directors, National 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 Administtation; 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 IS, 1946. Married, two children. Kansas Judicial Center 301 West Tenth Street Topeka, KS 66612 (785) 296-4873 Fax (785) 296-7076 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.kscourts.org JOSEPH E. LAMBERT

Chief Justice Lambert took office on October 2, 1998, having served on the Supreme Court since 1987. Private law practice, Lambert & Lambert, 1975·87; Law Clerk for U.S. District Judge Rhodes Bratcher, 1974·75; Staff of Senator John Sherman Cooper, 1970-71. Member: Kentucky and Rockcastle County bar associations. Chairman: Kentucky Judicial Form Retirement System, 1996-present; Appellate Rules Commission, 1989-91; Civil Rules Committee, 1991-93; Criminal Rules Committee, 1996-97. Eastern Kentucky Universiry Board of Regents, 1988-1992; University of Louisville, Board of Directors of Law Alumni Association, 1987-96; Kentucky Bar Foundation Board, 1993-94; Chairman, Board of Directors, Rockcastle Hospital and Respiratory Care Center, Inc.; Board of Directors, Center for Rural Development, 1996-present. Awards: Distinguished Alumni Award, School of Law, University of Louisville, 1988; Featured Alumnus, Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities, 1995. Georgetown College, Honorary Doctor of Laws, 1999. B.S. (Economics and Business Administration), Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky; J.D., University of Louisville School of Law, Louisville, Kentucky. Married, rwo children. Supreme Court of Kentucky State Capitol Building, Room Z39 700 Capitol Avenue Frankfort, ICY 40601 (502) 564-4162 Fax (502) 564-1933 E-mail: C][email protected] Home page: www.aoc.state.ky.us KENTUCKY

ClCELY JARACZ LAMBERT

Director Lambert took office on March 8, 1999. Partner, Lambert and Lambert, Attorneys at Law, 1997-1999; General Counsel, Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts, 1989-97; Assistant Attorney General, Kentucky Office of the Attorney Genera\' 1982-88. Bar admissions: Kentucky, 1982; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1983; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1983; U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, 1984; U.S. Supreme Court, 1985. Member: Court of Justice Task Force on Racial Bias, 1999; Kentucky Council on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Legislative Team, 1996; Multidisciplinary Child Sexual House Commission, 1994-1996; Governor's Council on Child Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence, 1996; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1997-99; Kentucky and Louisville bar associations; State Government Bar Association, 1985-1999 (President, 1990-92). Court of Justice Law Day Award, 1997. B.A. (English), Transylvania University; J.D., Universiry of Kentucky. Married, two children. Administrative Office of the Courts 100 Millcreek Park Frankfort, KY 40601-9230 (502) 573-2350 Fax (502) 695-1759 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.aoc.state.ky.usLouisiana PASCAL E CALOGERO, JR.

ChiefJustice Calogero took office on April 9, 1990, having served on the court since 1973. Private practice, 1957-73. Chair: Judicial Ethics Committee; Judicial Council; Human Resources Committee. Lecturer at Loyola Law School. Member: American, Louisiana, and New Orleans bar associations; American Judicature Society; St. Thomas More . Catholic Lawyers Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States, 1994 present; NCSC Time on Appeal Advisory Committee, 1995-present. JAG, U.S. Army, 1954-57. Doctor of Law Honoris Causa, Loyola Law School. Honorary member: Order of the Coif, Louisiana State University Law Center. Louisiana Bar Foundation's Distinguished Jurist Award, 1991; 1995 Distinguished National Jurist, Indiana University School of Law; 1995 Judge Bob Jones Memorial Award, American Judges Association. J.D. (President, 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. Supreme Court of Louisiana Supreme Court Building 301 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70112 (504) 568-5725 Fax (504) 568-2727 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.lasc.org LOUISIANA

HUGH M. COLLINS

Judicial Administrator Collins took office in April 1988, having served as Acting Judicial Administrator since June 1987. Chief Deputy Judicial Administrator, 1980-87. Deputy Judicial Administrator for Systems 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); 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 (President Elect, 1995-96; President, 1996-97); Chair, COSCA Committee on Court Statistics. 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 1555 Poydras Street, Suite 1540 New Orleans, LA 70112-3701 (504) 568-5747 Fax (504) 568-5687 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.lasc.org DANIEL E. WATHEN

ChiefJustice Wathen was appointed ChiefJustice by Governor John R. McKernan in 1992; Governor Joseph E. Brennan appointed him Associate Justice in 1981. Justice, Maine Superior Court, 1977-81. Parmer in the law firm of Wathen & Wathen, 1965-77, Chair, Board of Trustees, National Judicial College. Member: Board of Directors, Conference of Chief Justices, 1998-present; Maine State and American bar associations; American Judicature Society; Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States; Advisory Board, Leadership Institute for Judicial Education. Fellow, American and Maine bar foundations. B.A., Ricker College, 1962. LL.B. (High Honors, Editor-in-Chief of Law Review), University of Maine School of Law, 1965. LL.M., University of Virginia School of Law, 1988. Born November 4, 1939. Married, two children.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine Maine Judicial Center 65 Stone Street Augusta, ME 04330-5222 (207) 287-6950 Fax (207) 287-4641 E-mail: [email protected]

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 P.O. Box 4820 62 Elm Street Portland, ME 04112-4820 (207) 822-0792 Fax (207) 822-0781 ROBERT M. BELL

Chief Judge Bell assumed his current position on October 23, 1996, having served on the Court of Appeals since 1991. Judge, Court of Special Appeals, 1984-91. Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 1980-84. Judge, District Court of Maryland, Baltimore City, 1975-80; Associate, Law Firm of Piper & Marbury, 1969-74. Chair, Maryland Judicial Conference. Member: Hall of Records Commission; Library Committee, State Law Library; National, American, Maryland State, Baltimore City, and Monumental City bar associations. A.B., Morgan State College, 1966. J.D., Harvard University Law School, 1969. Born July 6,1943.

Court of Appeals of Maryland 634 Courthouse East 111 North Calvert Street Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 333-6396 Fax (410) 347-3908 E-mail: [email protected]

MARYLAND

GEORGE B. RIGGIN, JR.

State Court Administrator Riggin took office on May 9, 1990. Private legal practice, 1988-90. Assignment Commissioner, Circuit Court for Baltimore City, 1974-88. Founder and Executive Director, Tai Pan Import Corporation, 1980-84. Former Chair: Maryland State Judicial EDP Policy Committee; State Task Force-Arrest to Disposition Reporting; Baltimore Circuit Court Civil Automation Committee; Baltimore Circuit Court Computer Users Group. Former member: Governor's Criminal Justice System Advisoty Board; Mayor's Criminal Justice Information System User Group; One-maIlOne-day Jury System Development Group; Maryland State Judicial Statistics Task Force; Baltimore City Jail Overcrowding Task Force. Chair, Operations and Management Committee, Commission to Study the Future of Maryland Courts; Cochair, COSCA/NACM Joint Technology Committee; Member, Governor's Grant Review Board; Executive Secretary, Maryland Judicial Conference. B.A., University of Maryland, 1966. J.D. (Order of the CoiO, University of Maryland School of Law, 1988. Married. Administrative Office of the Courts Courts of Appeal Building 36I Rowe Boulevard Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 260-1401 Fax (410) 974-2169 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.courts.state.md.us HERBERT P. WILKINS

Chief Justice Willkins took office on September 1, 1996, and has served on the coun since 1972. Panner (1960-72) and Associate (1954-59), Palmer & Dodge. Town Counsel, Acton and Concord. Former Member: Board of Overseers (President), Overseers Committee to Visit Harvard Law School (Chairman), Overseers Committee to Visit the Harvard Graduate School of Design (Former Chairman), Harvard College; Concord Board of Selectmen, 1960-66 (Chairman, 1962-63); Concord Planning Board, 1957-60 (Chairman, 1958-60). Member, American Law Institute Council. Adviser, American Law Institute. Projects: complex litigation, restatements of property (third) servitudes, donative transfers, and trusts. Judicial Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Winner of Boston Bar Association Haskell Cohn Distinguished Judicial Service Award, 1991. A.B., Harvard College, 1951. LL.B. (magna cum laude, Law Review), Harvard Law School, 1954. Married, four children.

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MASSACHUSETTS

BARBARA A. DORTCH·OKARA

ChiefJustice for Administration and Management Donch-Okara took office in 1998. Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court, 1989-pre sent; Regional Administrative Justice for Norfolk County Massachusetts Superior Court, 1995-96; Justice of the Boston Municipal Coun, 1984 89; Adjunct Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law, 1996 present. Awards: 1999 William J. Kenaelly, S.J., Alumna of the Year Award from Boston College Law School; Honorary Doctor of Laws, New England School of Law (1996); 1993 Women's Law Caucus Award, New England School of Law; 1990 Alumni Achievement Award, Brandeis University; 1989 Patrick F. Jones Award of the Lena Park Community Development Corp.; Paul Robeson Award, Boston College Law School Black Alumni Network. B.A. (cum laude), Brandeis University; J.D., Boston College Law School. Married, one child.

Administrative Office of the Trial Courts Two Center Plaza, 5th Fl. Boston, MA 02108 (617) 742-8575 Fax (617) 742-0968 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: http://aotcweb/courts{friaIC/trial.htm ELIZABETH A. WEAVER

Chief Justice Weaver took office on January 6, 1999, having served on the Supreme Coun since 1995. Judge, Michigan Coun of Appeals, Third District, 1987-94; Probate and Juvenile Judge, Leelanau County, Michigan, 1975-86; Chevron Oil Company, Coleman, Dutrey & Thomson, Civil DistrictCoun Law Clerk, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1965-75. Member: Michigan Supreme Coun Education Advisory Committee for Probate and Juvenile Judges; Michigan State Bar Juvenile Law Committee (Chairperson); Top of Michigan Probate and Juvenile Judges Association (President); Michigan State Bar Crime Prevention Center (Chairperson); National Council ofJuvenile and Family Judges; Probate and Juvenile Judges Association of Michigan (Secretary); Children's Charter of me Courts of Michigan, Inc. (Treasurer); American, Michigan, Louisiana, Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim County bar associations; Steering Committee, Grand Traverse/Leelanau Commission on Youth; Arnell Engstrom Children's Center Citizen's AdVisory Council, Clothes for Kids of America, Inc. (Trustee). Honors: one offive Outstanding Young Women in Michigan (Michigan Jaycees), one of thirty Outstanding Young Women in Michigan (Michigan Women's Commission). B.A., Newcomb College, New Orleans, Louisiana (Phi Beta Kappa); J.D., Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana (Order of the Coif, Editor, Law Review). Supreme Court of Michigan P.O. Box 30052 Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 373-0126 Fax (517) 373-9831 MICHIGAN

JOHN D. FERRY, JR.

State Court Administrator Ferry was appointed by me Michigan Supreme Court on July 3, 1997, after serving as Interim Director of the State Court Administrative Office for six monms. Deputy State Court Administrator, Michigan, 1986-97. Deputy Director of State Courts for Court Operations, Wisconsin. District Administrator, Fourth Judicial District, Wisconsin. Criminal Justice Information Manager, National Criminal Justice Reference Service. Commissioner for the Courts, Montgomery County, Maryland. Bachelor's degree (Public Science and Economics), University of Maryland. Additional study, University of Maryland Law School. Married, four children.

Office of the State Court Administrator 309 North Washington Square P.O. Box 30048 Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 373-2222 Fax (517) 373-2112 E-Mail: [email protected] KATHLEEN A. BLATZ

Chief Justice Blatz became chief in January 1998 and is the state's first woman ChiefJustice. Trial Court Judge, Fourth Judicial District, Minneapolis, 1994-96. Assistant County Attorney, 1992-93. Associate Attorney, Popham, Haik, Schnobrich & Kaufman, Ltd., Minneapolis, 1984-88. Director, Employee Assistance Program, Fairview Community Hospital, Minneapolis, 1979-81. Minnesota House of Representatives, 1979-94: Assistant Minority Leader, 1987-90; Chair of Crime and Family Law Committee, 1985-86; member, Taxes, Judiciary, General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections, Rules and Legislative Administration, and Health and Human Services committees. Member: Minnesota State and Hennepin County bar associations; Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights; Board on Judicial Standards; Minnesota Supreme Court Foster Care and Permanency Task Force (Vice-Chair), Fourth Judicial District Total Quality Management Steering Committee, Governor's Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1976. Master of Social Work (1978), J.D. (1984), University of Minnesota. Supreme Court of Minnesota 424 Minnesota Judicial Center 25 Constitution Avenue St. Paul, MN 55155 (651) 296-3380 Fax (651) 205-4697 Home page: www.courts.state.mn.us

MINNESOTA

SUEK. DOSAL

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

Supreme Court of Minnesota 25 Constitution Avenue St. Paul, MN 55155 (651) 296-2474 Fax (651) 297-5636 LENORE L. PRATHER

ChiefJustice Prather became the first woman to serve on the Mississippi Supreme Court when she was appointed by Governor William E Winter in 1982. She became a Presiding Justice in 1993. Chancery Judge, 14th Chancery District, 1971-82 (first woman in the state to hold a chancellorship). Municipal Judge, West Point, 1965 -71. Private practice,1955-71. Member: Mississippi Bar, Mississippi Bar Foundation, Conference of Mississippi Judges, Charles Clark Chapter of the American Inns of Court, American Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Rotary International, Daughters of the American Revolution (junior auxiliary). Paul Harris Fellow. Who's Who in America, 1984-98. Undergraduate degree, Mississippi University for Women, 1953. J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law, 1955. Ole Miss Alumna of the Year, 1995. Medal of Excellence and Alumni Achievement Award, Mississippi University for Women. 1993. Alumni Hall of Fame, University of Mississippi, 1986. Born September 17, 1931. Widowed. three children, two grandchildren. Supreme Court of Mississippi 450 High Street (Zip Code 39201) P.O. Box 117 Jackson, MS 39205-0117 (601) 359-3694 Fax (601) 359-2443 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: WWW.mssc.state.ms.us MISSISSIPPI

RICK D. PATI

Acting Director Patt has previously served as attorney for the Mississippi Judicial College and as Deputy Director of the Administrative Office of Courts. B.A.. Millsaps College; J.0., University of Mississippi School of Law.

Administrative Office of the Courts Supreme Court of Mississippi p.o. Box 117 Jackson, MS 39205 (601) 354-7408 Fax (601) 354-7459 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.mssc.state.ms.us WILLIAM RAY PRICE, JR.

Chief Justice Price assumed office July 1, 1999, having been elected to serve a two-year term. Private law practice, 1978-1992. President, Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners, 1989-1992; Member of Board of Directors of Truman Medical Center. Awards: (RK; O(K; University of Iowa Hancher-Finkrine Award. B.A., University of Iowa (with distinction), 1974; Yale Divinity School, 1974-75; J.D., Washington & Lee University School of Law (cum laude), 1978.

Supreme Court of Missouri 207 West High Street (Zip Code 65100 P.O. Box 150 Jefferson City, MO 65102 (573) 751-6880 Fax (573) 751-7361 E-mail: [email protected]

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 (1976-78), Director ofJuvenile Programs (1969-76), Missouri Council on Criminal Justice. Juvenile officer: 13th Judicial Circuit of Missouri, 1968-69; 12th Judicial Circuit of Missouri, 1965-68. Chair, Missouri State Employees' Retirement System, 1993-94; Chair, Governor's Juvenile Court Personnel Advisory Committee, 1995-96. Outstanding Service Award, Missouri Judicial Conference, 1993. B.S., M.A., Lincoln University. M.S. (Public Administration), University of Missouri, Columbia.

Supreme Court of Missouri P.O. Box 104480 Jefferson City, MO 65110 (573) 751-3585 Fax (573) 751-5540 E-mail: [email protected] JEAN A. TURNAGE

Chief Justice Turnage took office on January 7, 1985. He had served in the state legislature since 1962 (2 years in the House and 20 in the 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 of Directors, National Center for State Courts, 1993-94. Past President, Montana County Attorneys Association. Member: Montana Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. U.S. Army Air Corps, 1944-46. J.D. (Law Review), University of Montana, 1951; Honorary Doctor of Legal Letters, Universiry of Montana, 1995. Born March 10, 1926. Married, two children.

Supreme Court of Montana Justice Building, Room 414 215 North Sanders Helena, MT 59620 (406) 444-5490 Fax (406) 444-3274

MONTANA

PATRICK A. CHENOVICK

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

Office of the Court Administrator Supreme Court of Montana 215 North Sanders Justice Building, Room 315 Helena, MT 59620-3002 (406) 444-2621 Fax (406) 444-0834 E-mail: [email protected] JOHN V. HENDRY

Chief Justice Hendry took office on October I, 1998. Lancaster County Court Judge, 1995-98; Private practice, 1974-95; President, Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys, 1992. Nebraska State Delegate, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1987-88. B.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; J.D., University of Nebraska College of Law. Born August 23, 1948. Married, two children.

Supreme Court of Nebraska State Capitol Building, Room 2214 P.O. Box 98910 Lincoln, NE 68509-8910 (402) 471-3738 Fax (402) 471-0297 Home page: http://court.noI.org

NEBRASKA

JOSEPH C. STEELE

State Court Administrator Steele took office on January I, 1980, hav ing served as Acting Administrator since November 1, 1979. Deputy Administrator and Data.Processing Manager, Nebraska Supreme Court, 1974-79. President, Conference of State Court Administrators, 1993 94. Member: American Judicature Society; American Bar Association (associate). National Center for State Courts Distinguished Service Award, 1998. 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 State Capitol Building, Room 1220 Lincoln, NE 68509 (402) 471-3730 Fax (402) 471-2197 E-mail: [email protected] Jsteele~J1sc. Skfe.lII.e.U5 ROBERT E. ROSE

Chief]ustice Rose took office in January 1999, having been elected to the Supreme Court in 1988 (Chief]ustice, January 1993 through December 1994) and reelected in 1994. District Court Judge, 1986-88; Private practice in firm of Cochrane & Rose, 1979-86, and in firm of Goldwater, Taber and Hill, 1965-70; Lieutenant Governor, State of Nevada, 1975-1979; District Attorney, Washoe County, 1971-75; Law Clerk, Nevada Supreme Court, 1964-65. Chairman, Nevada Judicial Assessment Commission, 1993-94; Board, Nevada Easter Seal Society, 1979-84; Attorney for American Cancer Society, 1976-80 (1976 State Crusade Chairman); Chairman, Nevada Democratic Party, 1968-70. B.A. (History, with honors), Juniata College, 1961. LL.B., New York University School of Law, 1964. Born October 7,1939. Married.

Supreme Court of Nevada Supreme Court Building 201 South Carson Street (Zip Code 89701) Carson City, NV 89710-4702 (775) 687-5170 Fax (775) 687-8627

NEVADA

KAREN KAVANAU

State Court Administrator Kavanau was appointed by the Nevada Supreme Court on January 2, 1998. Director of Business Development, Public Services Systems and Technology Group, KPMG Peat Warwick, Sacramento, California, 1995-97. Director, Nevada Department of Information Services, 1991-95. Chief of Administrative Services, Nevada State Department of Personnel, 1985-91. Former member, boards, and commissions: Nevada Women's Fund, Advocates to End Domestic Violence, Nevada State Employee's Credit Union. Member, Board of Directors, Carson City Golf Corporation. B.S. University of Redlands, California.

Administrative Office of the Courts Supreme Court Building 201 South Carson Street, Suite 250 Carson City, NV 89701-4702 (702) 687-5076 Fax (702) 687-5079 E-mail: [email protected] DAVID A. BROCK

Chief Justice Brock began his tenn 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 prac tice, Concord, 1972-76; Manchester, 1963-69. U.S. Attorney, 1969-72. Captain, U.S.M.C.R. President, Conference ofChiefJustices, 1998-99; Chair, Board of Directors, National Center for State Courts, 1998-99. Chair, Supreme Court Commission on Court Accreditation; Supreme Court Rules Advisory Committee, 1985-97; Supreme COurt Committee on Judicial Conduct, 1981-89. Member: Board of Directors, State Justice Institute (Vice-Chainnan, 1994-95, Cochair, 1995-98); New Hampshire Judicial Council, 1979-86; Select Commission on a Unified Court System, 1980-84; Education Committee, Appellate Judges Conference, 1981-present. Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, 1972. A.B., Dartmouth College, 1958. LL.B., University of Michigan Law School, 1963. Born July 6, 1936. Married, six children.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire Frank Rowe Kenison Building One Noble Drive Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-2149 Fax (603) 271-6630

NEW HAMPSHIRE

DONALD D. GOODNOW

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

Administrative Office of the Courts Two Noble Drive Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-2521 Fax (603) 271-3977 Home page: www.state.nh.us/courrs/home.htm DEBORAH T. PORITZ

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

Supreme Court of New Jersey Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex CN-On Trenron, NJ 08625-0023 (609) 292-2448 Fax (609) 984-6988

NEW JERSEY

RICHARD J. WILLIAMS

Acting Administrative Director Williams was appointed as a judge of the Superior Court, Appellate Division, and designated Acting Administrative Director of the Courts on August 1, 1999. Assignment Judge for Atlantic and Cape May counties, 1985-99. Presiding Judge of Family Court, Atlantic and Cape May counties, 1983-85; Superior Court Judge, Atlantic County, 1981-83. Prosecutor, Atlantic County, 1972-81. Attorney, Cole, Koury, Cole & Tighe, Atlantic City, 1967-72. Law clerk to New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Vincent S. Haneman, 1966-67. Member: New Jersey, Virginia, and Atlantic County bar asso ciations. A.B., Princeton Unviersity, 1963. LL.Bn.D., University of Virginia Law School, 1966. Married, two children.

Administrative Office of the Courts P.O. Box 037 RJH Justice Complex 25 Market Street Trenton, NJ 08625 (609) 984-0275 Fax (609) 292-3320 PAMELA B. MINZNER

Chief Justice Minzner took office on January 6, 1999, having served as a justice on the Supreme Court since December 2,1994. Judge, New Mexico Court of Appeals, 1984-94 (ChiefJudge, 1993-94); Adjunct Professor of Law, University of New Mexico School of Law, 1991, 1992; Professor of Law, University of New Mexico School of Law, 1972-84. Private practice: Associate, Cotter, Hernandez, Atkinson, Campbell & Kelsey, 1971-73; Bingham, Dana & Gould, 1968-71; Staff Assistant, Community Legal Assistance Office, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1967. Awards: YWCA of Albuquerque Women on the Move Award, 1997; Outstanding Judge Award, Albuquerque Bar Association, 1996; Power and Caring Award, Mid-State Chapter, New Mexico Women's Bar Association, 1995; Henrietta Pettijohn Award, New Mexico Women's Bar Association, 1995; Elected Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 1994; Fairborn (Ohio) City Schools' Hall of Honor; Faculty awards, Class of 1981, Class of 1977, University of New Mexico School of Law. B.A., Miami University (Ohio), 1965. LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1968. Born November 19, 1943. Married, two children. Supreme Court of New Mexico P.O. Box 848 Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 827-4889 Fax (505) 827-4837 Home page: www.nmcourts.com

NEW MEXICO

JOHN M. GREACEN

Director Greacen assumed his duties in October 1996. Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, New Mexico, 1992-96; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1984-92. Deputy Director for Programs, National Center for State Courts, 1979-84. Visiting Associate Professor, Washington College of Law, American University, 1978-79. Director of Programs, The Police Foundation, 1975-78. Acting Director, National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (1974-75); Deputy Director, National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (1973-74), Department of Justice. Assistant Dean, University of Arizona College of Law, 1972-73. Reporter, Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure, 1971-72. Associate, Kirkland, Ellis, Hodson, Chaffetz, Masters and Rowse, 1969-71. Member: American Bar Association, National Judicial College, National Association for Court Management, National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks, Federal Court Clerks Association, National Conference of Bankruptcy Clerks. Former Chair, ABA Section of Criminal Justice, ABA Judicial Division Lawyers Conference. A.B., Princeton University, 1965. J.D., University of Arizona, 1968. Married, three children. Administrative Office of the Courts 237 Don Gaspar, Rm. 25 Santa Fe, NM 87501-2178 (505) 827-4800 Fax (505) 827-4824 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.nmcourts.com JUDITH S. KAYE

ChiefJudge Kaye assumed office on March 23, 1993, having served on the New York Court of Appeals since September 1983. Private practice, Olwine, Connelly, Chase, O'Donnell & Weyher, 1969-83. Assistant to Dean Russell Niles, N.Y.U. 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; ABA Commission on Domestic Violence; ABAIJAD Committee on Appellate Practice; Council, American Law Institute; Board of Editors, New York State Bar Journal. Gold Medal Award, Stanley H. Fuld Award, New York State Bar Association. Public Official of the Year, Governing Magazine. Vanderbilt Gold Medal, Achievement Award, N.Y.U. School of Law. President's Special Award, Founder's Award, New York City Women's Bar Association. Wil1iam J. Brennan, Jr., Award, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Numerous honorary law degrees. B.A., Barnard College, 1958. LL.B. (cum laude; Order of the Coif; Associate Editor, Law Review), New York University School of Law, 1962. Married, three children. 230 Park Avenue, Suite 826 New York, NY 10169 New York City: (212) 661-6787 Fax (212) 682-2778 Albany: (518) 455-7741 Fax (518) 426-0268

NEW YORK

JONATHAN LIPPMAN

Chief Administrative Judge Lippman took office on January 1, 1996, hav ing been appointed a judge of the New York State Court of Claims in June 1995 by Gov. George E. Pataki. Deputy Chief Administrative Judge of the New York State Courts, 1995. Deputy Chief Administrator and Deputy Chief Administrative Judge, 1989-95. Chief Clerk and Executive Officer, Supreme Court, New York County, Civil Branch, 1983-89. Principal Court Attorney, Law Department, Supreme Court, New York County, Civil Branch, 1977-83. Chair: New York State Court Facilities Capital Review Board. Member: New York State Probation Commission; Board of Directors, N.Y.U. School of Law Alumni Association; New York State Bar Association. Awards: Bernard Botein Award, Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Louis J. Capozzoli Gavel Award, New York County Lawyers' Association; Benjamin N. Cardozo Award, Jewish Lawyers Guild; Robert L. Haig Award for Distinguished Public Services, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, New York State Bar Association; Harlan Fiske Stone Memorial Award, Association of Trial Lawyers of the City of New York; Frank Torres Award for Commitment to Diversity, Association of Judges of Hispanic Heritage. B.A., New York University (cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Samuel Eshborn Scholarship for Academic Excellence, N.Y.U. Founders Day Scholar). J.D., N.Y.U. School of Law. Office of Court Administration 25 Beaver Street, 11 th Fl. New York, NY 10004 New York City: (212) 428-2100 Fax (212) 428-2188 Albany: (518) 473-6087 Fax (518) 473-5514 BURLEY B. MITCHELL, JR.

Chief Justice Mitchell took office as chief justice in January 1995, hav• ing served on the court since 1982. N.C. Secretary of Crime Control and Safety, 1979-82. Judge, N.C. Court of Appeals, 1977-79. District Attorney, 10th Judicial District, 1972-77. Assistant Attorney General of North Carolina, 1969-72. Member: American, North Carolina (Vice-President 1986-87), and Wake County bar associations. Chair, Governor's Advisory Board on Prisons and Punishment, 1989-90; Governor's Crime Commission, 1977-95 (Chair, 1977-79); North Carolina Courts Commission, 1983-93. North Carolina News Media- Administration of Justice Council, 1976-present. Awards: Doctor of Laws, Norman A. Wiggins School of Law, Campbell University, 1998; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), North Carolina State University, 1995. B.A. (cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), 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 P.O. Box 1841 Raleigh, NC 27602 (919) 733-3712 Fax (919) 733-0105 E-mail: [email protected]

NORTH CAROLINA

THOMAS W. ROSS

Administrative Director of the Courts Ross took office June 21, 1999. State Superior Court Judge, 1984-1999; Administrative Assistant to U.S. Congressman, 1983-84; Private practice, 1976-82; Assistant Professor of Public Law and Government, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1975-76. Chair: North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission, 1990-99. Awards: Governing Magazine Public Official of the Year, 1994; Foundation for Improvement of Justice Award, 1995; Outstanding North Carolina Trial Judge Award, 1996; Boy Scouts of American Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, 1999. B.A. (Political Science), Davidson College, 1972; J.D. (With honors), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Law, 1975; National Judicial College, General Jurisdiction Course, 1985. Born June 5, 1950. Married, two children.

North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts 2 East Morgan Street (Zip code 27601) P.O. Box 2448 Raleigh, NC 27602 (919) 733-7107 Fax (919) 715-5779 E-mail: [email protected] GERALDW. VANDEWALLE

Chief Justice VandeWalle took office on January 1, 1993, having served on the court since 1978 (reelected, 1994, reappointed Chief Justice, 1995). Attorney General's Office: Special Assistant, 1958-74; First Assistant, 1975-77. Member: Conference of Chief Justices Board of Directors (First Vice President), CCJ Federal-State Tribal Relations Committee (Chair); ABA Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar; Federal-State Jurisdiction Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States (appointed by Chief Justice Rehnquist). Cochair, ABA Bar Admissions Committee of the Section on Legal Education Admission to the Bar; First Chair, North Dakota Judicial Conference, 1985-87; Chair, National Center for State Courts' Research Advisory Council. Member: American Judicature Society; American Bar Association. North Dakota Council of School Attorneys Educational Law Award, 1987; Sioux Award, University of North Dakota, 1992; "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; North Dakota State Bar Association Distinguished Service Award, June 1998. B.S. (Commerce, with accounting honors), 1955, J.D. (magna cum laude; Law Review Editor; Order of the Coif), 1958, University of North Dakota, 1958. Supreme Court of North Dakota State Capitol Building Bismarck, ND 58505 (701) 328-4211 Fax (701) 328-4480 Home page: www.court.state.nd.us 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. U.S. Air Force, 1959-91 (Director of Personnel for Air Force Attorneys, 1973-77; Commandant "Dean," Air Force Law Schoo\' 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, Dept. 180 Bismarck, ND 58505-0530 (701) 328-4216 Fax (701) 328-4480 E-mail: [email protected] MIGUEL S. DEMAPAN

ChiefJustice Demapan took office in July 1999. Associate}ustice (Acting ChiefJustice), Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Supreme Court; Associate Judge, CNMI Superior Court; Judge Pro Tern, Superior Court of Guam; private law practice; member of Federal CNMI Bench Council; former member of CNMI Tax Task Force; General Counsel, J.e. Tenorio Enterprises, Inc.; classroom teacher, Marianas High School; voucher clerk, T.T. Finance Department; ward clerk, Torres Hospital. Member: Pacific Judicial Council, CNMI Federal Bench Council. B.S. (with emphasis in chemistry), Seattle University, 1975. M.A. (business administration), Golden Gate University, 1983. J.D., Santa Clara University, 1985. Born July 16, 1952. Married, five children.

Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands P. O. Box 2165 CK Saipan, MP 96950 (670) 236-9700 Fax (670) 236-9702 E-mail: [email protected] Web page: www.cnmLorg NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

MARGARITA M. PALACIOS

Acting Director Palacios took office in 1999. Clerk of Court, Court Administrator, Bar Administrator. Bachelor degree in Business Administration. Born April 15, 1955. Married, four children.

Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands P.O. Box 2165 CK Saipan, MP 96950 (670) 236-9800 Fax (670) 236-9701 E-mail: [email protected] THOMAS J. MOYER

Chief Justice Moyer took office in January 1987 after being elected in gen eral elections. 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: Conference of ChiefJustices, 1995-96; Columbus Bar Association, 1980-81; Columbus Board of Education, 1973-74. Chair, National Center for State Courts Board of Directors, 1995-96. Co-chair, ABA-NCCUSL Committee to Draft Model Mediation Legislation. 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. Supreme Court of Ohio 30 East Broad Street, 3d Fl. Columbus,OH 43266-0419 (614) 466-3627 Fax (614) 728-8064 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.sconet.ohio.gov OHIO

STEVEN C. HOLLON

Administrative Director Hollon took office on March 15, 1999. Court Administrator, Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, 1995-99; Private law practice, Parrish, Fryman and Marcum Co., L.P.A., 1990-95; Court Administrator, Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals, 1983-90; Law Clerk, Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals, 1981-83. Ohio Supreme Court's Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, 1988-95 (Vice-Chairman, 1994-95). Presented a three-day seminar to the Ukrainian Supreme Court on judicial administration and judicial ethics as part of Ohio Supreme Court, Ukraine-Ohio Rule of Law Program. B.A., Muskingum College, 1976; M.S., Miami University, 1978; J.D., Ohio Northern University, 1981. Born June 20, 1954. Married, three children.

Supreme Court of Ohio State Office Tower 30 East Broad Street 4 ~:L15 Columbus,OH 43266-0419 (614) 466-2653 Fax (614) 752-8736 E-mail: [email protected] HARDY SUMMERS

Chief Justice Summers took office in 1999, having served on the Supreme Court since 1985. District Judge, Muskogee County, 1976-85; Practicing Attorney, 1962-76; Assistant County Attorney, Muskogee County, 1960-62; Judge Advocate, U.S. Air Force, 1957-60. Awards/Honors: Note Editor, Oklahoma Law Review; Order of the Coif; President, Oklahoma Judicial Conference, 1984; President, American Inn of Court XXIII. B.A. 1955, LL.B., 1957, University of Oklahoma. &rn July 15, 1933. Married, two children.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma State Capitol Building, Room 245 2300 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (405) 521-3830 Fax (405) 528-1607 Home page: www.oscn.net

HOWARD W CONYERS

Administrative Director of the Courts Conyers assumed office on January 21, 1988. Deputy Administrative Director, Supreme Court of Oklahoma, 1987-88. Partner, law firm of Mattingly, Conyers, and Snow in Seminole, Oklahoma, 1976-87. City Attorney, Seminole, Oklahoma, 1976-80. B.S. (Business Administration/Personnel and Organizational Behavior), Indiana University, 1972. J.D., Oklahoma University School of Law, 1975. Born December 24, 1949. Married, two children.

1915 North Stiles, Suite 305 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (405) 521-2450 Fax (405) 521-6815 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.oscn.net RETA M. STRUBHAR

Presiding Judge Strubhar took office on January II, 1999, the first woman in the State of Oklahoma to serve in that position. Assistant Attorney General; Assistant District Attorney; Private law practice; Adjunct Professor, Southern Nazarene University; Associate District Judge of Canadian County; teacher, Oklahoma City and Mustang pub lic school systems. Member: Oklahoma and Canadian County bar associations; National Association of Women Judges; Judges Helping Judges Committee; Oklahoma Bar Association Law Related Education Committee; American Inn of Court; Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee; Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women and Working Women's Money University Advisory Councils. B.S., M.E., J.D., Oklahoma City University. Married, three children.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma State Capitol Building, Room 230 2300 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (405) 521-2157 Fax (405) 521-4980 E-mail: [email protected] WALLACE P. CARSON. JR.

Chief Justice Carson took office on September 1, 1991. Justice, Supreme Court of Oregon. 1982-91. Circuit Court Judge, 1977-82. Private law practice, 1962-77. Former State Legislator. Member: Marion County Bar Association (Secretary-Treasurer, 1965-67; Board Member. 1968-70); Oregon State Bar (has been active in numerous committees); Chair, Appellate Court Performance Standards Commission; Chair, Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedure Committee; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Oregon Judicial Conference. U.S. Air Force, 1956-59; U.S. Air Force Reserve. 1959-70; Oregon Air National Guard, 1970-90. A.B. (Political Science), Stanford University, 1956. J.D.• Willamette University College of Law, 1962. BomJune 10, 1934. Married, two children.

Supreme Court of Oregon Supreme Court Building 1163 State Street Salem. OR 97310 (503) 986-5700 Fax (503) 986-5730

OREGON

KINGSLEY W. CLICK

State Court Administrator Click took office June 27, 1995. having served as Acting State Court Administrator since January 9, 1995. Deputy State Court Administrator of Oregon, 1989-95. Held several other positions in the Office of the State Court Administrator in Oregon during 1984·89. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Washington, D.C., 1978-84. Member: Kansas, Washington D.C., and Oregon state bars. B.A. (Political Science), University of Kansas, 1974. J.D.• University of Kansas School of Law, 1977. Born May 26. 1951. Married, three children.

Office of the State Court Admininistrator Supreme Court Building Salem. OR 97310 (503) 986-5900 Fax (503) 986-5503 JOHN P. FLAHERTY

Chief Justice Flaherty took office on August 1, 1996, and has served on the court since 1979. Chief Judge, Civil Division, 1978-79; Judge, Court of Common Pleas, 1973-78. Chief Counsel, Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board, 1971. Professor, Carnegie-Mellon University, and private practice oflaw, 1958-73. USIA-sponsored speaker in Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, Korea, and Hong Kong, 1985 and 1986. Awards: Hon. Kentucky Colonel; Man of the Year, Law and Government, Greater Pittsburgh Jaycees, 1978; Distinguished Alumni, Pennsylvania Academy of Science, 1978; Medallion of Distinction, University of Pittsburgh, 1988; Century Club of Distinguished Alumni, Duquesne University, 1994. U.S. Anny, 1953-55 (first lieutenant). B.A., Duquesne University, 1953. J.0., University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1958. Hon. LL.D., Widener University, 1993. Born November 19, 1931.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Six Gateway Center, Suite 1020 11 Stanwix Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412) 565-5525

PENNSYLVANIA

NANCY M. SOBOLEVITCH

Court Administrator Sobolevitch took office on March 31, 1986. Executive Assistant to the Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1979-86. Deputy Director, Governor's Energy Council, 1975-78. Immediate Past President, Conference of State Court Administrators; National Center for State Courts Board of Directors; Secretary, Chair of Budget Committee, Judicial Council of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency; Pennsylvania Association of Court Management; National Association of Women Judges; American Judges Association; Chair, COSCA Committee on State-Federal Issues and National Center for State Courts Governance and Nominations Committee. B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1960. Born March 3, 1938. Married, two children.

Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 1515 Market Street, Suite 1414 Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 560-6337 Fax (215) 560-5485 E-mail: [email protected] JOSE A. ANDREU-GARCIA

Chief}ustice Andreu-Garcia took office on February 4, 1992. Governor Rafael Hernandez Colon first appointed him to the court in 1990. Lecturer on constitutional law, Inter-American University School of Law, 1973-74. Judge, Superior Court of Puerto Rico, 1969-73. District Attorney, 1966-69. Assistant Prosecutor, 1965-66. Judge, District Court of Puerto Rico, 1963-65. Private practice, 1962, 1974-90. Member: Conference of Ibero-American Pre~idents and Supreme Court Justices, International Association of Judges, Judicial Conference of the Americas. B.A. (Social Sciences), University of Puerto Rico, 1958. LL.B., University of Puerto Rico Law School, 1961. Born September 18,1937. Married, three children, six grandchildren.

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Ponce de Leon Avenue P.O. Box 2392 San Juan, PR 00902-2392 (787) 724-3551{3553 Fax (787) 725-4910 E-mail: [email protected]

PUERTO RICO

MERCEDES M. BAUERMEISTER

Administrative Director of the Courts Bauermeister took office in December 1992. Director, Judicial Conference Secretariat, Puerto Rico Supreme Court, 1990-92. Attorney, private practice, 1981-90. Attorney, Special Litigations Office, Electric Energy Authority, 1980-81. 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 associarions. B.A. (Politics), University of Puerto Rico. M.A. (Public Administration), University of Puerto Rico, 1976. J.D., University of Puerto Rico, 1979. Married, three children, one grandchild.

General Court of Justice Office of Court Administration 6 Vela Street P.O. Box 190917 Hato Rey, PR 00919 (787) 763-3358 Fax (787) 250-7448 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.tribunalpr.org JOSEPH R. WEISBERGER

ChiefJustice 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: American Bar Association; American Law Institute; Education Committee of Appellate Judges Conference; Board of Trustees, St. Joseph Hospital. Past member: House of Delegates, American Bar Association; Board of Directors, National Center for State Courts; Senior Faculty, N.Y.U. Appellate Seminar. FacuIty, National Judicial College, 1966-present. Past chair: Appellate Judges Conference, American Bar Association; National Conference of State Trial Judges; Governor's Council on Mental Health. Awards: Erwin Griswold Award for Excellence in Teaching, National Judicial College, 1989; Herbert Harley Award, American Judicature Society, 1989. Appointed by Pope John Paul II to office of Knight Commander with Star Order of St. Gregory. United States Navy, 1941-46. Eleven honorary degrees. Graduate of Brown University (magna cum laude) and Harvard University School of Law.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island 250 Benefit Street Providence, RI 02903 (401) 222-3290 Fax (401) 222-3599

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 Management Analyst, Rhode Island. Assistant to Director, Marine Terminals, Port of New York Authority. Instructor, Department of Political Science, University of Rhode Island. Member: American Society for Public Administration (President, R.I. chapter; Chairman, New England region; member, National Council); Developing Countries Administrators Training Program; National Association for Court Management; Association of Records Managers and Administrators. Fellow, Institute for Court Management; Distinguished Service Award, National Center for State Courts, 1996. Board of Directors: South Providence Neighborhood Ministries; Cranston YMCA; Friends of Nobska Steamship Preservation Society; Drew University Alumni. President, Calvary Baptist Church, Providence. B.A., Drew University. M.P.A., University of Rhode Island. Ph.D., University of Connecticut. Supreme Court of Rhode Island 250 Benefit Street Providence, RI 02903 (401) 222-3263 Fax (401) 222-3599 E-mail: [email protected] ~JEST A. FINNEY, JR.

ChiefJustice Finney assumed office on December 17, 1994, and has served on the court since 1980. Elected a Circuit Judge in 1976. Private practice of law, 1955-76. S.C. House of Representatives, 1972-76. Member: S.C. Bar and other local, state, and national bar associations. Chair, Board of Directors, Buena Vista Development Corporation; Chair, S.c. Uniform Jury Charge Project. Member: S.c. Sentencing Guidelines Commission, American Judges Association, Claflin College Board of Trustees, University of S.C. School of Law Minority Advisoty Committee, Legal ResponSibilities Committee of the United Methodist Church General Council on Finance and Administration, NAACP, Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society, Alpha Phi Alpha, Shriners, and Emmanuel United Methodist Church. B.A. (cum laude), Claflin College. J.D., S.c. State University School of Law; National College of State Trial Judges, New York University School of Law. Honorary Doctor of Humanities, Claflin College; Honorary Doctor of Laws, The Citadel and the University of S.c. at Coastal Carolina College; Doctor of Humane Letters, S.c. State University, College of Charleston; Doctor of Laws, Morris College, Johnson C. Smith University. Born March 23, 1931. Married, three children, two granddaughters. () .... a . , Supreme Court of South Carolina /l . , t'- 1/-00;<1;'z'-/5t. -Post"Cfftee BxaweI 1309 c.D/tJmhkl,.5C,;2Cj1-IF~5~ 8uml;lMj ~C 29151-13e9 (803) 4Je 2.2G3 Fax (803) 173 HH 7!W- JS~ 73L/-/((, I SOUTH CAROLINA

ROSALYN WOODSON FRIERSON

Director Frierson took office in 1999. Law Clerk to the Hon. Ernest A. Finney, Jr., 1993-98; Adjunct Legal Writing Instructor, University of South Carolina Law School, 1998-99; Staff Attorney, S.c. Supreme Court, 1992-93; Research/Budget Analyst, S.c. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, 1984-89. ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, student editorial board; American Jurisprudence Award for Professional Responsibility; Student Partnership Board, U.S.c. School of Law. B.s. (Business Administration), University of South Carolina, 1979; J.D., University of South Carolina Law School, 1992. Married, two children.

South Carolina Court Administration 1015 Sumter Street, Ste. 200 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 734-1800 Fax (803) 734-1821 E-mail: [email protected] ROBERT A. MILLER

Chief Justice Miller took office in 1990, having served on the South Dakota Supreme Court since 1986. Judge, Sixth Circuit, 1971-86 (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 cir cuit judges, 1979. Courts Counselor, South Dakota Boys State. Member: Board of Directors, State Justice Institute (Chair); Conference of Chief Justices Board of Directors, 1996-97; 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, 1963), University of South Dakota. Born August 28, 1939. Married, five children.

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

SOUTH DAKOTA

MICHAEL L. BUENGER

State Court Administrator Buenger took office June 16, 1995. Court Administrator and Legal Counsel, Second District Court of Appeals of Ohio, 1991-95; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Dayton, 1995; Adjunct Professor of Legal Writing and Research, Sinclair Community College, 1992-93; Law Clerk to the Hon. Thomas J. Grady, Court of Appeals of Ohio, 1989-91. Member: Ohio Bar; South Dakota Bar Association; National Association for Court Management. B.A. (cum laude), University of Dayton. J.D., (cum laude), St. Louis University School of Law. Born, April 23, 1960. Married, two children.

Unified Judicial System 500 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501 (605) 773-3474 Fax (605) 773-5627 E-mail: [email protected] E. RILEY ANDERSON

Chief Justice Anderson took office on July 7,1997, and was re-elected to a four-year term beginning September 1, 1998. Justice, Supreme Court 1990-present (re-elected August 1998 for eight-year term) (Chief Justice, 1994-96); Tennessee Court of Appeals, 1987-90. Managing partner, Joyce, Anderson & Meredith, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1958-87. Chairman: Tennessee Judicial Council, 1990-95; Select Senate/House Committee on Court Automation, 1990-94. Member: Faculty, Tennessee Judicial Academy; American, Tennessee, Anderson County, and Knoxville bar associations; Advisoty Board, The Cornerstone Behavioral Center; Board of Trustees, Child & Family, Inc.. Fellow, American and Tennessee bar associations. B.S. (1955) and J.D. (1957), University of Tennessee. Graduate, Appellate Judges Seminar, New York University, 1988. Married.

Supreme Court of Tennessee P.O. Box 444 Knoxville, TN 37901-0444 (423) 594-6400 Fax (423) 594-5813 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.state.tn.us

TENNESSEE

CORNELIA A. CLARK

Director Clark took office May 24, 1999. Tennessee Circuit Judge, Twenty-first Judicial District, 1989-99; Private law practice, Farris, Warfield & Kanaday, 1979-89; high school teacher, 1972-76. B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1971; M.A.T., Harvard University, 1972; J.D., Vanderbilt University, 1979.

Administrative Office of the Courts Tennessee Supreme Court 511 Union Street, Suite 600 Nashville, TN 37243-0607 (615) 741-2687 Fax (615) 741-6285 E-mail: [email protected] THOMAS R. PHILLIPS

Chief Justice Phillips was appointed Chief Justice on January 4, 1988, and elected in 1988, 1990, and 1996. Judge, 280th District Court, Harris County, 1981-88. Private practice, 1975-81. Briefing attorney, Supreme Court of Texas, 1974-75. President, Conference of Chief Justices, 1997 98; Chair, NCSC Board of Directors, 1997-98; American Judicature Sociery, director, 1989-96, Executive Committee, 1995-96; Southwestern Legal Foundation, director, 1992-present; American Law Institute, advi sor, Federal Judicial Code Project, 1996-present; chair, Mass Tort Conference Planning Committee, 1993-95. Member: Committee on State-Federal Jurisdiction, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1989-96; Philosophical Society of Texas; American Bar Foundation; Board of Advisors, Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution, Universiry of Texas School of Law, 1993-present. B.A., Baylor University, 1971. J.D., Harvard Law School, 1974. Honorary LL.D., Texas Tech Universiry, 1997. Honorable Doctor of Humane Letters, St. Edwards University, 1997. Distinguished Alumnus, Baylor University, 1998. Born October 23,1949. Married, one son, one stepson. Supreme Court of Texas P.O. Box 12248, Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711 (512) 463-1315 Fax (512) 472-2725 E-mail [email protected] Home page: http://www.tomphillips.com

TEXAS

JERRY L. BENEDICT

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

Office of Court Administration Tom C. Clark State Courts Building P.O. Box 12066 (Zip code 78711-2066) 205 West Fourteenth Street, Suite 600 Austin, TX 78701 (512) 463-1625 Fax (512) 463-1648 MICHAEL]. MCCORMICK

P~esiding Judge McConnick took office on January I, 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 Octobet 17, 1945. Married, two children.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas P.O. Box 12308, Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711 (512) 463-1575

TEXAS RICHARD C. HOWE

ChiefJustice Howe was elected to a fout-year term by his colleagues on April 1, 1998, and was first appointed to the court in 1980 by Governor Scott Matheson (reelected twice). Private practice of law, 26 years. Judge, Murray City Court. Law clerk, Justice James H. Wolfe, Utah Supreme Court. Utah legislature: House of Representatives, eighteen years (two years as Speaker); Senate, six years (Assistant Minority Leader). Sponsor, bill to create Utah Judicial Council; member Utah Constitutional Revision Commission. B.S. and ].0., University of Utah. Married, six children, sixteen grandchildren.

Supreme Court of Utah Scott Matheson Courthouse 450 South State Street P.O. Box 140210 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0210 (80l) 238-7955 Fax (80l) 238-7980

UTAH

DANIEL BECKER

State Court Administrator Becker took office on September 25, 1995. He previously served the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts as Deputy Director, 1993-95; Administrator for Court Services, 1986-93; and Assistant to the Director, 1985-86. Trial Court Administrator for the Fourteenth Judicial District of North Carolina, 1981-84. Assistant Director for Operations and court consultant for the Administrative Office of the Courts of Georgia, 1977-81. B.A. (Political Science, 1974) and M.P.A. (1976), Florida Atlantic University. Born April 19, 1952. Married, five children.

450 South State P.O. Box 140241 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0241 (801) 578-3806 Fax (80l) 578-3843 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: courtlink.utcourts.gov JEFFREY L. AMESTOY

Chief Justice Amestoy was appointed by Governor Howard Dean and was sworn in on January 31, 1997. He has served the state of Vermont as Attorney General, 1985-97; Commissioner of Labor and Industry, 1982-84; Chief Prosecutor, Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Division, 1978-81; Assistant Attorney General, 1977-78; and Counsel to the Governor's Commission on the Administration of Justice, 1974 76. B.A., Hobart College, 1968. J.D., University of California, Hastings Law School, 1972. M.P.A., John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1982. Born July 24,1946. Married, three daughters.

Supreme Court of Vermont 111 State Street Montpelier, VT 05602 (802) 828-3278 Fax (802) 828-3457 Home page: www.state.vt.us/courts VERMONT

LEESUSKIN

Court Administrator Suskin assumed office on April 18, 1996, after serving as Acting Court Administrator since August 1995. Trial Court Administrator, Vermont Supreme Court, 1980-95. Director of Planning/Development, Vermont Supreme Court, 1977-80. Assistant Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division, Burlington, Vermont, 1972-76. Admitted to the Vermont State Bar, 1972. A.B., Political Science, University of Rochester, 1968. J.D., Columbia University School of Law, 1972. Born November 14, 1946. Married, one daughter.

Supreme Court of Vermont 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609-0701 (802) 828-3278 Fax (802) 828-3457 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.state.vt.us/courts HARRY L. CARRICO

Chief Justice Carrico took office on February 1, 1981, having served on the Virginia Supreme Court since 1961. Judge, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, 1956-61. Private law practice, Fairfax, Virginia, 1951-56. Judge, Trial Justice Court (now General District Court), Fairfax County, 1943-51 (With time out for service in U.S. Naval Reserve, World War II). President, Conference of Chief Justices, 1989-90; Chair, National Center for State Courts Board of Directors, 1989-90. Cochair, National Judicial Council for State and Federal Courts, 1990-97. Member: Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1987-95; Judicial Council of Virginia, 1970 to present (Chair since 1981). Order of the Coif (honorary); Omicron Delta Kappa (honorary); Phi Delta Phi legal fraterniry. 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 P.O. Box 1315 Richmond, VA 23210 (804) 786-2023 Fax (804) 371-8530

VIRGINIA

ROBERTN. BALDWIN

State Court Administrator Baldwin assumed office January 1, 1976. Assistant State Court Administrator, 1974-75. Assistant Dean, University of Richmond, 1972-74. Board of Directors, State Justice Institute; 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 for Judicial Administration, Criminal Justice Services Commission; advisory committees, Trial Court Performance Standards Commission, Appellate Court Performance Standards Commission, National Standards for Coun-connected Mediation Programs; Boyd Graves Conference; Board of Governors, Administrative Law Section, Virginia State Bar; Governor's Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse; Virginia State Bar Computers and the Law Committee; Virginia Public Records Advisory Committee. Member: Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Alpha Theta; Eta Sigma Phi; McNeill Law Society; Phi Delta Phi. U.S. Army, 1970-n. B.A. (1967), J.D. (1970), University of Richmond. Born March 15, 1945. Married, two children. Supreme Court of Virginia 100 North Ninth Street, 3d Fl. Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 786-6455 Fax (804) 786-4542 Website: http://www.courts.state.va.us VERNE A. HODGE

ChiefJudge 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 (340) 774-6680/7674 Fax (340) 776-9889 E-mail: [email protected]

VIRGIN ISLANDS

VIOLA E. SMITH

Court Administrator Smith took office on September 13, 1993. Clerk of the Court/Administrator, 1964-93. Chief Deputy Clerk, 1963-64. Deputy Clerk of the Municipal Court, 1958-63. Secretary, 1957-58. Member: American Judicature Society; American Bar Association (Judicial Administration Division); National Association for Court Management. Institute for Court Management certificates 1974, 1977, 1989: budgeting, planning, and financial controls; caseflow manage• ment and jury utilization; records, systems, and procedures; and person• nel administration. Certificate in court administration, University of Chicago Center for Continuing Education, 1977. Certificate in funda• mentals of data processing for the non-data-processing manager, New Hampshire College Continuing Education, 1982. Certificate in intro• duction 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 00804 (340) 774-6680 Fax (340) 776-9889 [email protected] RICHARDP. GUY

Chief}ustice Guy assumed office in 1999, having been appointed to the Supreme Court in 1989 and retaining his seat by winning contested elec tions in 1990 and 1994. Principal, law firm of Winston & Cashatt, 1981-89; Superior Coun Judge, Spokane County, 1985, 1977. 1959-81: Chief Counsel and Executive Vice President, property management and investment firm, consultant to USAID in Ethiopia, Attorney for Speaker . of Washington State House of Representatives, Criminal Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Spokane County, Legal Advisor in Washington Attorney General's Office; U.s.Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General Corps. Awards: Family Law Judge of the Year, Family Law Section of Washington State Bar Association, 1992; Honorary Doctor of Laws, Gonzaga University School of Law. Bachelor's and law degrees, Gonzaga Universiry. Married, three children, two grandchildren.

Supreme Court of Washington Temple of Justice p.o. Box 40929 Olympia, WA 98504-0929 (360) 357-2041 Fax (360) 357-2085

WASHINGTON

MARY CAMPBELL MCQUEEN

State Coun Administrator McQueen took office on April 10, 1987. Director of Judicial Services, Washington State Office of the Administrator for the Courts, 1979-87. Coun Planning Officer, District of Columbia Courts. Planning Coordinator, Kentucky Department of Justice. Manager, Evaluation Unit, Kentucky Department of Corrections. Member: Board of Directors (President, 1995-96), Conference of State Coun Administrators; Chair-ElectABA/Judicial Administration Division (Lawyers Conference); Washington State Bar; Board for Judicial Administration; Coun Management Council (Chair), Judicial Information Systel115 Committee; Board for Court Education. Jury Standards Award, ABA/National Center for State Courts, 1989. Distinguished Service Award (1991), Warren E. Burger Society (1997), National Center for State Couns. Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government, John E Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. B.A., University of Georgia. J.D., Seattle University Law School. Married, two children. Supreme Court of Washington Temple of Justice P.O. Box 41174 Olympia, WA 98504-1174 (360) 357-2121 Fax (360) 357-2127 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.wa.gov/courts LARRY V. STARCHER

ChiefJustice Starcher took office in 1999, having been elected to the Supreme Court in 1996. Circuit Judge, Monongalia County, 1976-96 (18 years as Presiding Judge), and concurrently Special Judge in 23 of 55 counties; private law practice, 1976; Director of Norrh Cenrral West Virginia Legal Aid Society, 1969-76; Assistant to Vice President for Off Campus Education at West Virginia University, 1967-69. Active in areas of asbestos litigation, juvenile justice, and work-release and com munity service as punishment of nonviolent offenders. Honors: Fellow, National Endowment for the Humanities, Harvard University, 1978; awards from civic and community groups, including NAACP, Jaycees, Trial Lawyers, and Probation Officers. A.B. (1964) andJ.D. (1967), West Virginia University. Born September 25, 1942. Married, three children.

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Building 1, Room E-307 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, WV 25305 (304) 558-2604 Fax (304) 558-4308 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.state.wv.us/wvsca

WEST VIRGINIA

JAMES M. ALBERT

Acting Administrative Director Albert was appointed December 16, 1998. Director, West Virginia Division of Criminal Justice Services, 1983-98; Administrator, State Grant Programs, West Virginia Governor's Office of Community and Industrial Development, 1981-83; Chief of Program Services, Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency, and Correction, 1977-81. Awards: 1998 Outstanding West Virginia Criminal Justice Professional, West Virginia Prosecuting Attorney's Institute; 1998 Service Award, West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence; 1993 Outstanding Leadership Recognition, U.S. Department ofJustice; 1989 and 1986 National Award for Public Service, U.S. Department of Transportation. B.A. (Political Science), West Virginia University, 1972. Born, July 26, 1948. Married, three children, two grandchildren.

West Virginia Supreme Coun of Appeals E-100, State Capitol Building 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, WV 25305-0833 (304) 558-0145 Fax (304) 558-1212 E-mail: [email protected] Home Page: www.state.wv.us/wvsca/ SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON

Chief Justice Abrahamson took office on August 1, 1996. She became the first woman to serve on the Court in 1976. Private practice, Madison,1962-76. Faculty, University of Wisconsin Law School, Marquette University Law School. Member: National Institute of Justice National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence (Chair); U.S. Department of Justice FBI (DNA) Advisory Board; Council of the American Law Institute; American Judicature Society; law school boards of visitors, Indiana University, University of Miami, Northwestern University, Brigham Young University, University of Chicago; Advisory Panel, International Human Rights Law Group Cambodia Project; Advisory Board, CenrraI and East European Law Initiative, ABS Section of International Law and Practice. Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Former member, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Program of Research on Mental Health and the Law. A.B. (magna cum laude), New York University, 1953. J.D. (high distinction), Indiana University, 1956. S.J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School, 1962. Twelve honorary degrees. Married, one child. Supreme Court of Wisconsin P.O. Box 1688 Madison, WI 53701-1688 (608) 266-1885 Fax (608) 261-8299 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.courts.state.wi.us WISCONSIN

J. DENIS MORAN

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

213 Northeast State Capitol (Zip Code 53702) P.O. Box 1688 Madison, WI 53701-1688 (608) 266-6828 Fax (608) 267-0980 LARRY L. LEHMAN

Chief Justice Lehman was elected for a four-year term starting on July 1, 1998, and has served on the Supreme Court since 1994. District Judge, Second Judicial District, Rawlins, 1988-94. County Judge, Uinta County Court, Evanston, 1985-88. Uinta County Attorney (part time), Evanston, 1979-83. Private practice, Vehar, Lehman, Beppler & Jacobson, P.C, Evanston, 1977-85. Court Specialist, Governor's Planning Commission on Criminal Administration, 1976-77. Member: Wyoming State and Laramie County bar associations; Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity; Wyoming Bar Foundation Board. Chairman, Judicial Planning Commission, 1990-2002. B.S. (honors), Western Oregon College, Monmouth, 1972. J.D., University of Wyoming College of Law, Laramie, 1976. Born July 8, 1945. Married, two children.

Supreme Court of Wyoming 2301 Capitol Avenue (Zip Code 82002) P.O. Box 66 Cheyerme, WY 82003 (307) 777-7557 Fax (307) 777-7240 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: WWW.courts.state.wy.us

WYOMING

HOLLY A. HANSEN

State Court Administrator Hansen was appointed September 1, 1998. Budget Officer, Wyoming Supreme Court, 1988-98; Legislative Auditor, Wyoming Legislative Service Office, 1978-1988; Management Auditor, U.S. General Accounting Office, Denver, Colorado, 1974-1978. Vice President, Laramie County United Way Board; President, Southeast Wyoming Mental Health Board. BA (1971), M.PA (1974), University of Colorado.

Supreme Court of Wyoming Supreme Court Building 2301 Capital Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307) 777-7480 Fax (307) 777-3447 E-mail: [email protected] Home page: www.courts.state.wy.us