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Kent J. Wagner is the Executive Director of the Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation in Denver, Colorado. In that role, Kent manages the Colorado Judicial Performance program established by the Colorado Legislature in 1988. The program provides fair, …

Susanne DiPietro has served since 2014 as the Executive Director of the Alaska Judicial Council, the constitutionally established commission responsible for judicial performance evaluation in Alaska. Before coming to the Judicial Council, she worked in …

Judge Spahn was appointed to the Denver County Court in October of 2014 by Mayor Michael Hancock. She earned her undergraduate degree from Metropolitan State College (now known as Metropolitan State University of Denver) and her law degree from the …

Ramona Emilia Romero is the Vice President and General Counsel of Princeton University. She joined the University’s senior leadership team in December 2014 after serving as the general counsel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a position to which she …

Maureen W. Peckman is a former Chief Executive Officer of Keep Memory Alive.  Chief Executive Officer, Keep Memory Alive O'Connor Advisory Committee …

Born on April 18, 1939, to Idamae Hessler and Clarence E. Moyer, Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer grew up in Sandusky, Ohio, where he developed a lifelong love of sailing. He received his Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1961 and his juris doctor in …

Elisabeth MacNamara is a former President of the League of Women Voters of the United States.  Past President, League of Women Voters of the United States O'Connor Advisory Committee …

Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte, served as president of The Florida State University from 1994 to 2003. Prior to his presidency he was dean of the College of Law, and he continued his service to the university after his presidency. Earlier in D’Alemberte’s …

Merril Hirsh of HirshADR PLLC and the Law Office of Merril Hirsh PLLC in Washington, D.C., is the executive director of the Academy of Court-Appointed Masters and the chair of the ABA Judicial Division Lawyers Conference Committee on Special Masters. Over …

Elizabeth F. Tavitas was appointed to the Court of Appeals by Governor Eric Holcomb and began her service on August 6, 2018. Judge Tavitas received her BA degree cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 1985, and earned her JD degree from Notre Dame …

Scott McMurtrey is a third-year law student at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. He grew up in Houston, Texas, served in the U.S. Army, and received a BA in English from Washington State University. Drawing from his experiences serving …

Jordan Furlong is an internationally renowned legal sector analyst, author, speaker, and consultant, deeply invested in a better future for the legal profession and the society it serves. Over the past 20 years, Jordan has forecast critical new …

Sue Bell Cobb is the former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, the first woman to hold that office in Alabama's history. Chief Justice Cobb served in that position from 2007 until her resignation in August 2011. Previously, she served from 1995 …

Matthew Menendez serves as counsel for the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program, where his work focuses on fair and impartial courts. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, he was a litigator at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in New York City. …

Diane M. Johnsen is a Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One. She was appointed to the court in August 2006 by Governor Janet Napolitano. Previously, she was a commercial litigation attorney at Munger, Tolles & Olson in Los Angeles, …

Nicolle Schippers is the Associate General Counsel and Legal Industry Advocate at ARAG. Nicolle received her Bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication from Iowa State University, and attended Drake University Law School in Des Moines where …

Douglas is Counsel at the Brennan Center, working primarily in the Democracy Program. Prior to the Brennan Center, he served as a Ford Foundation Public Interest Law Fellow at Advancement Project, a Research Fellow with the International Institute for …

Laila is a Research and Program Associate in the Democracy Program, where she focuses on issues pertaining to fair and impartial courts. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, Laila interned at Brooklyn Defender Services, where she created Brooklyn’s first …

Thomas A. Balmer has served as Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court since May 1, 2012, and as a member of that court since 2001. Prior to his appointment, he was in private practice in Portland from 1982-93 and 1997-2001, including serving as …

Randy Wagner is Administrative Director for Strategic Initiatives at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from Yale University and a J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law. Randy has taught …