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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,… MORE
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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… MORE
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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… MORE
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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… MORE
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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,… MORE
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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… MORE
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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,… MORE
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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… MORE
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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… MORE
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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… MORE