Alyx Mark is an assistant professor of government at Wesleyan University and an affiliated scholar of the American Bar Foundation and SoDA Labs at Monash University. Her research focuses on how institutions empower and constrain legal elites,… MORE
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… MORE
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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