Chief Justice Bacon was appointed to the New Mexico Supreme Court on January 25, 2019, after being recommended by a nonpartisan Judicial Nominating Commission. She took the oath of office on February 4, 2019. Prior to her appointment, Justice Bacon… MORE
Scott Patton is the Director of Development at IAALS. He is a senior nonprofit development leader who has focused on aligning funders of all stripes with justice-centered missions.Most recently, Patton spent eight years building the fundraising… MORE
Judge Jennifer D. Bailey served as a circuit court judge in Miami, Florida, the fourth largest state court jurisdiction in the country, for 30 years, retiring in November 2023. She was the Administrative Judge for the 25-judge Circuit Civil Division… MORE
Honorable Adam J. Espinosa is a Denver District Court Judge recently assigned to the Domestic Relations Division after serving three years in the Criminal Division. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Denver, Sturm College of… MORE
Meagan Aileen Flynn was elected by her colleagues as Oregon’s 44th Chief Justice and began service on January 1, 2023. Chief Justice Flynn was initially appointed as an Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court by Governor Kate Brown and sworn… MORE
Brett Busby was appointed to the Supreme Court of Texas in 2019, confirmed unanimously by the Texas Senate, and elected to a full term in 2020. He previously practiced as an appellate litigator in Houston, served on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals… MORE
Miguel Willis is the Innovator in Residence at the Law School’s Future of the Profession Initiative (FPI).He concurrently serves as the Executive Director of Access to Justice Tech Fellows (A2J Tech Fellows), a national nonprofit organization that… MORE
Wallace B. Jefferson is a partner at Alexander Dubose & Jefferson. Prior to joining the firm in October 2013, he served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas. Appointed to the Supreme Court in 2001 and named Chief Justice in 2004,… MORE
Samira Nazem promotes the value of community resources and collaboration in her work with civil diversion programs to resolve disputes and reduce caseloads.She assists courts with the use of technology in process design and improvement;… MORE
Julia Curry was the Operations Specialist at IAALS. She assists all team members in general operations and scheduling, as well as providing programmatic and development support.Curry graduated from the University of Denver with a BA in Gender &… MORE