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National Court Reform Organization Announces New Board Members

Williamsburg, VA (August 8, 2005) – Chief Justice of Indiana Randall T. Shepard recently was named chair of the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) Board of Directors, and Chief Administrative Judge of New York Courts Jonathan Lippman was named vice-chair, during the NCSC’s Board meeting July 28 in Charleston, South Carolina. The NCSC Board meets in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA), which was held July 31 – Aug. 3 in Charleston. Chief Justice Shepard also was named CCJ president and Judge Lippman became COSCA president. 

The NCSC also appointed seven new Board members during the meeting. The NCSC’s Board of Directors represents all levels and jurisdictions of state courts, the legal profession, and the business community.  New Board members include:

  • Howard “Skip” Chesshire, court administrator, Cobb County Superior Court, Marietta, Georgia

  • Chief Judge Rufus G. King III, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

  • Charles W. Matthews, Jr., vice-president and general counsel of Exxon Mobil Corporation, Irving, Texas

  • Associate Justice Ronald B. Robie, Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, Sacramento, California

  • Judge Eileen A. Kato, King County District Court, Seattle, Washington

  • Presiding Judge Dale R. Koch, Multnomah County District Court, Portland, Oregon

  • Robert S. Peck, president, Center for Constitutional Litigation, P.C., Washington, D.C.

“We are very pleased to have leaders in the court and legal community join the National Center’s Board,” said Mary McQueen, National Center president. “These individuals care deeply about the importance of the work of America’s state courts and the mission of the National Center as the preeminent national court reform organization.”

The NCSC, headquartered in Williamsburg, VA, is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the administration of justice by providing leadership and service to the state courts. The NCSC, founded in 1971 by the Conference of Chief Justices and Chief Justice of the United States Warren E. Burger, provides education, training, and technology, management, and research services to the nation’s state courts. The NCSC also is taking the lead on several key issues facing the justice system. For example, it has established a major civil justice initiative, a multi-year project that is examining best practices in civil case management and how complex litigation procedures can be improved. Other national initiatives being driven by the NCSC include judicial selection reform and increasing citizen participation in jury service.

 

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