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Arkansas
State Court Administrator named to
leadership positions in national
court organizations
Williamsburg, VA (August 11, 2006) – J.D. Gingerich, Arkansas’ Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, was recently named the new vice-chair of the Board for the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). At the same time, Gingerich was named president of the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA). The new leadership positions took place during the annual meeting of the Conference of State Court Administrators and the CCJ in Indianapolis, Indiana.
“We are honored to have Mr. Gingerich join us as vice-chair of the National Center’s Board,” said NCSC President Mary C. McQueen. “Gingerich’s experience in improving court administration through education and collaboration will be highly instrumental in the achieving the National Center’s goals for the state courts.”
The NCSC Board meets in conjunction with the annual meeting of COSCA/CCJ, which was held July 30-August 2. During the meeting, the new president of CCJ, Robert M. Bell of Maryland, was named chair of the NCSC Board.
Gingerich has been a member of COSCA since 1988. He received a juris doctorate from the University of Arkansas and an L.L.M. while studying abroad in England. He has worked in higher education at the University of Central Arkansas, and spent eight years working as the university’s legislative liaison.
As president of COSCA, Gingerich intends to focus on the White Paper process and work closely with the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and the NCSC on critical policies affecting the state courts.
The National Center for State Courts, headquartered in Williamsburg, VA, is a non-profit court reform organization dedicated to improving the administration of justice by providing leadership and service to the state courts. The National Center, founded in 1971 by the Conference of Chief Justices and former Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, provides education, training, and technology, management, and research services to the nation’s state courts. The National Center also is taking the lead on several key issues facing the justice system, such as improving judicial selection, reforming the foster care system, increasing citizen participation in jury service, and how complex litigation procedures can be improved.###
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