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Hon. Robert H. Edmunds, Jr. President
Supreme Court of North Carolina (Ret.)
Hon. Samuel A. Thumma Vice President, Chair of the Board
Arizona Court of Appeals, Division 1
Hon. Christopher J. McFadden Vice Chair
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Hon. George C. James, Jr. Treasurer/Budget Officer
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Hon. Christopher M. Goff Secretary
2022 Summit Chair
Indiana Supreme Court
Hon. Steven H. David Immediate Past Chair / 2021 Summit Chair
Indiana Supreme Court (Ret.)
Hon. Benes Z. Aldana (Ret.)
The National Judicial College
Hon. Luz Elena D. Chapa
Texas Fourth Court of Appeals
Hon. J. Michelle Childs
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Hon. Bernice B. Donald
U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
Hon. Randall M. Howe
Arizona Court of Appeals, Division 1
Kirsten Castañeda
Chair, Council of Appellate Lawyers
Hon. James E. Lockemy
South Carolina Court of Appeals
Hon. Laurie McKinnon
Montana Supreme Court
Jess Mekeel Chair, Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys
Denver, CO
Hon. Jacqueline Nguyen
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
Hon. Peter M. Reyes, Jr.
Minnesota Court of Appeals
Hon. Margret G. Robb
Indiana Court of Appeals
Hon. David Thomson
Supreme Court of New Mexico
Hon. Ann A. Scott Timmer
Arizona Supreme Court
Hon. John M. Tyson
North Carolina Court of Appeals
Hon. Leanna K. Weissmann
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Cliffie Wesson
Chair, Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys
Fifth Court of Appeals, TX