Congratulations to the following judges who are either new to the bench or have recently been elected or appointed to a new position.
Christopher A. Niesen, District Court Judge, Minnesota
Victoria R. Breslan, Associate Judge, Illinois
Ashlee Harris, Municipal Court Judge, Missouri
Jesus A. Rodriguez, County Superior Court, California
Michael A. Gaten, Circuit Court, Virginia
Amanda Burrows SC, District Court, Washington
John Prior, District Court, Washington
Jerry Iannece, Criminal Court, New York
Annette Llewellyn, Circuit Court, Missouri
Elizabeth Green Messer, Circuit Court, Kentucky
Know of a new judge (of any kind) we’ve missed? Let us know with an email to njc-communications@judges.org.
The Hon. Leslie A. Hayashi (Ret.), a retired district court judge from the First Circuit in Honolulu, Hawai...
The National Judicial College has named Dean Aviva Abramovsky as its next president and chief executive off...
Ernest C. Friesen, Jr., the first dean of The National Judicial College, passed away on December 11, 2025, ...
The National Judicial College has awarded Missouri Supreme Court Judge Mary Russell with the Sandra Day Oâ€...
Emeritus Trustee Bill Neukom (left) with former Board of Trustee Chair Edward Blumberg (right) at the NJC 60...