The Committee shall continue to develop the College’s expertise and suggested approaches to the significant issues that will affect the administration of justice and the Rule of Law in a post-pandemic world, including developments that will enhance the just, speedy and inexpensive resolution of disputes. These efforts will include (1) gathering information from sources in Canada and the United States, and identifying “best practices” and evolving court rules, such as those related to technological and case management modifications to the court systems of both nations, particularly those related to the discovery and trial aspects of criminal and civil cases, and oral arguments in the appellate courts; and (2) updating, as appropriate, the interim guidance documents prepared by the Task Force on Advocacy in the 21st Century.
The latest work completed by the Committee is available below.
Guidelines and Other Papers Created by the Committee
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2023 Information and Resources Regarding Mode of Hearings
PDF, 198.46 KB
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2022 Remote Proceeding Advocacy (Updated)
PDF, 662.41 KB
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2022 - Statement on Virtual Proceedings in the Civil Justice System
PDF, 1.61 MB
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2020 - Overarching Principles Applicable to Civil Trials
PDF, 378.70 KB
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2020 - Conducting Remote Hearings by Use of Remote Video
PDF, 244.03 KB
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2021 - Conducting Nonjury Trials by Use of Remote Video
PDF, 462.02 KB
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2021 - Conducting Remote Video Depositions and Examinations for Discovery
PDF, 422.74 KB
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2021 - Ongoing Constitutional Challenges to the Criminal Justice System as a Result of the Pandemic
PDF, 570.79 KB
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2021 - Conducting Appellate Arguments by Use of Remote Video
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2021 - Issues to be Considered When Preparing for and Conducting a Civil Jury Trial During the
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Committee Members
Roslyn J. Levine, K.C.
Chair
M. Bryan Slaughter
Vice Chair
Michie Hamlett, LLC
Charlottesville, VA
Raymond M. Brown
Member
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden
Hackensack, NJ
J. Christopher Davis
Member
Crowe & Dunlevy, P.C.
Tulsa, OK
S. David Frankel
Member
Court of Appeal for British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
Nancy Gertner
Member
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA
Brian J. Gover, LSM
Member
Stockwoods LLP
Toronto, ON
Nan M. Horvat
Member
Polk County Attorney's Office-Justice Center
Des Moines, IA
Barbara M. G. Lynn
Member
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
Dallas, TX
Frank Marrocco
Member
Stockwoods LLP
Toronto, ON
Thomas M. Melsheimer
Member
Winston & Strawn LLP
Dallas, TX
Kathryn N. Nester
Member
Nester Lewis PLLC
Salt Lake City, UT
Guy J. Pratte
Member
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Toronto, ON
Claire J. Rauscher
Member
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Charlotte, NC
Lou Anna Red Corn
Member
Paul Mark Sandler
Member
Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler
Baltimore, MD
Leon F. Spies
Member
Spies & Pavelich Attorneys At Law
Iowa City, IA
Sylvia H. Walbolt
Member
Carlton Fields, P.A.
Tallahassee, FL
Douglas R. Young
Member
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
San Francisco, CA
Jack Zouhary
Member
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Toledo, OH
Mona T. Duckett, K.C.
Immediate Past Chair
Dawson, Duckett, Garcia & Johnson
Edmonton, AB
J. Cal Mayo, Jr.
Regent
Mayo Mallette, PLLC
Oxford, MS