MANDATE: To monitor developments related to the importance of an independent judiciary; to coordinate, publicize and track the College’s timely response to threats to the judiciary or attacks on judges; to promote the college’s support of fair and impartial courts at the state, province and federal level; and to recommend initiatives, as appropriate, to engage the College and Fellows in educating the public regarding the judiciary’s rule in protecting the rule of law.
John Robbins Wester
Chair
Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.
Charlotte, NC
Kent E. Thomson
Vice Chair
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Toronto, ON
Pleasant S. Brodnax III
Member
Law Office of Pleasant S. Brodnax, III
Washington, DC
W. Neil Eggleston
Member
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Washington, DC
Richard A. Frye
Member
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Columbus, OH
Nancy Gertner
Member
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA
Stephen M. Grant, LSM
Member
Grant Crawford Watson LLP
Toronto, ON
Frank Marrocco
Member
Superior Court of Justice
Toronto, ON
Roberto Martinez
Member
Colson Hicks Eidson
Coral Gables, FL
A. Howard Matz
Member
Bird Marella Boxer Wolpert Nessim Drooks Lincenberg Rhow APC
Los Angeles, CA
Donna M. Melby
Member
Paul Hastings LLP
Los Angeles, CA
William J. Murphy
Member
Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
Baltimore, MD
Virginia C. Nelson
Member
Law Offices of Virginia C. Nelson
Coronado, CA
Kathleen M. Trafford
Member
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Columbus, OH
T. John Ward
Member
Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC
Longview, TX
Gregory K. Wells
Member
Shadoan, Michael & Wells, LLP
Rockville, MD
Jason Rogers Williams
Member
Jason Rogers Williams & Associates
New Orleans, LA
Blair C. Yorke-Slader, Q.C.
Member
Bennett Jones LLP
Calgary, AB
Larry H. Krantz
Regent
Krantz & Berman LLP
New York, NY