QGriffin Bell Award for Courageous Advocacy — Chair
Stuart Miller and the committee continue to seek nominations
to consider for this award.
QHeritage — Chair Kent Hyde and the committee continue
to interview senior Fellows to preserve their thoughts and
perspectives for future generations.
QHonorary Fellowship — Chair and Past President Chilton
Davis Varner and the committee have put forward for
Honorary Fellowship Canadian Supreme Court Justice
Mahmud Jamal and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett
Kavanaugh. Both have been invited to accept Honorary
Fellowship at a future College meeting. U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Amy Coney Barrett will accept Honorary Fellowship
at the Annual Meeting in Rome. New Supreme Court
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will be put forward soon.
Q International — Chair Robert Goodin and the committee,
along with the Teaching Abroad Subcommittee, are very
active in preparing for programs to be held in Poland, Africa,
and Guam/Palau.
Q Judicial Independence — Chair John Robbins Wester and
the committee are working with the Judiciary Committee
to make recommendations for improving the process by
the U.S. Senate for confirming judges, particularly U.S.
Supreme Court Justices.
Q Judiciary — Chair Mark Anderson and the committee are
working with the Judicial Independence Committee on a
project. See above under Judicial Independence.
Q Jury Committee — Chair Ralph Weber and the committee
are seeking state and federal court adoption of Model Jury
Instructions.
QLewis F. Powell, Jr Lectures — Chair and Past President
David Beck and his committee are considering various
individuals to give the next Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Lecture.
Former Secretary of State James Baker provided the most
recent lecture at the Annual Meeting in Chicago in October
2021.
QMentoring — Chair John Siffert and his committee
launched the Just The Beginning Internship Project in
June 2022. The project pairs financially challenged interns
with Judicial Fellows and other Judges in combination
with mentoring from local Fellows. The College contributed
$100,000 towards this initial project.
QNational Moot Court Competition — Chair David Ackerman
and his committee worked with the New York City
Bar to conduct another successful competition virtually
in 2022.
QNational Trial Competition — Chair Hon. Karen
Townsend and her committee worked with the Texas
Young Lawyers Association to conduct another successful
competition in person in Fort Worth, Texas in 2022.
QOnline Advisory — Chair Suzanne Helene Pringle and
her committee provided input regarding setup of our
new Learning and Resource Center. The committee will
also be advising on the website redesign.
QOutreach — Chair Thomas Hoopes and his committee
continue to encourage and track state and province
sponsored CLE and outreach programs and collaborate
with the Communications Committee on the podcast
project.
QPublic Defenders — Chair Leigh Skipper and the committee
collaborated with the Federal Criminal Procedure
Committee on a white paper “The Effective Use of
Pretrial Diversion in Criminal Cases.” They are working
to publicize the paper.
Q Samuel E. Gates Litigation Award — Chair and former
Regent Paul Hickey and his committee are discussing
several nominations for this award.
Q Sandra Day O’Connor Jurist Award — Chair Todd
Thompson and his committee are accepting nominations
for this award.
Q Sopinka Cup — Chair Christine Glazer and her committee
worked with The Advocates’ Society to sponsor
another successful virtual Sopinka Cup competition in
2022.
Q Special Problems in the Administration of Justice (U.S.)
— Chair Stephen Raber and his committee are investigating
whether there are states that have not implemented
a Veterans Court System to handle certain criminal
offenses. The committee is working with State Chairs
to identify channels for establishing such Courts. The
committee is also discussing options to address unique
problems faced by foster children who age out of care
and find themselves in legal trouble due to lack of support
in the legal system.
QTask Force on Fellow Engagement — Chair Cal Mayo
and the Task Force are working on a program to help
the College better welcome new Fellows.
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