PRESIDENT- Elizabeth Cronin

• Director of Legal Affairs, US Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, since 2002
• Assistant Circuit Executive 2000-2002
• B.A. in Politics, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
• J.D., Pace University School of Law, White Plains, NY

  PRESIDENT ELECT- Joy Hannel

• Staff Counsel, Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, since 1996
• B.A. Journalism, Murray State Univesity, Murray, KY
• J.D. University of Missouri-Columbia Law School

SECRETARY - Majel Stein

• Staff Attorney, US Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, since 1990
• B.S. in Business Administration, William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
• J.D., Universtity of Virginia Law School, Charlottesville, VA 

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT - Terri Bezek

• Director of Central Research, Kansas Court of Appeals, since 2000
• Worked at Court since 1995
• B.A. (summa cum laude), Washburn Univ., Topeka, KS
• J.D. (magna cum laude), Washburn Univ., School of Law
   

 TREASURER - Mark Zanchelli

• Chief Deputy Clerk, US Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, since 1997
• Director of Central Staff, Louisiana 4th Cir.Court of Appeal 1984-1997
• B.S. in Psychology (cum laude), NY State College, Oswego, NY
• J.D. (cum laude), Tulane University School of Law

  DIRECTOR - Jim Branham

• Chief Staff Attorney, Hawaii Supreme Court, since 1992
• Worked at Court since 1986
• B.S. in Education, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
• M.S. in Education, Indiana State University
• J.D., Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, IN

DIRECTOR - Jennifer Franklin

• Habeas Supervisor, Virginia Supreme Court, since 2004
• B.S. in Family and Child Development, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
• J.D., Regent Univ. Law School, Lynchburg, VA

 DIRECTOR - Jim Harris

• Chief Staff Attorney, North Dakota Supreme Court, since 2005
• Worked at Court since 1980
• B.S. in Business, North Dakota State University, Fargo ND
• J.D., University of North Dakota Law School, Grand Forks, ND

 DIRECTOR - Martha Newcomb

• Chief Staff Attorney, Rhode Island Supreme Court, since 1986
• B.A. in American Studies, Smith College, Northhampton, MA
• J.D., Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, MA