PRESIDENT- 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

VICE PRESIDENT - 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 

   

   

  SECRETARY - 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

   

   

 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

IMMEDIATE PAST 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

  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 - Deborah Hughes

• Special Projects Attorney, Kansas Supreme Court, since 2005
• B.A. in Political Science, University of Kansas
• J.D., University of Kansas Law School

DIRECTOR - Judy Schaffert

• Staff Attorney, Arizona Supreme Court, since 1993
• B.A. in English, Yale University
• J.D., UCLA Law School