Senate Judiciary Committee Approves New Board Members
On May 27, 2010, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the President’s nominations for six new members for the Board of Directors. The next step in the process is for the nominations to go to the Senate floor for a confirmation vote. SJI will provide updates as these nominees progress through the Senate confirmation process:
Chief Justice James Hannah – Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.
Daniel Becker – State Court Administrator of the Utah Administrative Office of the Courts.
Hon. Gayle A. Nachtigal – Judge for the Circuit Court of Washington County, Oregon.
John Nalbandian – Partner in the Litigation Department of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP.
Marsha J. Rabiteau – Policy Consultant with Rabiteau Consulting, where she works on a number of policy, legislative, and court rules issues.
Hernán D. Vera – President & Chief Executive Officer of Public Counsel, the nation’s largest pro bono, public interest law firm.
By law, SJI is supervised by a Board of Directors consisting of 11 members appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 10703, the President appoints 6 judges and 1 state court administrator from a list of candidates submitted by the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ). In addition, the President also appoints 4 public member positions, no more than 2 of whom can be from the same political party.
