Senate Confirms New Board Members

On June 22, 2010, the Senate confirmed the President’s nominations for the SJI Board of Directors:

Hon. James Hannah – Chief Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court.

Daniel Becker – State Court Administrator, Utah Administrative Office of the Courts.

Hon. Gayle Nachtigal – Judge, Circuit Court of Washington County, Oregon.

John Nalbandian – Partner, Litigation Department of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP.

Marsha J. Rabiteau – Policy Consultant, 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.