Criminal Justice Magazine
Spring 2000
Vol. 15, Issue 1
ABA Criminal Justice Section Nominations 2000-01
The Section's Nominating Committee met on February 13, 2000, to nominate members for Council and officer positions. Chair-Elect Ralph Martin of Boston, Massachusetts, will automatically succeed as Section chairperson, in accordance with Section bylaws. Prof. Ronald C. Smith of Chicago, Illinois, who is vice-chair for planning, will automatically succeed as Section chair-elect. The slate of nominees is as follows:
- Vice-Chair for Planning: Albert Krieger of Miami, Florida, is a private practitioner who engages in criminal defense. He served as a member of the Section's governing Council and is a member of the Section's Criminal Justice Standards Committee.
- Vice-Chair for Governmental Relations: Ronald H. Weich is an attorney in private practice in Washington, D.C. He has been a member of the Section Council since April 1999, when he was elected to fill an unexpired Council term.
- Vice-Chair for CLE/Professional Development: Michael Pasano of Miami, Florida, is a criminal defense attorney in private practice. He has served as a Section Council member from 1995-98. He is currently the Section's vice-chair for governmental affairs. He is also an active member of the White Collar Crime Committee.
- Vice-Chair for Publications: Carol Garfiel Freeman of Rockville, Maryland, is a lawyer on the staff of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She is currently the vice-chair for publications, having served two years in that position.
- Section Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates: Michael Th. Johnson of Concord, New Hampshire, is county attorney in Merrimack County. He currently is a Section delegate from the Section. He was formerly a member and chairperson of the Criminal Justice Standards Committee.
To fill five three-year Council seats, the following persons were nominated:
Arthur Burnett, Sr. , is a retired superior court judge from Washington, D.C. He is currently senior co-chair of the Criminal Justice magazine editorial board, and formerly was chairperson of the Section's Committee on Rules of Criminal Procedure and Evidence.
Anthony Joseph is a private practitioner in Birmingham, Alabama. He is currently a Council member, having been elected to the Council member-at-large seat in August 1999. He is a member of the Section's White Collar Crime Committee.
Barbara O'Connor of Burlington, Vermont, is a federal defender. She is currently chair of the Section's Defense Function/Services Committee.
Stephen Saltzburg of Washington, D.C., is a law professor at George Washington University Law School. He is currently a Council member, having been elected in April 1999 to fill an unexpired term.
Michael Wims of Salt Lake City, Utah, is an assistant attorney general for the state. He was formerly a Council member and currently is chair of the Section's Prosecution Function Committee.
To fill the Young Lawyers Division seat on the Section Council for a one-year term, Clarence Guthrie III of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, has been nominated. He is a judge advocate, currently assigned duties as defense counsel, in the United States Marine Corps, holding the rank of captain.
In accordance with the Section bylaws, Section Chair-Elect Ralph C. Martin II is chair of the Nominating Committee. Section Chair Bruce M. Lyons and Section Vice-Chair for Planning Ronald C. Smith are ex officio members. Lyons appointed the following members to the committee:
Richard Callahan, Jefferson City, Missouri
Janet Fink of New York, New York
Lori Levin of Chicago, Illinois
Marcus B. Paine of Anchorage, Alaska
Paul Rashkind of Miami, Florida
