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CHAIR’S MESSAGEgg
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Robert M.A. Johnson
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After an inspirational speech by Justice
Anthony M. Kennedy in 2003, ABA President Dennis W. Archer created the ABA
Justice Kennedy Commission chaired by Steve Saltzburg, Vice Chair of our
Section. The Report of the Commission was so well received that the Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions was created and received grant funding to
continue the work initiated by the Kennedy Commission. Steve Saltzburg and James Thompson co-chair a distinguished group of
commissioners, with Margaret Love serving as
Consulting Director to the project, which is staffed by Project Coordinator
April Frazier.
While the Commission has developed
important positions on criminal justice issues for the House of Delegates
to consider, its work to reach out to the broader criminal justice
community has been remarkable.
Reasonably described as a “historic” moment, the Commission has the
support of the National District Attorneys Association on four of the six
resolutions and support of the National Legal Aid and Defenders Association
on all six. The Commission is to be
congratulated on a remarkable effort.
Discussions
have begun on how to integrate the Commission even more into the fabric of
the Section. We need to insure that
this important work continues.
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NEWS…
Criminal Justice
conference looks at judicial system in the eye of disaster recovery
(from Your ABA
e-bulletin)
New Audio: The Criminal Justice Section Council meeting in New
Orleans was enlivened by a discussion of “The Ethics of Disclosure
after Brady: From the Prosecutor-Defense and Judge's Perspective,” a panel
discussion moderated by Prof. Stephen Saltzburg and participated in by Judge
James Holderman, Vincent Aprile II, and Benton
Campbell. The audio of this ethics discussion is available on the Ethics Committee page under “Resources.”
New Staff: Regina Ashmon has joined the staff of the ABA Criminal Justice Section as Committee
Coordinator. Regina comes with a
wealth of ABA Experience having worked for the Sections of Dispute Resolution
and Administrative Law. She is available to handle the logistical and
administrative needs of Section committees.
Award Nominations: The Criminal Justice Section is soliciting Nominations for
Three Awards.
Leadership Nominations: Nominations for the following vacancies are due by January 16th:
First
Vice Chair (One Position Open)
Vice
Chairs at Large (Five Positions Open)
Council
Members Three Year Terms (Five Positions Open)
Council
Member Under Thirty Six years of Age One Year Term (One Position Open)
Please submit nominations in
writing to Nominating Committee Chair Steve Saltzburg
c/o Section Director Jack Hanna at 740 15th Street NW,
Washington, DC
20005, or email to hannaj@staff.abanet.org . Please include a bio of the nominee or have it forwarded.
UPCOMING EVENTS…
See other Criminal
Justice Section events: Calendar of Events.
NEW PUBLICATIONS…
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Leapholes by James Grippando
Leapholes is time travel with a legal twist, where law books and important
legal precedents come to life. Though a work of fiction, all of the cases
woven into the Leapholes
storyline are actual and important cases from American legal history,
including the U.S. Supreme Court decision that slaves are property, not
people, appears at Dred Scott v. Sandford
(1857).
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See other available Publications and Resources. See past E-News.
The American Bar Association
Criminal Justice Section
740 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20005
Phone: (202) 662-1500, Fax: (202) 662-1501
Email: crimjustice@abanet.org Web: www.abanet.org/crimjust
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