Bill Raftery is a court research analyst with the National Center for State Courts in Williamsburg, Va. His current work includes research on legislative-judicial relations, judicial selection , judicial conduct committees and court security ; editing Gavel to Gavel, a weekly review of legislation in all fifty states affecting the courts; and preparation of the Court Statistics Project’s annual publications Examining the Work of State Courts and State Court Caseload Statistics .

He serves on the editorial board of The Justice System Journal and was the editor of the National Association for Court Management’s Court Security Guide.

Bill received his M.P.A. degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a specialization in court administration. He is currently enrolled in Virginia Commonwealth University’s PhD program in Public Policy and Administration.