National Center for State Courts Contact
Jesse Rutledge, Vice President, External Affairs
Senior Research Advisor
Joseph (Joe) A. Hamm, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Federal Liaison
Alan J. Tomkins, J.D., Ph.D., Acting Division Director, Division of Social and Economic Sciences, National Science Foundation
Academic Partners
Lisa M. PytlikZillig, Ph.D., University of Nebraska
Tarik Abdel-Monem, J.D., University of Nebraska
Pilot Teams
Franklin County, Ohio Municipal Court
Kansas City, Missouri Municipal Court
Administrative Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court
Nebraska Supreme Court Office of the State Court Administrator
Puerto Rico Judicial Branch
Texas Office of Court Administration
Community Engagement in the State Courts Initiative Advisory Board
Hon. Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, Chair *
Chief Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Hon. Ronald B. Adrine (Ret.)*
Administrative and Presiding Judge
Cleveland Municipal Court
Rev. Aundreia R. Alexander, Esq.*
Associate General Secretary for Action and Advocacy for Justice and Peace
National Council of Churches
Hon. Wiley Branton*
Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Arkansas
Paulette Brown, Esq.*
Past President, American Bar Association
Partner, Locke Lord, LLP
Hon. Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye
Chief Justice , Supreme Court of California
Hon. Edward C. Clifton (Ret.) *
Justice, Superior Court of Rhode Island
Hon. Jimmie M. Edwards
Judge, 22nd Circuit Court, Missouri (ret.)
Director, St. Louis Department of Public Safety
Jennifer Farmer*
Communications Director
PICO National Network
Ivan K. Fong
SVP, Legal Affairs and General Counsel
3M Company
Beatrice G. Garza*
Former President/CEO
Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans
Dr. Lorretta Johnson
Secretary-Treasurer
American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO
Honorable Jonathan Lippman (Ret.)
Chief Judge, New York State Unified Court System
Latham & Watkins, LLP
Honorable Eduardo Padró (Ret.)*
Judge, New York Supreme Court
National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts
Cheryl Teare*
Director, Union Leadership Institute
American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO
Hon. Eric T. Washington (Ret.)
Former Chief Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Jonathan Smith
Executive Director
Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
Jonathan D. Mattiello**
Executive Director
State Justice Institute
Mary McQueen**
President
National Center for State Courts
*Public Engagement Pilot Project Steering Committee Member
**Ex-Officio Member