Conference of Chief Justices, Conference of State Court Administrators announce 2026-27 leadership

Williamsburg, Va. (Oct. 16, 2026) – New chief justices and state court administrators are shaping national state court priorities as leaders of the Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators.

South Dakota Chief Justice Steven R. Jensen began his term as president of the Conference of Chief Justices in July. Recently, Michigan Chief Justice Megan K. Cavanagh became president-elect, with Tennessee Chief Justice Jeffrey S. Bivins serving as first vice president. Missouri Chief Justice W. Brent Powell is second vice president, and Delaware Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., serves as the immediate past president. 

Missouri State Courts Administrator Kathy S. Lloyd began her term as president of the Conference of State Court Administrators in July. Marcia M. Meis, director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, is president-elect, and Oregon State Court Administrator Nancy J. Cozine is vice president. Nebraska State Court Administrator Corey Steel serves as the immediate past president. 

Additional members of the conference's executive leadership include: 

Conference of Chief Justices

• Chief Justice Lynne J. Boomgaarden, Wyoming
• Chief Justice Matthew J. Fader, Maryland
• Chief Justice Jeffrey J. Funke, Nebraska
• Chief Justice Rhys S. Hodge, Virgin Islands
• Chief Justice John W. Kittredge, South Carolina
• Chief Justice Raheem Mullins, Connecticut
• Chief Justice Cleo E. Powell, Virginia
• Chief Justice Debra L. Stephens, Washington
• Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer, Arizona

Conference of State Court Administrators

• Thomas Boyd, Michigan
• Stacey Marz, Alaska
• Sara Omundson, Idaho
• Amy Quinlan, Maine
• Stephanie Smith, Kansas
• Marty Sullivan, Arkansas

Officers of the conferences also serve on the National Center for State Courts' board of directors. All three non-partisan organizations are committed to advancing innovation, access to justice, and public trust in our nation's state courts, and to providing tools, guidance, and research that help courts serve everyone who comes before them.