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19 Jud. Div. Rec. 1 (2015-2016)

handle is hein.aba/judrc0019 and id is 1 raw text is: ~' ~ ~ t is my honor and privilege to serve as chair of the ~ ~ Judicial Division during the 2015-16 bar year. The Judicial Division is dedicated to improving the ~ ~ American judicial system and to encouraging all \ \\y~ Nstakehtoiders who have a strong interest in this goal to > work collaboratively toward this common objective. The Judicial Division has over 4.000 members, including judges from federal, state, local and tribal courts at the trial and appellate lev'els. as well as members from the state and federal administrative law judiciary. Our membership also includes lawyers who practice in all of these courts, court administrators, legal academiciams and law students. Within the Judicial Division we have six constituent conferences the Appellate Judges Conference, the Lawyers Conference, the National Conference of the Administrative Law J udiciary. the National Conference of Federal Trial Judges, the National Conference of Specialized Court Judges, and the National Con- ference of State Trial Judges. We also hav'e a Tribal Courts Council for tribal laxwyers arnd ju dges. The JD su pports the work of each of these constituent grou ps and provides the overarching structure that brings judges and lawyers together in our shared commitmneiit to the highest ideals of the legal profession. I would like to thank and congratulate our immediate Past Chair, the Honor- able David Waxse, for his leadership of the JD during the 2014-15 bar year. His signature project for the year focused on improving the use of forensic sci- ence in the criminal justice system, and was inspired by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Report, Strengthening Forensic Science - A Path Forward. The project included a hearing that was held at the Midyear Meeting to consid- er whether there have been improvements in the use of foreiisic science since the NAS report was issued five years ago. as well as a symposium that was held to consider what steps need to be takeii to improve the use of foreiisic science in the criminal justice system. We will continue to examine this important is- sue in the year to come. The Judicial Division's theme for the 2015-16 bar-year is Building Confidence in the Justice System. Our efforts will focus on four pillars, each of which are critical to achieving these goals: diversity of the beiich and b ar; educating the public about the justice system: obtaining arnd retaining a talented ju diciar; and ensuring high quality in the justice system. Each of these pillars is es- sential to ensuring confidence in the justice system. With oiigoing and new N BA ASOCIAIONprojects. we will redouble our efforts in this noble pursu:it.

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