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The leadership and members of the National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts (NCREFC) promote court systems that are fair to all and free of racial and ethnic bias.

Hon. Veronica Alicia Galvin

Judge, King County Superior Court, Seattle, WA

Hon. Scott M. Bernstein

Circuit Judge, 11th Judicial Circuit / Chair, Florida Supreme Court Standing Committee on Fairness & Diversity, Miami FL

Hon. Anna Blackburne-Rigsby

Chief Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Washington, DC

Hon. Richard Blake

Chief Tribal Judge, Hoopa Valley Tribe, Hoopa, CA

Hon. Tanya M. Bransford

Judge, Fourth Judicial District, Minneapolis, MN

Erica S. Chung

Commission Strategic Advisor, Port of Seattle, Seattle, WA

Gregory P. Conyers

Director of Diversity, State Bar of Michigan, Lansing, MI

Hon. Cynthia D. Davis

Executive Director, Mississippi Judicial College (Retired), Springfield, LA

Hon. Kenneth V. Desmond, Jr.

Associate Justice, Massachusetts Appeals Court, Boston, MA

H. Clifton Grandy, Esq.

Senior Court Manager, District of Columbia Courts, Washington, DC

Hon. Deadra L. Jefferson

Circuit Judge, Circuit Courts of South Carolina, Charleston County Judicial Center, Charleston, SC

Hon. Verna G. Leath, J.S.C.

Judge, State of New Jersey Superior Court, 5th Vicinage, Veterans Court House, Newark, NJ

Hon. Susan F. Maven, J.S.C

Judge, State of New Jersey Superior Court (Retired), Newark, NJ

Lisette McCormick, Esq.

Executive Director Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness, Pittsburgh, PA

Aura Newlin

Interim Executive Director, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, Powell, WY

Kimberley Taylor Riley, Esq.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Program Manager, Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, Oklahoma City, OK

Hon. Richard Rivera

Judge, Albany Family Court, Albany, NY

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Advisory Board

Aime Alonzo-Serrano, J.D.
Maplewood, NJ

Lisa Burke
Program Coordinator, New Jersey Judiciary
Trenton, NJ

Hon. Shauna Graves-Robertson
Presiding Judge, Salt Lake County Justice Court
Salt Lake City, UT

Hon. Emanuella Groves
Judge, Cleveland Municipal Court
Cleveland, OH

Shirley Ann Higuchi, Esq.
Associate Executive Director, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, American Psychological Association
Chair, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation
Washington, DC

Tonnya K. Kohn, Esq.
State Court Administrator, South Carolina Judicial Branch
Columbia, SC

Hon. Melissa Long
Associate Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court
Providence, RI

Board Emeritus

Hon. Edward Clark Clifton
Justice, Superior Court of Rhode Island (Retired)
Providence, RI

Karl A. Doss, Esq.
Workforce Diversity Director, Freddie Mac
McLean, VA

Hon. Frederick P. Horn
Supervising Judge, Superior Court of California, Orange County (Retired)
Santa Ana, CA

Hon. Clarance J. Jones
Senior Judge,  Superior Court (Retired)
Sarasota, FL

L. Dew Kaneshiro, Esq.
LDK Consulting
Waipahu, HI

Hon. Marilyn Kelly
Justice, Michigan Supreme Court (Retired)
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Hon. yvonne lewis
Justice, Supreme Court of New York, Kings County (Retired)
Brooklyn, NY

Yolande P. Marlow, Ph.D.
Manager, Minority Concerns Unit, Administrative Office of the Courts
New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Minority Concerns
Trenton, NJ

Hon. Veronica Simmons McBeth
Judge Pro Tem, Superior Court
Los Angeles, CA

Elizabeth Neeley, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Nebraska State Bar Association
Lincoln, NE

Hon. Eduardo Padró
Justice, New York Supreme Court (Retired)
New York, NY

Hon. Patricio M. Serna
Justice, Supreme Court of New Mexico (Retired)
Santa Fe, NM

Hon. Max N. Tobias, Jr.
Judge, Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit (Ret.)
New Orleans, LA