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RULES COMMITTEES — CHAIRS AND REPORTERS

Effective: October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020 Revised: August 3, 2020

Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (Standing Committee)

Chair

Honorable David G. Campbell United States District Court Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse 401 West Washington Street, SPC 58 Phoenix, AZ 85003-2156

Reporter

Professor Catherine T. Struve University of Pennsylvania Law School 3501 Sansom Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Secretary

Rebecca A. Womeldorf Secretary, Standing Committee and Rules Committee Chief Counsel Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 7-300 Washington, DC 20544

Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules

Chair

Honorable Michael A. Chagares United States Court of Appeals U.S. Post Office and Courthouse Two Federal Square, Room 357 Newark, NJ 07102-3513

Reporter

Professor Edward Hartnett Richard J. Hughes Professor of Law Seton Hall University School of Law One Newark Center Newark, NJ 07102



Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules

Chair

Honorable Dennis R. Dow United States Bankruptcy Court Charles Evans Whittaker U.S. Courthouse 400 East Ninth Street, Room 6562 Kansas City, MO 64106

Reporter

Professor S. Elizabeth Gibson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 5073 Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, C.B. #3380 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3380

Associate Reporter

Professor Laura B. Bartell Wayne State University Law School 471 W. Palmer Detroit, MI 48202

Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

Chair

Honorable John D. Bates United States District Court E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse 333 Constitution Ave., N.W., Room 4114 Washington, DC 20001

Reporter

Professor Edward H. Cooper University of Michigan Law School 312 Hutchins Hall Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215

Associate Reporter

Professor Richard L. Marcus University of California Hastings College of the Law 200 McAllister Street San Francisco, CA 94102-4978



Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules

Chair

Honorable Raymond M. Kethledge United States Court of Appeals Federal Building 200 East Liberty Street, Suite 224 Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Reporter

Professor Sara Sun Beale Duke Law School 210 Science Drive Durham, NC 27708-0360

Associate Reporter Professor Nancy J. King Vanderbilt University Law School 131 21st Avenue South, Room 248 Nashville, TN 37203-1181

Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules

Chair

Honorable Debra A. Livingston United States Court of Appeals Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse 40 Centre Street, Room 2303 New York, NY 10007-1501

Reporter

Professor Daniel J. Capra Fordham University School of Law 150 West 62nd Street New York, NY 10023

COMMITTEE ON RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE (Standing Committee)

Effective: October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020 Page 1 Revised: August 3, 2020

Chair

Reporter

Honorable David G. Campbell United States District Court Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse 401 West Washington Street, SPC 58 Phoenix, AZ 85003-2156

Professor Catherine T. Struve University of Pennsylvania Law School 3501 Sansom Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Members

Honorable Jesse M. Furman United States District Court Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse 40 Centre Street, Room 2202 New York, NY 10007-1501

Daniel C. Girard, Esq. Girard Sharp LLP 601 California Street, 14th Floor San Francisco, CA 94108

Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., Esq. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004-2498

Honorable Frank M. Hull United States Court of Appeals Elbert P. Tuttle Court of Appeals Building 56 Forsyth Street, N.W., Room 300 Atlanta, GA 30303

Honorable William J. Kayatta, Jr. United States Court of Appeals Edward T. Gignoux Federal Courthouse 156 Federal Street, Suite 6740 Portland, ME 04101-4152

Peter D. Keisler, Esq. Sidley Austin, LLP 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington DC 20005

Professor William K. Kelley Notre Dame Law School P. O. Box 780 Notre Dame, IN 46556

Honorable Carolyn B. Kuhl Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles 312 North Spring Street, Department 12 Los Angeles, CA 90012

Honorable Patricia A. Millett United States Court of Appeals E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse 333 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20001

Honorable Gene E.K. Pratter United States District Court James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse 601 Market Street, Room 10613 Philadelphia, PA 19106-1797

COMMITTEE ON RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE (Standing Committee)


Members (continued) Honorable Jeffrey A. Rosen Deputy Attorney General (ex officio) United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 Honorable Jennifer G. Zipps United States District Court Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse 405 West Congress Street, Room 5170 Tucson, AZ 85701

Kosta Stojilkovic, Esq. Wilkinson Walsh LLP 2001 M Street NW, 10th Floor Washington, DC 20036

Consultants

Professor Daniel R. Coquillette Boston College Law School 885 Centre Street Newton Centre, MA 02459

Professor Bryan A. Garner LawProse, Inc. 8133 Inwood Road Dallas, TX 75209

Professor R. Joseph Kimble Thomas M. Cooley Law School 300 South Capitol Avenue Lansing, MI 48933

Joseph F. Spaniol, Jr., Esq. 5602 Ontario Circle Bethesda, MD 20816-2461

Secretary, Standing Committee and Rules Committee Chief Counsel

Rebecca A. Womeldorf Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 7-300 Washington, DC 20544

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON APPELLATE RULES


Chair

Reporter

Honorable Michael A. Chagares United States Court of Appeals U.S. Post Office and Courthouse Two Federal Square, Room 357 Newark, NJ 07102-3513

Professor Edward Hartnett Richard J. Hughes Professor of Law Seton Hall University School of Law One Newark Center Newark, NJ 07102

Members

Honorable Jay S. Bybee United States Court of Appeals Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse 333 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite 7080 Las Vegas, NV 89101-7065

Honorable Judith L. French Ohio Supreme Court 65 South Front Street Columbus, OH 43215

Honorable Stephen J. Murphy III United States District Court Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse 231 West Lafayette Boulevard, Room 235 Detroit, MI 48226

Professor Stephen E. Sachs Duke Law School 210 Science Drive Box 90360 Durham, NC 27708-0360

Danielle Spinelli, Esq. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington DC 20006

Honorable Jeffrey B. Wall* Acting Solicitor General (ex officio) United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20530

*Alternate Representative: H. Thomas Byron III, Esq. United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. Washington, DC 20530

Honorable Paul J. Watford United States Court of Appeals Richard H. Chambers Building 125 South Grand Avenue, 6th Floor Pasadena, CA 91105-1621

Lisa B. Wright, Esq. Office of the Federal Public Defender 625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 550 Washington, DC 20004

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON APPELLATE RULES


Liaisons

Honorable Bernice B. Donald (Bankruptcy) United States Court of Appeals Clifford Davis and Odell Horton Federal Building 167 North Main Street, Room 1132 Memphis, TN 38103

Honorable Frank M. Hull (Standing) United States Court of Appeals Elbert P. Tuttle Court of Appeals Building 56 Forsyth Street, N.W., Room 300 Atlanta, GA 30303

Clerk of Court Representative

Patricia S. Dodszuweit Clerk United States Court of Appeals James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse 601 Market Street, Room 21400 Philadelphia, PA 19106-1729



ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON BANKRUPTCY RULES


Chair

Reporter

Honorable Dennis R. Dow United States Bankruptcy Court Charles Evans Whittaker U.S. Courthouse 400 East Ninth Street, Room 6562 Kansas City, MO 64106

Professor S. Elizabeth Gibson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 5073 Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, C.B. #3380 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3380

Associate Reporter

Professor Laura B. Bartell Wayne State University Law School 471 W. Palmer Detroit, MI 48202

Members

Honorable Thomas L. Ambro United States Court of Appeals J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building 844 North King Street, Unit 32 Wilmington, DE 19801-3519

Honorable Stuart M. Bernstein United States Bankruptcy Court Alexander Hamilton Custom House One Bowling Green, Room 729 New York, NY 10004-1408

Honorable Bernice B. Donald United States Court of Appeals Clifford Davis and Odell Horton Building 167 North Main Street, Room 1132 Memphis, TN 38103

Honorable A. Benjamin Goldgar United States Bankruptcy Court Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse 219 South Dearborn Street, Room 638 Chicago, IL 60604

Jeffery J. Hartley, Esq. Helmsing Leach Post Office Box 2767 Mobile, AL 36652

Honorable Melvin S. Hoffman United States Bankruptcy Court John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse 5 Post Office Square, Room 1150 Boston, MA 02109-3945



Members (continued) Honorable David A. Hubbert Acting Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division (ex officio) United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Room 4141 Washington, DC 20530

Honorable Marcia S. Krieger United States District Court Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse 901 19th Street, Room A941 Denver, CO 80294

Thomas M. Mayer, Esq. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036

Debra L. Miller, Esq. Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee P. O. Box 11550 South Bend, IN 46634

Honorable J. Paul Oetken United States District Court Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse 40 Centre Street, Room 2101 New York, NY 10007-1501

Jeremy L. Retherford, Esq. Balch & Bingham LLP 1901 Sixth Avenue North, Suite 1500 Birmingham, AL 35203-4642

Professor David A. Skeel University of Pennsylvania Law School 3501 Sansom Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Honorable George H. Wu United States District Court 350 West 1st Street STE 4311, Room 9151 Los Angeles, CA 90012-4565

Liaisons

Ramona D. Elliott, Esq. (U.S. Trustees) Deputy Director/General Counsel Executive Office for U.S. Trustees 20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Suite 8100 Washington, DC 20530

Honorable Laurel M. Isicoff (Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System) United States Bankruptcy Court C. Clyde Atkins United States Courthouse 301 North Miami Avenue, Room 817 Miami, FL 33128

Honorable William J. Kayatta, Jr. (Standing) United States Court of Appeals Edward T. Gignoux Federal Courthouse 156 Federal Street, Suite 6740 Portland, ME 04101-4152




Kenneth S. Gardner Clerk United States Bankruptcy Court 721 19th Street, Room 116 Denver, CO 80202-2508



ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RULES


Chair Reporter

Honorable John D. Bates United States District Court E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse 333 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20001

Professor Edward H. Cooper University of Michigan Law School 312 Hutchins Hall Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215

Associate Reporter Professor Richard L. Marcus University of California Hastings College of the Law 200 McAllister Street San Francisco, CA 94102-4978

Members

Honorable Jennifer C. Boal United States District Court John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse One Courthouse Way, Room 6400 Boston, MA 02210-3002

Honorable Ethan P. Davis* Assistant Attorney General (ex officio) United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20530

*Alternate Representative: Joshua E. Gardner, Esq. United States Department of Justice 1100 L Street, N.W., Suite 11502 Washington, DC 20005

Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr. United States District Court Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse 219 South Dearborn Street, Room 1978 Chicago, IL 60604

Honorable Joan N. Ericksen United States District Court 300 South Fourth Street, Room 12W Minneapolis, MN 55415

Honorable Kent A. Jordan United States Court of Appeals J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building 844 North King Street, Room 5100 Wilmington, DE 19801-3519

Honorable Thomas R. Lee Associate Chief Justice Utah Supreme Court 450 South State, PO Box 140210 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0210



Members (continued) Honorable Sara Lioi United States District Court John F. Seiberling Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse Two South Main Street, Room 526 Akron, OH 44308

Honorable Brian Morris United States District Court Missouri River Courthouse 125 Central Avenue West, Suite 301 Great Falls, MT 59404

Honorable Robin L. Rosenberg United States District Court Paul G. Rogers Federal Building 701 Clematis Street, Room 453 West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Virginia A. Seitz, Esq. Sidley Austin LLP 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington DC 20005

Joseph M. Sellers, Esq. Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC 1100 New York Avenue N.W., Fifth Floor Washington, DC 20005

Dean A. Benjamin Spencer William & Mary Law School 613 South Henry Street, Hixon Center Williamsburg, VA 23185

Ariana J. Tadler, Esq. Tadler Law LLP One Pennsylvania Plaza New York, NY 10119

Helen E. Witt, Esq. Kirkland & Ellis LLP 300 North LaSalle Chicago, IL 60654

Liaisons

Honorable A. Benjamin Goldgar (Bankruptcy) United States Bankruptcy Court Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse 219 South Dearborn Street, Room 638 Chicago, IL 60604

Peter D. Keisler, Esq. (Standing) Sidley Austin, LLP 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005


Ms. Susan Y. Soong Clerk United States District Court Phillip Burton U.S. Courthouse 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36060 San Francisco, CA 94102-3434

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL RULES


Chair Reporter

Honorable Raymond M. Kethledge United States Court of Appeals Federal Building 200 East Liberty Street, Suite 224 Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Professor Sara Sun Beale Duke Law School 210 Science Drive Durham, NC 27708-0360

Associate Reporter Professor Nancy J. King Vanderbilt University Law School 131 21st Avenue South, Room 248 Nashville, TN 37203-1181

Members

Honorable James C. Dever III United States District Court Terry Sanford Federal Building 310 New Bern Avenue, Room 716 Raleigh, NC 27601-1418

Professor Roger A. Fairfax George Washington University Law School 2000 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20052

Honorable Gary Feinerman United States District Court Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse 219 South Dearborn Street, Room 2156 Chicago, IL 60604

Honorable Michael J. Garcia New York State Court of Appeals 20 Eagle Street Albany, NY 12207

Lisa Hay, Esq. Federal Public Defender One Main Place 101 Southwest Main Street, Room 1700 Portland, OR 97204

Honorable Denise P. Hood United States District Court Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse 231 West Lafayette Boulevard, Room 251 Detroit, MI 48226

Honorable Lewis A. Kaplan United States District Court Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse 500 Pearl Street, Room 2240 New York, NY 10007-1312

Honorable Bruce J. McGiverin United States District Court Federico Degetau Federal Building 150 Carlos Chardon Avenue, Room 483 San Juan, PR 00918-1767



Members (continued) Honorable Jacqueline H. Nguyen United States Court of Appeals Richard H. Chambers Court of Appeals Building 125 South Grand Avenue, Room 603 Pasadena, CA 91105-1621

Honorable Brian C. Rabbitt* Acting Assistant Attorney General (ex officio) United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20530-0001

*Alternate Representative: Jonathan J. Wroblewski, Esq. United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20530

Catherine M. Recker, Esq. Welsh & Recker PC 2000 Market Street, Suite 2903 Philadelphia, PA 19103

Susan M. Robinson, Esq. Thomas Combs & Spann PLLC P. O. Box 3824 Charleston, WV 25338

Liaisons

Honorable Jesse M. Furman (Standing) United States District Court Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse 40 Centre Street, Room 2202 New York, NY 10007-1501


James N. Hatten Clerk United States District Court Richard B. Russell Federal Building 75 Spring Street, S. W., Room 2217 Atlanta, GA 30303-3309

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EVIDENCE RULES


Chair

Reporter

Honorable Debra A. Livingston United States Court of Appeals Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse 40 Centre Street, Room 2303 New York, NY 10007-1501

Professor Daniel J. Capra Fordham University School of Law 150 West 62nd Street New York, NY 10023

Members

Honorable James P. Bassett Associate Justice New Hampshire Supreme Court One Charles Doe Drive Concord, NH 03301

Honorable Seth DuCharme* Acting Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General (ex officio) Office of the Deputy Attorney General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20530

*Alternate Representative: Elizabeth J. Shapiro, Esq. United States Department of Justice 1100 L Street, N.W., Room 12100 Washington, DC 20530

Honorable Shelly Dick United States District Court Russell B. Long Federal Building 777 Florida Street, Room 301 Baton Rouge, LA 70801

Traci L. Lovitt, Esq. Jones Day 100 High Street, 21st Floor Boston, MA 02110-1781

Honorable Tom Marten United States District Court 401 North Market Street, Room 232 Wichita, KS 67202-2000

Kathryn N. Nester, Esq. Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. 225 Broadway, Suite 900 San Diego, CA 92101

Honorable Thomas D. Schroeder United States District Court Hiram H. Ward Federal Building 251 North Main Street, Room 231 Winston Salem, NC 27101-7101

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EVIDENCE RULES


Consultants

Professor Liesa Richter University of Oklahoma School of Law 300 Timberdell Road Norman, OK 73019

Liaisons

Honorable James C. Dever III (Criminal) United States District Court Terry Sanford Federal Building 310 New Bern Avenue, Room 716 Raleigh, NC 27601-1418

Honorable Carolyn B. Kuhl (Standing) Superior Court of the State of California 312 North Spring Street, Department 12 Los Angeles, CA 90012

Honorable Sara Lioi (Civil) United States District Court John F. Seiberling Federal Building Two South Main Street, Room 526 Akron, OH 44308



RULES COMMITTEE LIAISON MEMBERS


Liaisons for the Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules

Hon. Frank M. Hull (Standing) Hon. Bernice B. Donald (Bankruptcy)

Liaison for the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules

Hon. William J. Kayatta, Jr. (Standing)

Liaisons for the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

Peter D. Keisler, Esq. (Standing)

Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar (Bankruptcy)

Liaison for the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules

Hon. Jesse M. Furman (Standing)

Liaisons for the Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules

Hon. James C. Dever III (Criminal) Hon. Carolyn B. Kuhl (Standing) Hon. Sara Lioi (Civil)

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS Staff


Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Esq.

Chief Counsel Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

Office of General Counsel – Rules Committee Staff Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building

One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 7-300 Washington, DC 20544

Main: 202-502-1820

Bridget M. Healy, Esq. Counsel (Appellate, Bankruptcy, Evidence)

Brittany Bunting Administrative Analyst

S. Scott Myers, Esq. Counsel (Bankruptcy, Standing)

Shelly Cox Management Analyst

Julie M. Wilson, Esq. Counsel (Civil, Criminal, Standing)

FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER Staff


Hon. John S. Cooke

Director Federal Judicial Center

Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 6-100

Washington, DC 20544

Laural L. Hooper, Esq. Senior Research Associate (Criminal)

Marie Leary, Esq. Senior Research Associate (Appellate)

Molly T. Johnson, Esq. Senior Research Associate (Bankruptcy)

Dr. Emery G. Lee Senior Research Associate (Civil)

Timothy T. Lau, Esq. Research Associate (Evidence)

Tim Reagan, Esq. Senior Research Associate (Standing)

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