THE ALI REPORTER
Fall 2006

The President's Letter

ALI Council Reviews Recommendations on Institute Governance, Approves Drafts for Annual Meeting

Council Member John Subak Honored with ALI’s Inaugural Distinguished Service Award

Jack B. Weinstein Receives ALI’s John Minor Wisdom Award

ALI and Georgetown Law Center Cosponsor Conference on Judicial Independence

Fair and Independent Courts: Scenes from the ALI-Georgetown Conference

Memorial Minute

Notes from the ALI Archives

ALI-ABA Goes Global, Offers Programs for Chinese Law Students

Notes About Members and Colleagues

In-Depth Article on Actions Taken at 2006 Annual Meeting Is Now on ALI Website

In Memoriam

Institute Elects 53 New Members

Seventh-Inning Stretch

Calendar of Forthcoming Meetings

Institute Elects 53 New Members

On October 19, the Council elected the following 53 persons as the newest members of the Institute:

Gregory S. Alexander, Ithaca, NY; Jerome I. Braun, San Francisco, CA; Barry D. Burgdorf, Austin, TX; David A. Chaumette, Houston, TX; Jim Chen, Minneapolis, MN; Richard D. Craig, Oklahoma City, OK; Ross E. Davies, Arlington, VA; John A. Day, Brentwood, TN; Brannon P. Denning, Birmingham, AL; Diane V. DeVasto, Tyler, TX; William S. Dodge, San Francisco, CA; Chai R. Feldblum, Washington, DC; Steven G. Frost, Chicago, IL; Larry T. Garvin, Columbus, OH; Steven S. Gensler, Norman, OK; Michael Z. Green, Fort Worth, TX; Teresa W. Harmon, Chicago, IL; Zachary J. Harmon, Washington, DC; Joan M. Heminway, Knoxville, TN; Elizabeth Lutes Hillman, Camden, NJ; Mark D. Hinderks, Overland Park, KS; A. Stephen Hut, Jr., Washington, DC; Robert W. Ihne, Livingston, NJ; Kirk C. Jenkins, Chicago, IL; Cynthia S. Kent, Tyler, TX; Daniel M. Kowalski, Austin, TX; Richard H. Kreindler, Frankfurt, Germany; Erika F. Lietzan, Washington, DC; Thomas O. Main, Sacramento, CA; James C. Martin, Pittsburgh, PA; Tracey L. Meares, Chicago, IL; Elizabeth S. Miller, Waco, TX; Barbara Moses, New York, NY; Kevin C. Newsom, Montgomery, AL; Kathleen M. O’Sullivan, Seattle, WA; Stephen M. Orlofsky, Cherry Hill, NJ; Richard C. Pepperman, II, New York, NY; Sally M. Rider, Tucson, AZ; Burt M. Rublin, Philadelphia, PA; Pablo Salvador-Coderch, Barcelona, Spain; Donald J. Savery, Boston, MA; Girardeau A Spann, Washington, DC; Michael K. Steenson, St. Paul, MN; Joseph A. Stern, New York, NY; Mark P. Strasser, Columbus, OH; Catherine T. Struve, Philadelphia, PA; Jeffrey S. Sutton, Columbus, OH; William Swadling, Oxford, England; Linda B. Thomas, Dallas, TX; Lu-in Wang, Pittsburgh, PA; Alan M. White, Philadelphia, PA; Charles K. Whitehead, Boston, MA; Mary Jo Wiggins, San Diego, CA