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The American Law Institute Council 

The Institute is governed by its Council, which determines projects and activities to be undertaken by the ALI and approves the work as representing the position of the Institute. Made up of no fewer than 42 and no more than 65 members, the Council consists of lawyers, judges, and academics, and reflects a broad range of specialties and experiences.

Council members are elected from the Institute membership for terms of five years. The Council ordinarily meets in January and October.

Council Members

Donald
B.
Ayer

Mc Lean, VA
Georgetown University Law Center

Scott
Bales

Phoenix, AZ
Arizona Supreme Court (Retired)

Thomas
A.
Balmer

Salem, OR
Supreme Court of Oregon

John
B.
Bellinger
III

Washington, DC
Arnold & Porter

Stephanos
Bibas

Philadelphia, PA
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Richard
R. W.
Brooks

New York, NY
New York University School of Law

Evan
R.
Chesler

New York, NY
New York University, Arts & Science

J. Michelle
Childs

Washington, DC
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

Allison
H.
Eid

Denver, CO
U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Ivan
K.
Fong

Minneapolis, MN
Medtronic PLC

Michael
J.
Garcia

Albany, NY
New York State Court of Appeals

Steven
S.
Gensler

Norman, OK
University of Oklahoma College of Law

Daniel
C.
Girard

San Francisco, CA
Girard Sharp LLP

Abbe
R.
Gluck

New Haven, CT
Yale Law School

Roberto
Jose
Gonzalez

Washington, DC
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Yvonne
Gonzalez Rogers

Oakland, CA
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
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Emeritus Council Members

Kenneth
S.
Abraham

Charlottesville, VA
University of Virginia School of Law

Susan
Frelich
Appleton

Saint Louis, MO
Washington University School of Law

Kim
J.
Askew

Dallas, TX
DLA Piper US LLP

José
I.
Astigarraga

Miami, FL
Reed Smith LLP

John
H.
Beisner

Washington, DC
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Sheila
L.
Birnbaum

New York, NY
Dechert LLP

Allen
D.
Black

Philadelphia, PA
Fine, Kaplan and Black, RPC

Amelia
H.
Boss

Philadelphia, PA
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law

William
M.
Burke

Costa Mesa, CA
Shearman & Sterling LLP (Retired)

Elizabeth
J.
Cabraser

San Francisco, CA
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

Gerhard
Casper

Stanford, CA
Stanford University, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

Edward
H.
Cooper

Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan Law School

N. Lee
Cooper

Birmingham, AL
Maynard Nexsen PC

George
H. T.
Dudley

St. Thomas, VI
Dudley Newman Feuerzeig LLP

Christine
M.
Durham

Salt Lake City, UT
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Kenneth
C.
Frazier

Rahway, NJ
Merck & Co., Inc.
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