PHILADELPHIA—The American Law Institute today announced the names of the 45 newly elected members. These outstanding judges, lawyers, and law professors hail from 15 states and the District of Columbia, as well as four new international members from China, Italy, and the Republic of Palau.
ALI President Roberta Cooper Ramo said: "The great impact of the work of the ALI has always depended upon having members—judges, lawyers in practice and scholars—whose abilities are at the very top of the spectrum. These 45 new members enable us to continue to serve our American democracy in the way our Founders hoped."
The new members are:
California
Tom Campbell, Orange — Dean, Chapman University School of Law
Allan Ides, Los Angeles — Professor, Loyola Law School Los Angeles
Nancy S. Kim, San Diego — Professor, California Western School of Law
Colorado
Philip A. Brimmer, Denver — Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Nancy L. Cohen, Denver — Partner, MiletichCohen PC
Connecticut
John B. Kennedy, Stamford — Partner, Wiggin & Dana LLP
District of Columbia
David Bowker — Partner, WilmerHale
Thomas W. Brunner — Partner, Wiley Rein LLP
Mark A. Cymrot — Partner, Baker Hostetler
John W. Kropf — Deputy Counsel, Reed Elsevier
Mary E. McLeod — Acting Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Legal Adviser
Florida
Eric R. Carpenter,** Miami — Asst. Professor, Florida International University College of Law
Suzanne E. Gilbert, Orlando — Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
Illinois
Ralph Brubaker, Champaign — Professor, University of Illinois College of Law
Indiana
Lloyd H. Mayer, Notre Dame — Professor, Notre Dame Law School
Michigan
David B. Thronson, East Lansing — Professor, Michigan State University College of Law
Minnesota
Amy B. Monahan, Minneapolis — Professor, University of Minnesota School of Law
Susan M. Wolf, Minneapolis — Professor, University of Minnesota Law School
New York
Michelle J. Anderson, Long Island City — Dean, City University of New York School of Law
William D. Araiza, Brooklyn — Professor, Brooklyn Law School
Max W. Berger, New York — Partner, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
Denise L. Cote, New York — Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Sharon H. Cott, New York — Senior VP, Secretary, and GC, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sarah C. Dodds-Brown, New York — Managing Counsel, American Express
James L. Garrity, Jr., New York — Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Victor P. Goldberg, New York — Professor, Columbia University School of Law
Barbara Howe, Buffalo — Judge, Erie County Surrogate's Court
Julian G. Ku, Hempstead — Professor, Hofstra University School of Law
Sidney H. Stein, New York — Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Oregon
Townsend Hyatt, Portland — Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Pennsylvania
Arthur R. Block, Philadelphia — Senior VP, GC & Secretary, Comcast Corporation
Seamus C. Duffy, Philadelphia — Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Texas
Tracy Christopher, Houston — Justice, 14th Court of Appeals
Gregg Costa, Galveston — Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Henry L. Garza, Belton — District Attorney, Bell County District Attorney's Office
Robert C. Walters, Dallas — Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Virginia
Joshua Fairfield, Lexington — Professor, Washington and Lee University School of Law
Susan D. Franck, Lexington — Professor, Washington and Lee University Law School
William B. Traxler, Jr., Richmond — Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Washington
Stewart M. Landefeld, Seattle — Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
Wyoming
Robert P. Schuster, Jackson — Sole Practitioner, Robert P. Schuster, P.C.
International
China
Wenhua Shan, Xi'an Shaanxi — Dean, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Law
Italy
Vincenzo Varano, Firenze — Professor, Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche
José Angelo Estrella Faria, Rome — Secretary General, UNIDROIT
Republic of Palau
R. Ashby Pate, Koror — Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the Republic of Palau