Founded in 1913, the American Judicature Society (AJS) is an independent, nonpartisan, national organization of judges, lawyers, and interested members of the public whose mission is to improved the justice system - to "secure and promote an independent and qualified judiciary and fair system of justice."   Its membership roster includes renown members of the legal profession, including U.S. attorney generals and Supreme Court justices.

It's primary focus areas are[1]:

• Judicial independence
• Judicial conduct and ethics
• Judicial selection
• The jury
• Criminal justice system
• Public understanding of the justice system

In order to accomplish its mission, AJS supports research, publications, and educational programs. The AJS main offices are located at The Opperman Center at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. Drake University is a private, co-educational college located in the city of Des Moines, Iowa. ...

Current events

On September 10, 2005 the AJS announced the establishment of the Institute of Forensic Science and Public Policy to research and provide education on issues leading to wrongful convictions in the U.S. The institute will be lead by former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno and David Dorn, MD, former dean of the Stanford Medical School. The institute will be located in Greensboro, NC. [2] September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Janet Reno (born July 21, 1938) was the 78th Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001), and was the first (and, so far, only) woman to hold that post. ... Stanford University School of Medicine is affiliated with Stanford University and is located at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, California, adjacent to Palo Alto and Menlo Park. ...

On September 9, 2005 the AJS weighed in on the Senate hearings on the nomination of John G. Roberts as the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, saying that Roberts was ethically bound not to make promises on his future votes.September 9, 2005 opinion September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... [edit] John G. Roberts, Jr. ... The supreme court in some countries, provinces, and states, is the highest court in that jurisdiction and functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be appealed. ...

Notable Members

2005-2006 Board of Directors

• Gordon L Doefer, Associate Justice, Massachusetts Appeal Court
• Marc T. Amy, Lousiana Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
• William W. Baker, Washington Court of Appeals
• Denise Courtland Hayes, General Counsel, NAACP
• Janet Reno (former Attorney General of the United States)
• Kevin S. Burke, Fournt Judicial District Court of Minnesota
• John L. Hill, Jr., former Chief Justice (retired), Texas
• R. Gil Kerlikowske, Chief, Seattle Police Department
• Ricard B. Teitelman, Missouri Supreme Court
• Peter D. Webster, Florida First District Court of Appeals

Janet Reno (born July 21, 1938) was the 78th Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001), and was the first (and, so far, only) woman to hold that post. ...

Former directors/board members/members

• William Ramsey Clark, 66th U. S. Attorney General
• Tom C. Clark, U. S. Attorney General (1945-1949), Associated Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1949-1967)
• Robert A. Katzmann, United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
• William French Smith (74th Attorney General of the United States)
• Warren Austin, former U.S. Senator, Vermont, former U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations
• Thomas R. Phillips, former Chief Justics of the Texas Supreme Court

Attorney General Clark & President Lyndon B. Johnson. ... Tom Campbell Clark (September 23, 1899 in Dallas, Texas –June 13, 1977) was United States Attorney General from 1945-1949 and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1949-1967). ... William French Smith (August 26, 1917–October 29, 1990) was an American lawyer and the 74th Attorney General of the United States. ... Warren Robinson Austin (November 12, 1877 - December 25, 1962) was an American politician and statesman; among other roles, he served as Senator from Vermont. ...

External links

• American Judicature Society website
• State of Nebraska Judical Branch
• Drake University Law School: American Judicature Society