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The American Law Institute Elects 40 New Members

PHILADELPHIA — The American Law Institute (ALI) today announced the names of 40 newly elected members. This diverse and highly accomplished group includes two new international members—from Australia and China—along with lawyers, judges, and law professors from 17 states and the District of Columbia. To view biographical sketches, visit the Newly Elected Members page on ALI's website.

"The work of the ALI requires the most accomplished and respected lawyers, judges, and scholars and we are always looking for the intellectual leaders in every area of law. We are honored to be joined by these new members," said ALI President Roberta Cooper Ramo.

"The work we do simply would not be possible without members who generously give of their time because of the importance of our projects. I am confident this new group will make tremendous contributions to ALI's work for years to come," Ramo said.

The new members are:

  • James Allsop, Chief Justice, Federal Court of Australia, Sydney, Australia
  • Mark I. Bernstein, Judge, Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District, Philadelphia, PA
  • Curtis A. Bradley, Professor, Duke University School of Law, Durham, NC
  • Samuel L. Bufford, Professor, Dickinson School of Law, University Park, PA
  • Dan L. Burk, Professor, University of California, Irvine School of Law, Irvine, CA
  • Alyssa A. DiRusso, Professor, Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, AL
  • Lucy Clark Dougherty, North American VP & General Counsel, General Motors, 
    Detroit, MI
  • Timothy B. Dyk, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, DC
  • Donna Lee Elm, Defender, Federal Defender's Office, District of Florida, Tampa, FL
  • Nita A. Farahany, Professor, Duke University School of Law, Durham, NC
  • Jeremy D. Fogel, Director, Federal Judicial Center, Washington, DC
  • Curtis E. Gannon, Assistant to the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
  • Sharon L. Gleason, Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
  • Jonathan Ian Gleklen, Senior Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC
  • John M. Golden, Professor, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX
  • C. Scott Hemphill, Professor, Columbia University School of Law, New York, NY
  • Timothy R. Holbrook, Professor, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, GA
  • Craig Iscoe, Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC
  • Mark Weston Janis, Professor, University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, CT
  • Raymond M. Kethledge,Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Gary E. Marchant, Professor, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Tempe, AZ
  • Michael Mattler, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
  • David H. Moore, Professor, Brigham Young University Law School, Provo, UT
  • Kathleen McDonald O'Malley, Judge, Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, Washington, DC
  • Nancy E. O'Malley, District Attorney, Alameda County DA's Office, Oakland, CA
  • Florence Y. Pan, Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC
  • Barrington D. Parker, Jr., Judge, Second Circuit Court of Appeals, New York, NY
  • Jacqueline A. Parker, Vice President and Senior Counsel, TD Bank, Cherry Hill, NJ
  • Stuart Rabner, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ
  • Arti Rai, Professor, Duke University School of Law, Durham, NC
  • Robin S. Rosenbaum, Judge, Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Jason M. Schultz, Assistant Professor, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
  • David L. Sloss, Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CA
  • Gary D. Solis, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC
  • Carol S. Steiker, Professor, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
  • William M. Treanor, Dean, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC
  • Zhenmin Wang, Dean, Tsinghua University School of Law, Beijing, China
  • C. Rachal Winger, Partner, K&L Gates, Seattle, WA
  • Charles W. Wirken, Partner, Gust Rosenfeld, Phoenix, AZ
  • Ingrid B. Wuerth, Professor, Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, TN