COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Our steering committee is made up of current and former judges.
The Judicial Institute will focus on facilitating a deeper understanding of the myriad harms of imprisonment and the life-long effects on those who are incarcerated, as well as their families.
Committee Member List
![Abby Abinanti headshot](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Abby-Abinanti-headshot-e1653076243985-200x200.jpg)
Hon. Abby Abinanti
Chief Judge, Yurok Tribe
![Ann Aiken headshot](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Ann-Aiken-headshot-e1653076094968-200x200.png)
Hon. Ann Aiken
U.S. District Judge, District of Oregon
![Songhai Armstead headshot](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Songhai-Armstead-headshot-e1653076173736-200x200.jpeg)
Hon. Songhai Armstead
Former: LA County Superior Court Judge; Director of Alternatives to Incarceration for LA County
![Carl-Ashley headshot](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Carl-Ashley-headshot-200x200.jpg)
Hon. Carl Ashley
Circuit Judge, Milwaukee County
![Alex M. Calabrese](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Alex-M.-Calabrese-headshot-1-e1653076341114-200x200.jpg)
Hon. Alex Calabrese
Former: Presiding Judge, Red Hook Community Justice Center
![judge-donald-robe2014](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/judge-donald-robe2014-e1653083091108-300x300.jpg)
Hon. Bernice Donald
Former: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, Sixth Circuit; Former: District Judge, Western District of Tennessee
![Jeremy_Fogel_file](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Jeremy_Fogel_file-e1653076911631-200x200.jpg)
Hon. Jeremy Fogel
Executive Director, Berkeley Judicial Institute; Former: U.S. District Judge, District of Northern California
![Monet-McCorvey-Gaines](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Monet-McCorvey-Gaines-e1653077396721-200x200.webp)
Hon. Monet Gaines
District Judge, Montgomery County (Alabama)
![garrow-photo](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/garrow-photo-e1653078073945-200x200.jpeg)
Hon. Carrie Garrow
Chief Appellate Judge, St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Court
![Nancy Gertner](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Nancy-Gertner-scaled-e1653078590411-200x200.jpg)
Hon. Nancy Gertner
Senior Lecturer, Harvard Law School; Former: U.S. District Judge, District of Massachusetts
![admin-ajax](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/admin-ajax.jpg)
Hon. John Gleeson
Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton; Former: U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of New York
![DSC_4550 Arthur Hunter](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DSC_4550-Arthur-Hunter-e1654791361999.jpg)
Hon. Arthur Hunter
Former: Criminal Circuit Judge, Orleans Parish (Louisiana)
![Beverly Martin](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Beverly-Martin-e1653079971259-300x300.jpg)
Hon. Beverly Martin
Executive Director, NYU Law School Center on Civil Justice; Former: U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Georgia, Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
![Bridget_Mary_McCormack__2012_4x5_color_1-2](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Bridget_Mary_McCormack__2012_4x5_color_1-2-300x300.jpg)
Hon. Bridget Mary McCormack
Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court; Adjunct Professor, University of Michigan Law School
![Tina Nadeau headshot](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Tina-Nadeau-headshot-scaled-e1653080545606-300x300.jpg)
Hon. Tina Nadeau
Chief Justice, New Hampshire Superior Court
![Julien-Xavier-Neals-Article-202106081336](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Julien-Xavier-Neals-Article-202106081336-e1653081127132-300x300.webp)
Hon. Julien Neals
U.S. District Judge, District of New Jersey
![admin-ajax (1)](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/admin-ajax-1.jpg)
Hon. Nushin Sayfie
Chief Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Miami-Dade (Florida)
![Leo Sorokin](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Leo-Sorokin-e1653082180188-300x300.jpg)
Hon. Leo Sorokin
U.S. District Judge, District of Massachusetts
![Ursula Ungaro headshot](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Ursula-Ungaro-headshot-e1653082354117-300x300.jpg)
Hon. Ursula Ungaro
Former: U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Florida
![Screenshot 2022-05-20 143700](https://cjhd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-20-143700-297x300.jpg)
Hon. Roger Warren
President Emeritus, National Center for State Courts ; Former: Judge, Superior Court of Sacramento (California)