10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Education Program: Evidence-Based Sentencing Initiatives: Promising State Strategies Participants and guests Hidalgo, 1st Floor (Ballroom Level) Description: The session will consist of a moderated panel of court leaders from states in which the Judicial Branch has led or been an active partner in inter-branch criminal and juvenile justice policy reform. The panelists will discuss how their individual states worked collaboratively across branches to successfully implement sentencing and corrections reforms, using data and research to craft policies that meet their unique challenges. An additional panelist will provide information on national trends in sentencing and corrections and an overview of the results of state reform efforts using a data-driven approach. Moderator Roger K. Warren, Judge (ret.); President Emeritus, National Center for State Courts Panelists Shirley S. Abrahamson, Chief Justice of Wisconsin Lindsey Carlson, Senior Associate, Public Safety Performance Project, Pew Center on the States Joel D. Horton, Justice, Supreme Court of Idaho John D. Minton, Jr., Chief Justice of Kentucky 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Luncheon Address: America’s Dialectic: The Laboratory of the States Participants and guests Camino Real, 2nd Floor (Lobby Level) Introduction of Speaker Nathan L. Hecht, Chief Justice of Texas; Co-Host, Conference of Chief Justices Speaker Kenneth W. Starr, President and Chancellor, Baylor University 1:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Participants, spouses, and guests Camino Real, 2nd Floor (Lobby Level) 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. General Business Meeting Navarro B, 1st Floor (Ballroom Level) 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CONFERENCE OF CHIEF JUSTICES 2014-2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jim Hannah, Arkansas President David Gilbertson, South Dakota President-elect John D. Minton, Jr., Kentucky First Vice President Mary R. Russell, Missouri Second Vice President Judicial Family Institute Presentation and Meeting (All participants, spouses, and guests are welcome to attend) Carranza, 1st Floor (Ballroom Level) Michael G. Heavican, Nebraska Immediate Past President Luncheon Address: Global Challenges Participants, spouses, and guests Camino Real, 2nd Floor (Lobby Level) Introduction of Speaker Nathan L. Hecht, Chief Justice of Texas; Co-Host, Conference of Chief Justices Speaker James A. Baker, III, 61st U.S. Secretary of State, 67th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and White House Chief of Staff Thomas A. Balmer, Oregon Mary Ellen Barbera, Maryland Mark S. Cady, Iowa Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, California Lorie Skjerven Gildea, Minnesota Bernette Joshua Johnson, Louisiana Mark E. Recktenwald, Hawaii Robert J. Torres, Jr., Guam Gerald W. VandeWalle, North Dakota 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Adjournment CONFERENCE OFFICE HOURS La Babia, 1st Floor (Ballroom Level) Saturday, January 24 Sunday, January 25 Monday, January 26 Tuesday, January 27 Wednesday, January 28 Noon to 7:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Group Photo CCJ Members Spiral Staircase 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Flex-Time 5:30 p.m.to 7:00 p.m. Reception with the Texas Center for the Judiciary Participants, spouses, and guests Navarro B, 1st Floor (Ballroom Level) Association Services National Center for State Courts 300 Newport Avenue • Williamsburg, Virginia 23185 (757) 259-1841 • (800) 616-6165 • (757) 259-1520 (fax) www.ncsc.org SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2015 Noon to 7:00 p.m. Registration Conference Office La Babia, 1st Floor (Ballroom Level) 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Law and Literature Session Participants, spouses, and guests Olivares, 3rd Floor (River Level) Featured Book Getting Life: An Innocent Man’s 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace by Michael Morton Michael Morton is an American who was wrongfully convicted in 1987 in a Williamson County, Texas court of the 1986 murder of his wife Christine Morton. He spent nearly 25 years in prison before he was exonerated by DNA evidence which supported his claim of innocence and pointed to the crime being committed by another individual. Morton was released from prison on October 4, 2011; the prosecutor was convicted of contempt of court for withholding evidence after the judge had ordered its release to the defense. Introduction of Speaker Sharon Keller, Presiding Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; Co-Host, Conference of Chief Justices The Law and Literature Session is co-hosted by the Judicial Family Institute and the Supreme Court of Texas. SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2015 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Registration (continued) Conference Office La Babia, 1st Floor (Ballroom Level) 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Participants, spouses, and guests Camino Real, 2nd Floor (Lobby Level) 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. New Member Orientation Breakfast New CCJ Members and CCJ Board of Directors Encino, 2nd Floor (Lobby Level) 9:00 a.m. to Noon Committee Meetings Participants and guests Times and locations for committee meetings will be listed in conference packets. 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Judicial Family Institute Board of Directors Meeting El Rincon de Maria, 2nd Floor (Lobby Level) Noon to 12:45 p.m. Buffet Luncheon Participants, spouses, and guests Camino Real, 2nd Floor (Lobby Level) 12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Opening Ceremonies Participants, spouses, and guests Hidalgo, 1st Floor (Ballroom Level) Presentation of the Colors conducted by the U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) Color Guard National Anthem performed by SGT Katherine Bolcar, 323rd Army Band, “Fort Sam’s Own” Presiding Jim Hannah, Chief Justice of Arkansas; President, Conference of Chief Justices Welcoming Remarks Nathan L. Hecht, Chief Justice of Texas; Co-Host, Conference of Chief Justices Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas (via video-recorded message) 1:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Break Hidalgo Prefunction, 1st Floor (Ballroom Level) 1:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Education Program: Addressing Cases Involving Undocumented and Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors in the State Courts Participants and guests Hidalgo, 1st Floor (Ballroom Level) Description: This session will help Chief Justices understand what they can do to increase their state court’s capacity to address the challenges from the increasing numbers of immigrant children likely to appear in state courts over the next few years as a result of recent immigration trends. This session will focus on the implications of these trends on dependency, delinquency, probate, and family law case processing in particular, as well as address the trends’ general implications on court policy and practice. Moderator John A. Martin, Ph.D., Director, Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative, Center for Public Policy Studies, Boulder, Colorado Panelists Julie R. Breslow, Magistrate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice of California Dana Leigh Marks, Judge, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review; President, National Association of Immigration Judges David Slayton, Administrative Director of Office of Court Administration, Texas 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. CCJ Board of Directors Meeting Encino, 2nd Floor (Lobby Level) 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Reception and Dinner at Mission San José Participants, spouses, and guests TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2015 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Participants, spouses, and guests Camino Real, 2nd Floor (Lobby Level) 2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Break Hidalgo Prefunction, 1st Floor (Ballroom Level) San Antonio Spurs vs. the Milwaukee Bucks Participants, spouses, and guests MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2015 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Plenary Breakfast Participants, spouses, and guests Camino Real, 2nd Floor (Lobby Level) Introduction of Speaker Jim Hannah, Chief Justice of Arkansas; President, Conference of Chief Justices Speaker William C. Hubbard, President, American Bar Association 9:00 a.m. to Noon Committee Meetings Participants and guests Times and locations for committee meetings will be listed in conference packets. Noon to 1:15 p.m. Regional Luncheon Meetings Participants and guests Times and locations for regional meetings will be listed in conference packets. 1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Committee Meetings (continued) Participants and guests Resolutions Committee Meeting Madero, 1st Floor (Ballroom Level) Education Program: Evidence-Based Pretrial Release: State Reform Efforts Participants and guests Hidalgo, 1st Floor (Ballroom Level) Description: The session will consist of a moderated panel of court leaders from states in which the Judicial Branch has been actively involved in promoting evidence-based pretrial release decisions. Responding to the moderator’s questions, the panelists will discuss what actions they took to address pretrial reform, what strategies worked best, what obstacles they faced, and lessons learned as a result of their experience. An additional panelist will provide an overview of pretrial justice reform across the country. Moderator Jonathan Lippman, Chief Judge of the State of New York Panelists Scott Bales, Chief Justice of Arizona Cherise Fanno Burdeen, Executive Director, Pretrial Justice Institute, Maryland Brent E. Dickson, Justice, Supreme Court of Indiana Eric T. Washington, Chief Judge of the District of Columbia 10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Break Hidalgo Prefunction, 1st Floor (Ballroom Level)