RULES COMMITTEES — CHAIRS AND REPORTERS

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Revised: April 29, 2021

Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure 

(Standing Committee)

Chair

Honorable John D. Bates 

United States District Court

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse 

333 Constitution Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20001

Reporter

Professor Catherine T. Struve 

University of Pennsylvania Law School 

3501 Sansom Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19104 

Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules 

Chair

Honorable Jay S. Bybee 

United States Court of Appeals 

Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse 

333 Las Vegas Boulevard South 

Las Vegas, NV 89101-7065

Reporter

Professor Edward Hartnett

Seton Hall University School of Law 

One Newark Center

Newark, NJ 07102 

Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules

Chair

Honorable Dennis R. Dow

United States Bankruptcy Court 

Charles Evans Whittaker U.S. Courthouse 

400 East Ninth Street 

Kansas City, MO 64106

Reporter

Professor S. Elizabeth Gibson 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

5073 Van Hecke-Wettach Hall

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3380 

Associate Reporter

Professor Laura B. Bartell

Wayne State University Law School

471 W. Palmer 

Detroit, MI 48202
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Advisory Committee on Civil Rules 

Chair

Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr. 

United States District Court

Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse 

219 South Dearborn Street 

Chicago, IL 60604

Reporter

Professor Edward H. Cooper 

University of Michigan Law School 

312 Hutchins Hall 

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215 

Associate Reporter

Professor Richard L. Marcus 

University of California 

Hastings College of the Law 

200 McAllister Street

San Francisco, CA 94102-4978

Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules 

Chair

Honorable Raymond M. Kethledge 

United States Court of Appeals 

Federal Building 

200 East Liberty Street 

Ann Arbor, MI 48104 

Reporter

Professor Sara Sun Beale

Duke Law School 

210 Science Drive

Durham, NC 27708-0360 

Associate Reporter

Professor Nancy J. King 

Vanderbilt University Law School 

131 21st Avenue South 

Nashville, TN 37203-1181

Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules 

Chair

Honorable Patrick J. Schiltz 

United States District Court

United States Courthouse 

300 South Fourth Street 

Minneapolis, MN 55415

Reporter

Professor Daniel J. Capra 

Fordham University 

School of Law 

150 West 62nd Street 

New York, NY 10023
COMMITTEE ON RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

(Standing Committee)

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Revised: April 29, 2021

Chair Reporter

Honorable John D. Bates

United States District Court

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse 

333 Constitution Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20001 

Professor Catherine T. Struve

University of Pennsylvania Law School 

3501 Sansom Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19104 

Members

Honorable Jesse M. Furman

United States District Court

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse 

40 Centre Street

New York, NY 10007-1501 

Daniel C. Girard, Esq.

Girard Sharp LLP

601 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94108 

Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., Esq.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

125 Broad Street 

New York, NY 10004-2498 

Honorable Frank M. Hull

United States Court of Appeals 

Elbert P. Tuttle Court of Appeals Building 

56 Forsyth Street, NW

Atlanta, GA 30303 

Honorable William J. Kayatta, Jr.

United States Court of Appeals 

Edward T. Gignoux Federal Courthouse 

156 Federal Street

Portland, ME 04101-4152 

Peter D. Keisler, Esq.

Sidley Austin, LLP 

1501 K Street, NW

Washington DC 20005 

Professor William K. Kelley

Notre Dame Law School

P. O. Box 780 

Notre Dame, IN 46556 

Honorable Carolyn B. Kuhl

Superior Court of the State of California, 

County of Los Angeles 

312 North Spring Street, Department 12 

Los Angeles, CA 90012 

Honorable Patricia A. Millett

United States Court of Appeals 

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse 

333 Constitution Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20001 

Honorable Lisa O. Monaco 

Deputy Attorney General (ex officio)

United States Department of Justice

950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20530
COMMITTEE ON RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

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Members (continued)

Honorable Gene E.K. Pratter

United States District Court

James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse 

601 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19106-1797 

Kosta Stojilkovic, Esq.

Wilkinson Walsh LLP

2001 M Street NW 

Washington, DC 20036 

Honorable Jennifer G. Zipps

United States District Court

Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse 

405 West Congress Street 

Tucson, AZ 85701 

Consultants

Professor Daniel R. Coquillette

Boston College Law School 

885 Centre Street

Newton Centre, MA 02459 

Professor Bryan A. Garner

LawProse, Inc.

8133 Inwood Road 

Dallas, TX 75209 

Professor R. Joseph Kimble

Thomas M. Cooley Law School 

300 South Capitol Avenue 

Lansing, MI 48933 

Joseph F. Spaniol, Jr., Esq.

5602 Ontario Circle 

Bethesda, MD 20816-2461 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON APPELLATE RULES

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Chair Reporter

Honorable Jay S. Bybee

United States Court of Appeals 

Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse 

333 Las Vegas Boulevard South 

Las Vegas, NV 89101-7065 

Professor Edward Hartnett

Richard J. Hughes Professor of Law 

Seton Hall University School of Law 

One Newark Center

Newark, NJ 07102 

Members

Honorable Stephen J. Murphy III

United States District Court

Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse 

231 West Lafayette Boulevard

Detroit, MI 48226 

Honorable Elizabeth Prelogar

Acting Solicitor General (ex officio)

United States Department of Justice

950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20530 

Professor Stephen E. Sachs

Duke Law School 

210 Science Drive 

Box 90360 

Durham, NC 27708-0360 

Danielle Spinelli, Esq.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20006 

Honorable Paul J. Watford

United States Court of Appeals 

Richard H. Chambers Building 

125 South Grand Avenue 

Pasadena, CA 91105-1621 

Honorable Richard C. Wesley

United States Court of Appeals 

Livingston County Government Center 

Six Court Street 

Geneseo, NY 14454-1043

Lisa B. Wright, Esq.

Office of the Federal Public Defender 

625 Indiana Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20004 

Liaisons

Honorable Bernice B. Donald

(Bankruptcy) 

United States Court of Appeals 

Clifford Davis and Odell Horton 

 Federal Building 

167 North Main Street 

Memphis, TN 38103 

Honorable Frank M. Hull

(Standing)

United States Court of Appeals 

Elbert P. Tuttle Court of 

 Appeals Building 

56 Forsyth Street, NW

Atlanta, GA 30303 
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Clerk of Court Representative

Molly Dwyer, Esq.

Clerk

United States Court of Appeals 

James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse 

95 Seventh Street 

San Francisco, CA 94103-1518 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON BANKRUPTCY RULES

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Chair Reporter

Honorable Dennis R. Dow

United States Bankruptcy Court 

Charles Evans Whittaker U.S. Courthouse 

400 East Ninth Street 

Kansas City, MO 64106 

Professor S. Elizabeth Gibson

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

5073 Van Hecke-Wettach Hall

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3380

Associate Reporter

Professor Laura B. Bartell

Wayne State University Law School

471 W. Palmer 

Detroit, MI 48202

Members

Honorable Thomas L. Ambro

United States Court of Appeals 

J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building 

844 North King Street 

Wilmington, DE 19801-3519 

Honorable Rebecca B. Connelly

United States Bankruptcy Court 

U.S. Courthouse 

116 North Main Street 

Harrisonburg, VA 22802 

Honorable Bernice B. Donald

United States Court of Appeals 

Clifford Davis and Odell Horton Building 

167 North Main Street 

Memphis, TN 38103 

Honorable Melvin S. Hoffman

United States Bankruptcy Court 

5 Post Office Square 

Boston, MA 02109-3945 

Honorable David A. Hubbert

Acting Assistant Attorney General, Tax 

Division (ex officio) 

United States Department of Justice

950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW

Washington, DC 20530

Honorable Marcia S. Krieger

United States District Court

Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse 

901 19th Street 

Denver, CO 80294 

Honorable Catherine P. McEwen

United States Bankruptcy Court 

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse 

801 North Florida Avenue 

Tampa, FL 33602-3849

Debra L. Miller, Esq.

Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee 

P. O. Box 11550 

South Bend, IN 46634 
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Members (continued)

Honorable J. Paul Oetken

United States District Court

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse 

40 Centre Street

New York, NY 10007-1501 

Jeremy L. Retherford, Esq.

Balch & Bingham LLP 

1901 Sixth Avenue North 

Birmingham, AL 35203-4642 

Damian S. Schaible, Esq.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

450 Lexington Avenue 

New York, NY 10017

Professor David A. Skeel

University of Pennsylvania Law School 

3501 Sansom Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19104 

Tara Twomey, Esq.

National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights 

Center

1501 The Alameda, Suite 200 

San Jose, CA 95126 

Honorable George H. Wu

United States District Court

350 West 1st Street 

Los Angeles, CA 90012-4565

Liaisons

Ramona D. Elliott, Esq. 

(U.S. Trustees)

Deputy Director/General Counsel 

Executive Office for U.S. Trustees

20 Massachusetts Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20530 

Honorable Laurel M. Isicoff

(Committee on the Administration of the 

Bankruptcy System) 

United States Bankruptcy Court 

C. Clyde Atkins United States Courthouse 

301 North Miami Avenue 

Miami, FL 33128 

Honorable William J. Kayatta, Jr.

(Standing) 

United States Court of Appeals 

Edward T. Gignoux Federal Courthouse 

156 Federal Street

Portland, ME 04101-4152 

Clerk of Court Representative

Kenneth S. Gardner 

Clerk

United States Bankruptcy Court 

721 19th Street 

Denver, CO 80202-2508
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RULES

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Chair Reporter

Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr.

United States District Court

Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse 

219 South Dearborn Street 

Chicago, IL 60604 

Professor Edward H. Cooper

University of Michigan Law School 

312 Hutchins Hall 

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215 

Associate Reporter

Professor Richard L. Marcus

University of California 

Hastings College of the Law 

200 McAllister Street

San Francisco, CA 94102-4978

Members

Honorable Jennifer C. Boal

United States District Court

One Courthouse Way 

Boston, MA 02210-3002 

Honorable Brian M. Boynton

Acting Assistant Attorney General (ex officio) 

United States Department of Justice 

950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW 

Washington, DC 20530 

David J. Burman, Esq.

Perkins Coie LLP 

1201 Third Avenue 

Seattle, WA 98101-3099

Honorable Joan N. Ericksen

United States District Court

300 South Fourth Street 

Minneapolis, MN 55415 

Honorable David C. Godbey

United States District Court

Earle Cabell Federal Bldg. 

 and U.S. Courthouse 

1100 Commerce Street

Dallas, TX 75242-1310 

Honorable Kent A. Jordan

United States Court of Appeals 

J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building 

844 North King Street 

Wilmington, DE 19801-3519 

Honorable Thomas R. Lee

Associate Chief Justice

Utah Supreme Court 

450 South State, PO Box 140210 

Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0210 

Honorable Sara Lioi

United States District Court

John F. Seiberling Federal Building 

 and U.S. Courthouse 

Two South Main Street 

Akron, OH 44308 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RULES

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Members (continued)

Honorable Brian Morris

United States District Court

Missouri River Courthouse 

125 Central Avenue West

Great Falls, MT 59404 

Honorable Robin L. Rosenberg

United States District Court

Paul G. Rogers Federal Building 

701 Clematis Street

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Joseph M. Sellers, Esq.

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC

1100 New York Avenue NW 

Washington, DC 20005 

Dean A. Benjamin Spencer

William & Mary Law School

613 South Henry Street, Hixon Center

Williamsburg, VA 23185

Ariana J. Tadler, Esq.

Tadler Law LLP

One Pennsylvania Plaza 

New York, NY 10119 

Helen E. Witt, Esq.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

300 North LaSalle 

Chicago, IL 60654 

Liaisons

Peter D. Keisler, Esq.

(Standing) 

Sidley Austin, LLP 

1501 K Street, NW

Washington DC 20005 

Honorable Catherine P. McEwen

(Bankruptcy) 

United States Bankruptcy Court 

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse 

801 North Florida Avenue 

Tampa, FL 33602-3849 

Clerk of Court Representative

Susan Y. Soong, Esq.

Clerk

United States District Court

Phillip Burton United States Courthouse 

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36060 

San Francisco, CA 94102-3434 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL RULES

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Revised: April 29, 2021

Chair Reporter

Honorable Raymond M. Kethledge

United States Court of Appeals 

Federal Building 

200 East Liberty Street 

Ann Arbor, MI 48104 

Professor Sara Sun Beale

Duke Law School 

210 Science Drive

Durham, NC 27708-0360 

Associate Reporter

Professor Nancy J. King

Vanderbilt University Law School 

131 21st Avenue South 

Nashville, TN 37203-1181

Members

Honorable Timothy Burgess

United States District Court

Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse 

222 West 7th Avenue, Box 33 

Anchorage, AK 99513-9513 

Honorable James C. Dever III

United States District Court

Terry Sanford Federal Building 

310 New Bern Avenue 

Raleigh, NC 27601-1418 

Professor Roger A. Fairfax

George Washington University Law School 

2000 H Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20052 

Honorable Michael J. Garcia

New York State Court of Appeals 

20 Eagle Street

Albany, NY 12207 

Lisa Hay, Esq.

Federal Public Defender

One Main Place

101 Southwest Main Street

Portland, OR 97204 

Honorable Denise P. Hood

United States District Court

Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse 

231 West Lafayette Boulevard

Detroit, MI 48226 

Honorable Lewis A. Kaplan

United States District Court

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse 

500 Pearl Street

New York, NY 10007-1312 

Honorable Bruce J. McGiverin

United States District Court

Federico Degetau Federal Building 

150 Carlos Chardon Avenue 

San Juan, PR 00918-1767

Honorable Nicholas L. McQuaid

Acting Assistant Attorney General (ex 

officio)

United States Department of Justice

950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20530-0001

Honorable Jacqueline H. Nguyen

United States Court of Appeals 

Richard H. Chambers Court of 

 Appeals Building 

125 South Grand Avenue 

Pasadena, CA 91105-1621
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL RULES

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Members (continued)

Catherine M. Recker, Esq.

Welsh & Recker PC

2000 Market Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

Susan M. Robinson, Esq.

Thomas Combs & Spann PLLC 

P. O. Box 3824 

Charleston, WV 25338 

Liaisons

Honorable Jesse M. Furman

(Standing) 

United States District Court

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse 

40 Centre Street

New York, NY 10007-1501 

Clerk of Court Representative

James N. Hatten

Clerk

United States District Court

Richard B. Russell Federal Building 

75 Spring Street, SW 

Atlanta, GA 30303-3309
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EVIDENCE RULES

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Revised: April 29, 2021

Chair Reporter

Honorable Patrick J. Schiltz

United States District Court

300 South Fourth Street, Room 14E 

Minneapolis, MN 55415

Professor Daniel J. Capra

Fordham University School of Law 

150 West 62nd Street 

New York, NY 10023

Members

Honorable James P. Bassett

Associate Justice

New Hampshire Supreme Court 

One Charles Doe Drive

Concord, NH 03301

Honorable John P. Carlin

Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General

(ex officio)

United States Department of Justice

950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20530-0001 

Honorable Shelly Dick

United States District Court

Russell B. Long Federal Building 

777 Florida Street 

Baton Rouge, LA 70801 

Traci L. Lovitt, Esq.

Jones Day

100 High Street 

Boston, MA 02110-1781 

Kathryn N. Nester, Esq.

Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc.

225 Broadway

San Diego, CA 92101

Honorable Thomas D. Schroeder

United States District Court

Hiram H. Ward Federal Building 

251 North Main Street 

Winston Salem, NC 27101-7101 

Arun Subramanian, Esq.

Susman Godfrey L.L.P. 

1301 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, NY 10019-6023 

Honorable Richard J. Sullivan

United States Court of Appeals 

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse 

500 Pearl Street

New York, NY 10007-1312 

Consultants

Professor Liesa Richter

University of Oklahoma School of Law 

300 Timberdell Road

Norman, OK 73019 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EVIDENCE RULES

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Liaisons

Honorable James C. Dever III 

(Criminal) 

United States District Court

Terry Sanford Federal Building 

310 New Bern Avenue 

Raleigh, NC 27601-1418 

Honorable Carolyn B. Kuhl 

(Standing) 

Superior Court of the State of California

312 North Spring Street, Department 12 

Los Angeles, CA 90012 

Honorable Sara Lioi 

(Civil) 

United States District Court

John F. Seiberling Federal Building 

Two South Main Street 

Akron, OH 44308 
RULES COMMITTEE LIAISON MEMBERS

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Liaisons for the Advisory Committee on 

Appellate Rules 

Hon. Frank M. Hull

(Standing)

Hon. Bernice B. Donald

(Bankruptcy)

Liaison for the Advisory Committee on 

Bankruptcy Rules 

Hon. William J. Kayatta, Jr.

(Standing)

Liaisons for the Advisory Committee on 

Civil Rules 

Peter D. Keisler, Esq.

(Standing)

Hon. Catherine P. McEwen

(Bankruptcy)

Liaison for the Advisory Committee on 

Criminal Rules 

Hon. Jesse M. Furman

(Standing)

Liaisons for the Advisory Committee on 

Evidence Rules 

Hon. James C. Dever III

(Criminal)

Hon. Carolyn B. Kuhl

(Standing)

Hon. Sara Lioi

(Civil)
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS

Staff

Effective: January 1, 2021 to October 1, 2021 Page 1

Revised: April 29, 2021

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

Office of General Counsel – Rules Committee Staff

Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building

One Columbus Circle, NE, Room 7-300

Washington, DC 20544

Julie Wilson, Esq.

Acting Chief Counsel

(Civil, Criminal, Standing)

Brittany Bunting

Administrative Analyst

Bridget M. Healy, Esq. 

Counsel 

(Appellate, Bankruptcy, Evidence)

Shelly Cox

Management Analyst 

S. Scott Myers, Esq.

Counsel

(Bankruptcy, Standing)
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER

Staff

Effective: January 1, 2021 to October 1, 2021 Page 1

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Hon. John S. Cooke

Director

Federal Judicial Center

Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building

One Columbus Circle, NE, Room 6-100

Washington, DC 20544

Laural L. Hooper, Esq.

Senior Research Associate

(Criminal)

Marie Leary, Esq.

Senior Research Associate

(Appellate)

S. Kenneth Lee, Esq.

Research Associate

(Bankruptcy)

Dr. Emery G. Lee

Senior Research Associate

(Civil)

Timothy T. Lau, Esq.

Research Associate

(Evidence)

Tim Reagan, Esq.

Senior Research Associate

(Standing)