RULES COMMITTEES — CHAIRS AND REPORTERS

Effective: October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 Page 1

Revised: July 26, 2022

Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure 

(Standing Committee)

Chair

Honorable John D. Bates

United States District Court

Washington, DC 

Reporter

Professor Catherine T. Struve

University of Pennsylvania Law School

Philadelphia, PA 

Secretary to the Standing Committee

H. Thomas Byron III, Esq.

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

Rules Committee Staff 

Washington, DC

Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules 

Chair

Honorable Jay S. Bybee

United States Court of Appeals

Las Vegas, NV 

Reporter

Professor Edward Hartnett

Seton Hall University School of Law

Newark, NJ 

Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules

Chair

Honorable Dennis R. Dow

United States Bankruptcy Court

Kansas City, MO 

Reporter

Professor S. Elizabeth Gibson

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

Chapel Hill, NC 

Associate Reporter

Professor Laura B. Bartell

Wayne State University Law School

Detroit, MI 
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Revised: July 26, 2022

Advisory Committee on Civil Rules 

Chair

Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr.

United States District Court

Chicago, IL 

Reporter

Professor Edward H. Cooper

University of Michigan Law School

Ann Arbor, MI 

Associate Reporter

Professor Richard L. Marcus

University of California

Hastings College of Law

San Francisco, CA 

Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules 

Chair

Honorable Raymond M. Kethledge

United States Court of Appeals

Ann Arbor, MI 

Reporter

Professor Sara Sun Beale

Duke University School of Law

Durham, NC 

Associate Reporter

Professor Nancy J. King

Vanderbilt University Law School

Nashville, TN 

Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules 

Chair

Honorable Patrick J. Schiltz

United States District Court

Minneapolis, MN 

Reporter

Professor Daniel J. Capra

Fordham University School of Law

New York, NY 
COMMITTEE ON RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

(Standing Committee)

Effective: October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 Page 1

Revised: July 26, 2022

Chair Reporter

Honorable John D. Bates

United States District Court

Washington, DC 

Professor Catherine T. Struve

University of Pennsylvania Law School

Philadelphia, PA 

Members

Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Esq. 

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

San Francisco, CA 

Honorable Jesse M. Furman

United States District Court

New York, NY 

Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., Esq.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

New York, NY 

Honorable Frank M. Hull

United States Court of Appeals

Atlanta, GA

Honorable William J. Kayatta, Jr.

United States Court of Appeals

Portland, ME

Peter D. Keisler, Esq.

Sidley Austin, LLP

Washington DC 

Honorable Carolyn B. Kuhl

Superior Court of the State of California

Los Angeles, CA

Dean Troy A. McKenzie

New York University School of Law 

New York, NY 

Honorable Patricia A. Millett

United States Court of Appeals

Washington, DC 

Honorable Lisa O. Monaco 

Deputy Attorney General (ex officio)

United States Department of Justice

Washington, DC 

Honorable Gene E.K. Pratter

United States District Court

Philadelphia, PA 

Kosta Stojilkovic, Esq.

Wilkinson Stekloff LLP

Washington, DC 

Honorable Jennifer G. Zipps

United States District Court

Tucson, AZ

Consultants

Professor Daniel R. Coquillette

Boston College Law School

Newton Centre, MA

Professor Bryan A. Garner

LawProse, Inc.

Dallas, TX 
COMMITTEE ON RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

(Standing Committee)

Effective: October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 Page 2

Revised: July 26, 2022

Consultants (continued)

Professor Joseph Kimble

Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Lansing, MI 

Joseph F. Spaniol, Jr., Esq.

Bethesda, MD 

Secretary to the Standing Committee

H. Thomas Byron III, Esq.

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

Rules Committee Staff 

Washington, DC 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON APPELLATE RULES

Effective: October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 Page 1

Revised: July 26, 2022

Chair Reporter

Honorable Jay S. Bybee

United States Court of Appeals

Las Vegas, NV 

Professor Edward Hartnett

Seton Hall University School of Law

Newark, NJ 

Members

Honorable Leondra R. Kruger

Supreme Court of California

San Francisco, CA

Honorable Carl J. Nichols

United States District Court

Washington, DC 

Honorable Elizabeth Prelogar

Solicitor General (ex officio)

United States Department of Justice

Washington, DC

Professor Stephen E. Sachs

Harvard Law School

Cambridge, MA

Danielle Spinelli, Esq.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Washington DC 

Honorable Paul J. Watford

United States Court of Appeals

Pasadena, CA 

Honorable Richard C. Wesley

United States Court of Appeals

Geneseo, NY 

Lisa B. Wright, Esq.

Office of the Federal Public Defender 

Washington, DC 

Liaisons

Honorable Bernice B. Donald

(Bankruptcy)

United States Court of Appeals

Memphis, TN 

Honorable Frank M. Hull

(Standing)

United States Court of Appeals

Atlanta, GA

Clerk of Court Representative

Molly Dwyer, Esq.

Clerk

United States Court of Appeals

San Francisco, CA
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON BANKRUPTCY RULES

Effective: October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 Page 1

Revised: July 26, 2022

Chair Reporter

Honorable Dennis R. Dow

United States Bankruptcy Court

Kansas City, MO 

Professor S. Elizabeth Gibson

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

Chapel Hill, NC 

Associate Reporter

Professor Laura B. Bartell

Wayne State University Law School

Detroit, MI 

Members

Honorable Thomas L. Ambro

United States Court of Appeals

Wilmington, DE 

Honorable Rebecca B. Connelly

United States Bankruptcy Court

Harrisonburg, VA 

Honorable Bernice B. Donald

United States Court of Appeals

Memphis, TN 

Honorable David A. Hubbert

Acting Assistant Attorney General, Tax 

Division (ex officio)

United States Department of Justice

Washington, DC 

Honorable Ben Kahn

United States Bankruptcy Court

Greensboro, NC

Honorable Marcia S. Krieger

United States District Court

Denver, CO 

Honorable Catherine P. McEwen

United States Bankruptcy Court

Tampa, FL 

Debra L. Miller, Esq.

Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee

South Bend, IN

Honorable J. Paul Oetken

United States District Court

New York, NY 

Jeremy L. Retherford, Esq.

Balch & Bingham LLP

Birmingham, AL 

Damian S. Schaible, Esq.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

New York, NY

Professor David A. Skeel

University of Pennsylvania Law School

Philadelphia, PA 

Tara Twomey, Esq.

National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights 

Center

San Jose, CA 

Honorable George H. Wu

United States District Court

Los Angeles, CA
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON BANKRUPTCY RULES

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Revised: July 26, 2022

Liaisons

Ramona D. Elliott, Esq. 

(U.S. Trustees)

Executive Office for U.S. Trustees

Washington, DC 

Honorable Laurel M. Isicoff

(Committee on the Administration of the 

Bankruptcy System)

United States Bankruptcy Court

Miami, FL 

Honorable William J. Kayatta, Jr.

(Standing)

United States Court of Appeals

Portland, ME

Clerk of Court Representative

Kenneth S. Gardner 

Clerk

United States Bankruptcy Court

Denver, CO 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RULES

Effective: October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 Page 1

Revised: July 26, 2022

Chair Reporter

Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr.

United States District Court

Chicago, IL 

Professor Edward H. Cooper

University of Michigan Law School

Ann Arbor, MI 

Associate Reporter

Professor Richard L. Marcus

University of California

Hastings College of the Law

San Francisco, CA 

Members

Honorable Cathy Bissoon

United States District Court

Pittsburgh, PA 

Honorable Jennifer C. Boal

United States District Court

Boston, MA 

Honorable Brian M. Boynton

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

(ex officio)

United States Department of Justice 

Washington, DC 

David J. Burman, Esq.

Perkins Coie LLP

Seattle, WA 

Honorable David C. Godbey

United States District Court

Dallas, TX 

Honorable Kent A. Jordan

United States Court of Appeals

Wilmington, DE 

Honorable Sara Lioi

United States District Court

Akron, OH 

Honorable R. David Proctor

United States District Court

Birmingham, AL

Honorable Robin L. Rosenberg

United States District Court

West Palm Beach, FL 

Joseph M. Sellers, Esq.

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC

Washington, DC 

Dean A. Benjamin Spencer

William & Mary Law School

Williamsburg, VA 

Ariana J. Tadler, Esq.

Tadler Law LLP

Manhasset, NY 

Helen E. Witt, Esq.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Chicago, IL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RULES

Effective: October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 Page 2

Revised: July 26, 2022

Liaisons

Peter D. Keisler, Esq.

(Standing)

Sidley Austin, LLP

Washington DC 

Honorable Catherine P. McEwen

(Bankruptcy) 

United States Bankruptcy Court

Tampa, FL 

Clerk of Court Representative

Carmelita Reeder Shinn, Esq.

Clerk 

United States District Court

Oklahoma City, OK 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL RULES

Effective: October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 Page 1

Revised: July 26, 2022

Chair Reporter

Honorable Raymond M. Kethledge

United States Court of Appeals

Ann Arbor, MI 

Professor Sara Sun Beale

Duke Law School

Durham, NC 

Associate Reporter

Professor Nancy J. King

Vanderbilt University Law School

Nashville, TN

Members

Honorable Andre Birotte, Jr.

United States District Court

Los Angeles, CA

Honorable Jane Boyle

United States District Court

Dallas, TX 

Honorable Timothy Burgess

United States District Court

Anchorage, AK 

Honorable Robert J. Conrad, Jr.

United States District Court

Charlotte, NC

Dean Roger A. Fairfax, Jr.

American University 

Washington College of Law

Washington, DC 

Honorable Michael J. Garcia

New York State Court of Appeals

Albany, NY

Lisa Hay, Esq.

Federal Public Defender

Portland, OR 

Honorable Bruce J. McGiverin

United States District Court

San Juan, PR 

Honorable Jacqueline H. Nguyen

United States Court of Appeals

Pasadena, CA 

Hon. Kenneth A. Polite

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

(ex officio)

United States Department of Justice

Washington, DC

Catherine M. Recker, Esq.

Welsh & Recker PC

Philadelphia, PA 

Susan M. Robinson, Esq.

Thomas Combs & Spann PLLC

Charleston, WV 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL RULES

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Revised: July 26, 2022

Liaisons

Honorable Jesse M. Furman

(Standing)

United States District Court

New York, NY 

Clerk of Court Representative

Angela E. Noble, Esq.

Clerk

United States District Court 

Miami, FL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EVIDENCE RULES

Effective: October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 Page 1

Revised: July 26, 2022

Chair Reporter

Honorable Patrick J. Schiltz

United States District Court

Minneapolis, MN 

Professor Daniel J. Capra

Fordham University School of Law

New York, NY

Members

Honorable James P. Bassett

New Hampshire Supreme Court

Concord, NH 

Honorable John P. Carlin

Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General

(ex officio)

United States Department of Justice

Washington, DC 

Honorable Shelly Dick

United States District Court

Baton Rouge, LA 

Traci L. Lovitt, Esq.

Jones Day

Boston, MA 

Honorable Thomas D. Schroeder

United States District Court

Winston Salem, NC 

Arun Subramanian, Esq.

Susman Godfrey L.L.P.

New York, NY

Honorable Richard J. Sullivan

United States Court of Appeals

New York, NY 

Rene L. Valladares, Esq.

Office of the Federal Public Defender

Las Vegas, NV 

Consultants

Professor Liesa Richter

University of Oklahoma School of Law

300 Timberdell Road

Norman, OK

Liaisons

Honorable Robert J. Conrad, Jr.

(Criminal)

United States District Court

Charlotte, NC

Honorable Carolyn B. Kuhl 

(Standing)

Superior Court of the State of California

Los Angeles, CA

Honorable Sara Lioi 

(Civil)

United States District Court

Akron, OH 
RULES COMMITTEE LIAISON MEMBERS

Effective: October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 Page 1

Revised: July 26, 2022

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. Robert J. Conrad, Jr.

(Criminal)

Hon. Carolyn B. Kuhl

(Standing)

Hon. Sara Lioi

(Civil)
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS

Staff

Effective: October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 Page 1

Revised: July 26, 2022

H. Thomas Byron III, Esq.

Chief Counsel – Rules Committee Staff

Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building

One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 7-300

Washington, DC 20544

Main: 202-502-1820

Allison A. Bruff, Esq. 

Counsel 

(Civil, Criminal)

Brittany Bunting

Administrative Analyst

Bridget M. Healy, Esq. 

Counsel 

(Appellate, Evidence)

Shelly Cox

Management Analyst 

S. Scott Myers, Esq.

Counsel

(Bankruptcy)
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER

Staff

Effective: October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 Page 1

Revised: July 26, 2022

Hon. John S. Cooke

Director

Federal Judicial Center

Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building

One Columbus Circle, N.E., Room 6-100

Washington, DC 20544

Carly E. Giffin, Esq.

Research Associate

(Bankruptcy)

Laural L. Hooper, Esq.

Senior Research Associate

(Criminal)

Marie Leary, Esq.

Senior Research Associate

(Appellate)

Dr. Emery G. Lee

Senior Research Associate

(Civil)

Timothy T. Lau, Esq.

Research Associate

(Evidence)

Tim Reagan, Esq.

Senior Research Associate

(Standing)