COMMITTEE ON BUILDING PUBLIC TRUST
& CONFIDENCE IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM

Chair: Robert Mack Bell, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals: Art Abramson, Ph.D.; Edward J. Angeletti; P. Dennis Belman, Esq.; Deborah K. Chasanow; Carville B. Collins, Esq.; Robin Davenport; Roy P. Dyson; Linda M. Estrada, Esq.; Janet S. Eveleth; Peter Franchot; Rev. Isaac Jenkins; Ray Jenkins; G. R. Hovey Johnson; Wilhelm Joseph; Frank M. Kratovil; Susan Magazine, Esq.; Decatur H. Miller, Esq.; Jane Margaret O'Brien, Ph.D.; George B. Riggin, Jr.; Roberta R. Roper; Stuart O. Simms; John C. Themelis; James L. Thompson; Susan L. Tuckwell; Rachel A. Wohl, Esq.

Contact: Sally W. Rankin

c/o Administrative Office of the Courts
Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building
361 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 260-1489
e-mail: sally.rankin@courts.state.md.us
fax: (410) 974-5291

In October 1998, the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals formed the Committee on Building Public Trust and Confidence in the Justice System. The Committee will review the current public perception of the court system and develop strategies to bolster public confidence and renew public trust in the courts. Committee members represent judges, attorneys, legislators, educators, the media, the business community, victims' rights representatives, and others. Their findings will be presented at a national conference in May 1999.

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