Chief Justice Mark V. Green (Ret.), President

Not long after I was appointed Chief Justice in 2017, I got an email from my law school friend Jack Sabatino, encouraging me to join CCJSCA and to attend its upcoming annual conference in San Diego.  While in the process of making those arrangements, I asked then-President Melanie May if she might direct me to a sample set of written internal policies and procedures for an intermediate appellate court, as developing a written operating manual was among my early projects – and by return email Melanie sent me her court’s policies to use as a starting point.  I recognized immediately what I have experienced consistently ever since – the rich reservoir of resources the Council offers to each of us, and the eagerness of our fellow chiefs across the country to assist us in meeting the challenges we face in our role every day.