RALEIGH, N.C. – Campbell Law School Dean J. Rich Leonard has joined the newly created North Carolina Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice (NCCALJ) at the request of North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin. Dean Leonard will serve on the Technology committee.
“I am excited to work with a stellar group of individuals to help Chief Justice Martin in looking at ways we might improve the judicial system in North Carolina,” said Leonard.
The commission is comprised of key stakeholders within the justice system, as well as leaders in the private and public sectors. The commission will focus on five areas of inquiry: Civil Justice, Criminal Investigation and Adjudication, Legal Professionalism, Public Trust and Confidence, and Technology.
While serving as a federal bankruptcy judge in May 2011, Leonard was recognized for his pioneering efforts in the utilization of technology in the courtroom when he was honored with the American Bar Association’s Robert B. Yegge award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Judicial Administration.
In 1985 Leonard represented the Fourth Circuit at the First National Conference on Court Technology. He then became one of four judges nationally to develop and supervise the implementation of the federal court computerized case management and electronic filing system, which ultimately transformed federal court administration.
Click here for more information on the NCCALJ, including a full list of commission members.
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