Justice in Jeopardy Implementation

 The Justice In Jeopardy Implementation Committee is established as a standing committee of the Board for Judicial Administration consistent with the role and responsibilities of the Board under BJAR 4.

The Committee is charged with coordinating strategies for securing adequate funding for the provision of justice in Washington State including court operations, the representation of indigent persons where the right to such representation is required by constitution, statute, and court rule and for indigent persons with civil legal needs.

The Committee may recommend that the Board for Judicial Administration request or endorse the inclusion of specific funding proposals in the budget submissions of the Supreme Court, the Office of Public Defense, and the Office of Civil Legal Aid.

In doing so, the Committee shall consider the practical and political realities of each proposal recommended and endorsed as well as the overall group of proposals recommended or endorsed.

The Committee shall serve to support communication among all participants in support of a coordinated effort to secure adequate funding for the provision of justice and to cooperatively promote the Justice In Jeopardy initiative to executive legislative and branch policy makers and the public through a range of communication strategies.

Board for Judicial Administration Justice In Jeopardy Implementation Committee
Name	Representing	Term	Date Appointed	Date Term Expires
Chief Justice Gerry Alexander (co-chair)	BJA Executive Committee Washington State Supreme Court	Indefinite	February 1, 2008	Term expires when BJA position ends.
Judge Christine Quinn-Brintnall	BJA Executive Committee Court of Appeals	Indefinite	February 1, 2008	Term expires when BJA position ends.
Judge Tari S. Eitzen	Superior Court Judges Association (SCJA) President	Indefinite	June 1, 2009	Term expires at the end of term as SCJA President
Judge Glenn Phillips	District and Municipal Court Judges Association (DMCJA) President	Indefinite	June 1, 2009	Term expires at the end of terms as DMCJA President
Mark Johnson	BJA Executive Committee Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) President	Indefinite	September 15, 2008	Term expires when BJA position ends.
Jeff Hall	BJA Executive Committee Administrator for the Courts	Indefinite	April 1, 2008	Term expires when BJA position ends.
Judge Deborah Fleck (co-chair)	Court Funding Task Force	Four years or upon resignation from the committee.	February 1, 2008	NLT January 31, 2012
M. Wayne Blair (vice-chair)	Court Funding Task Force	Four years or upon resignation from the committee.	February 1, 2008	NLT January 31, 2012
John Cary	Court Funding Task Force	Four years or upon resignation from the committee.	February 1, 2008	NLT January 31, 2012
Ron Ward	Court Funding Task Force	Four years or upon resignation from the committee.	February 1, 2008	NLT January 31, 2012
Michael S. Merringer	Court Management Council	Two Years	February 1, 2008	January 31, 2010
Yvonne Pettus	Court Management Council	Two Years	February 1, 2008	January 31, 2010
Judge Sara Derr	District and Municipal Court Judges Association (DMCJA)	Two Years	February 1, 2008	January 31, 2010
Judge Eileen Kato	District and Municipal Court Judges Association (DMCJA)	Two Years	February 1, 2008	January 31, 2010
Jim Bamberger	Office of Civil Legal Aid (OCLA) Director	Two Years	February 1, 2008	January 31, 2010
Scott Smith	Office of Civil Legal Aid (OCLA) Oversight Committee	Two Years	February 1, 2008	January 31, 2010
Judge Karen Seinfeld (Ret.)	Office of Public Defense (OPD) Advisory Committee	Two Years	February 1, 2008	January 31, 2010
Joanne Moore	Office of Public Defense (OPD) Director	Two Years	February 1, 2008	January 31, 2010
Judge Wm. Thomas McPhee	Superior Court Judges Association (SCJA)	Two Years	March 14, 2008	January 31, 2010
Judge Andrea Darvas	Superior Court Judges Association (SCJA)	Two Years	March 14, 2008	January 31, 2010
Paula Littlewood	Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) Director	Two Years	February 1, 2008	January 31, 2010
Russell Aoki	Washington State Bar Association (WSBA)	Two Years	February 1, 2008	January 31, 2010
James Kirkham Johns	Washington State Bar Association (WSBA)	Two Years	February 1, 2008	January 31, 2010