JAMES D. GINGERICH. William H. Bowen School of Law, Little Rock, AR 2017-Present

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1 JAMES D. GINGERICH ADDRESS: PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT: William H. Bowen School of Law (Office) University of Arkansas at Little Rock 1201 McMath Avenue Little Rock, Arkansas (501) (o) Director State Courts Partnership William H. Bowen School of Law, Little Rock, AR 2017-Present Director Administrative Office of the Courts Supreme Court of Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas University Counsel and Associate Professor of Political Science University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas EDUCATION: Master of Laws (LL.M.), 1982 International Commercial Law University of Bristol Bristol, England (U.K.) Juris Doctor (J.D.), 1980 University of Arkansas School of Law Fayetteville, Arkansas (U.S.A.) Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1977 Highest Honors in Political Science University of Central Arkansas Conway, Arkansas (U.S.A.) PROFESSIONAL National Center for State Courts MEMBERSHIPS AND - Vice-Chairman ( ) ASSOCIATIONS: - Board of Directors ( ) - Executive Committee ( ) - Finance Committee ( ; Chair ) - International Programs Committee ( ) - Governance and Nominations Committee ( ; ) Arkansas Judicial Council, Inc. - Board of Directors ( ) - Secretary/Treasurer ( ) 1

2 Conference of State Court Administrators - President ( ) - Board of Directors ( ; ) - Policy and Liaison Committee ( ) - Court Statistics Committee ( ; ) - Services to New Members, Chair ( ; ) - Nominating Committee, Chair ( ; ) - Education Committee ( ; ) - COSCA Liaison to National Racial and Ethnic Bias Commission - COSCA Liaison to U.S. Department of Transportation Arkansas Association of Court Management (2015-Present) -Charter President (2015) Arkansas Drug Court Advisory Commission ( ) Arkansas Specialty Court Advisory Committee ( ) Arkansas Bar Association - Law Related Education Committee ( ) - Arkansas Bar Commission on Diversity ( ) - Access to Justice Workgroup ( ) - Amendment 3 Committee ( ) - Committee for a Modern Judiciary ( ) - Dispute Resolution Committee ( ) - Youth Education Committee ( ) - Legal Education Committee ( ) Arkansas Political Science Association ( ) - Editorial Board, American Review of Politics Arkansas Advisory Council of the American Arbitration Association ( ) Arkansas Crime Information Center - Board of Directors ( ) Arkansas Access to Justice Foundation (formerly Arkansas IOLTA Foundation) - Board of Directors ( ) - Treasurer ( ) Arkansas Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coordinating Council - Board of Directors ( ) Arkansas Supreme Court Historical Society, Inc. (1999-Present) - Board of Directors ( ) - Treasurer ( ) National Association for Court Management ( ; 2015-Present) - Professional Development Advisory Committee ( ) PUBLICATIONS: The Face of the Arkansas Courts and the Communities They Serve, The Arkansas Lawyer, Vol. 49, No.4 (2014). Meet the Arkansas State Courts Newest Creation: The Administrative Judge, The Arkansas Lawyer, Vol. 39, No.1 (2004). A Practitioner s Guide to Arkansas New Judicial Article, 24 U. Ark. Little Rock L.J. 715 (2002); Reprinted in J. Parry, and R. Wang, eds., Readings in Arkansas Politics and Government 187, University of Arkansas Press 2

3 (2009). Locations of the Arkansas Appellate Courts, Notes on the History of Arkansas Courts, Arkansas Supreme Court Historical Society (2001). Out of the Morass: The Move to State Funding of the Arkansas Court System, 17 U. Ark. Little Rock L.J. 249 (1995). The 1990 Arkansas Judicial Elections: Much Ado About Nothing, The Arkansas Lawyer, Vol. 26, No. 3 (1992). Voting Rights Litigation and the Arkansas Judiciary: Getting What You Didn t Ask For, Midsouth Political Science Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1 (1989). Campaign Finance in Judicial Elections, The Arkansas Lawyer, Vol. 23, No. 2 (1989). The Arkansas Grand Jury: 19th Century Answers to 20th Century Problems, 40 Arkansas Law Review 55 (1987). Arkansas New Court, Arkansas Political Science Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1 (1984). The Arkansas Court of Appeals - Was It Worth The Trouble, The Arkansas Lawyer, Vol. 18, No. 3, (1984). Mandamus of Unexecuted Discretionary Powers, 33 Arkansas Law Review 765 (1980). ACADEMIC AND Community Engagement in the State Courts, National Association for Court PROFESIONAL Management, Portland, OR, February 6, PRESENATAIONS The Color of Justice: Promoting Public Trust through the Improvement of Workplace Diversity, National Association for Court Management, Portland, OR, February 7, Building Public Trust and Confidence: Cultural Considerations, Inter-Court Conference on the Future of Courts, Asheville, NC, September 30, Challenges to Court-Imposed Financial Sanctions, Arkansas District Judges Association, Hot Springs, AR, September 15, Purposes of Courts, National Center for State Courts Certification Program for Court Managers, Little Rock, AR. August 17-19, Using Court Statistics to Lead Courts, Conference of State Court Administrators, Monterey, CA, December 4, Technology to Connect the Justice Ecosystem, National Court Technology Conference, Minneapolis, MN. September 23, Purposes of Courts, National Center for State Courts Certification Program for Court Managers, Little Rock, AR. August 19-21, Best Practices in Court Security, National Association for Court Management, Louisville, KY., July 13, The Purpose of Courts, National Center for State Courts Certification Program, Georgia Association of Court Managers, Atlanta, GA March 18-20, Social Media and the Courts, Court Technology Conference, Long Beach, California, October 4, Courtroom Access for New Media - Is There a Limit?, U.S. Conference of Chief Justices Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, August 2,

4 The Arkansas Courts and Protocol for Court Interpreters, State Conference of the American Association of the Deaf, July 7, Managing Human Resources, National Center for State Court Certification Program for Certified Court Managers, Little Rock, AR, June Observations and Recommendations On the Process for the Creation, Approval and Management of the Budget of the Kosovo Judicial Council, Report for the Kosovo Justice Support Program, U.S. Agency for International Development, November A Proposal for the Certification of Court Mangers, Trial Court Administrative Assistants Annual Conference, March 6, Promoting Efficient and Effective Case Processing, Caseflow Symposium for Haitian Judges, Haitian Ministry of Justice, Port au Prince, Haiti, February 28, The Courthouse as a Symbol of Justice?, Arkansas Supreme Court Historical Society Annual Conference, October 5, The Arkansas Court Security and Emergency Preparedness Act, Court Security Summit, September 6, A Sound Public Policy on Access to Court Records, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Social Security of the U. S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Washington, D.C., June 21, Implementing Arkansas New Jury Compensation Act, Arkansas County Judges Association, April 12, [A list of prior presentations given between is available on request.] PROFESSIONAL Kenneth R. Palmer Distinguished Service Award, National Conference of State RECOGNTION Court Administrators (2015). HONORS AND Warren E. Burger Society, National Center for State Courts (2011). AWARDS Leadership Development Program for Senior Executives in Government, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (2007). U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Special Recognition Award (1993). Arkansas Bar Association Writing Excellence Award for best legal Publication in Arkansas Bar Journal (1985). Arkansas Political Science Association Publication Award, The Arkansas Court of Appeals (1984). Rotary International Graduate Fellowship Award, Faculty of Law, University of Bristol, England ( ). Robert Leflar Legal Fellowship Award, Phi Delta Phi (1980). Member and Business Editor, Arkansas Law Review ( ). UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE: University of Central Arkansas (Full-time) ; 2011 (Part-time) Courses in Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties, International Law, Business Law, American Judicial System and U. S. Government and Politics Park College, (Part-time) 4

5 Course in Criminal Law and Procedure PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE: Licensed to Practice Law by the Arkansas Supreme Court (1981), the U. S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas (1981) and the U. S. Court of Appeals, Eight Circuit (1983). Family Mediation Qualification - Forty Hour Foundation Training - The Mediation of Business, Family and Divorce Conflicts, Robert Benjamin (1998) Certified by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement as a Certified Law Enforcement Instructor (1984) Certified Faculty Member, National Center for State Courts, Certified Court Manager Program, Courses in Judicial Leadership, Managing Human Resources, The Purpose of Courts and High Performance Courts COMMUNITY SERVICE: Boy Scouts of America - Eagle Scout, God and Country Award, Order of the Arrow - Cubmaster, Assistant Troop Leader ( ) Conway Rotary Club ( ) - Paul Harris Fellow (1988) - Member, Board of Directors ( ) Conway Morning Rotary Club (1991 Present) - Charter President ( ) - Board of Directors ( ) - Rotary Foundation Benefactor (1995) Rotary International - Citation for Meritorious Service (2004) - District Governor, District 6170 ( ) - Foundation Committee District Chair (1999-Present) - Chair, Rotary Foundation Scholarships Committee ( ) - District Conference Planning Committee (1993-Present) - District Governor s Representative ( ) - Dean, Jeff Farris Leadership Academy (2014-Present) First United Methodist Church, Conway, Arkansas - Lay Leader ( ) - Chairman, Council on Ministries ( ; ) - Member, Administrative Board (1986-Present) - Lay Delegate to Annual Conference ( ) - Sunday School Teacher (1980-Present) - Chair, Evangelism Committee ( ) - Chair, Worship Committee ( ) - Chancel Choir Member (1980-Present) - United Methodist Youth Counselor ( ) - Certified Lay Speaker (1982-Present) Habitat for Humanity - Construction Volunteer, Projects in 1990, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002 Ozark Mission Project - Rural Home Improvement Volunteer (1990, 1992, 2006, 2007, 2011) 5

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