The following members of NCBE’s policy committees were appointed in August 2019 and will serve through August 2020. NCBE Chair Hon. Cynthia L. Martin and NCBE President Judith A. Gundersen are ex-officio members of these policy committees.

Character and Fitness Investigations

  • Patrick R. Dixon, Chair
  • Almo Carter
  • Elizabeth S. Feamster
  • Elizabeth A. Greenidge
  • Kathleen B. Harrington
  • Esther Lin
  • Carole McMahon-Boies
  • Gina Palmer
  • Roger Rinehart
  • Jeffrey Shipley
  • Bradley W. Skolnik
  • Carol P. Smith
  • Andrea Spillars
  • Diane K. Van Aken

Diversity Issues

  • Hon. Phyllis D. Thompson, Chair
  • Hon. Waymond Brown
  • Prof. Timothy Davis
  • Robert L. Harris
  • Hon. Juan Hoyos
  • C. Kailani Memmer
  • Carol Mitchell
  • Augustin Rivera, Jr.

Editorial Advisory

  • Margaret Fuller Corneille, Chair
  • Bedford T. Bentley, Jr.
  • Gicine P. Brignola
  • Elizabeth T. Burke
  • Jack Hieb
  • Sherry M. Hieber
  • Sophie S. Martin
  • Prof. Suzanne J. Schmitz

Education

  • Suzanne K. Richards, Chair
  • David R. Cooper
  • Jennifer E. Day
  • Emily J. Eschweiler
  • Hon. Zel M. Fischer
  • Catherine Crooks Hill
  • Mark A. Huntsberger
  • Shela Shanks
  • Pieter Teeuwissen
  • Marilyn J. Wellington

Multistate Bar Examination

  • Franklin R. Harrison, Chair
  • David R. Boyd
  • Robert S. McMillen
  • Augustin Rivera, Jr.
  • Darin B. Scheer
  • Anthony R. Simon
  • Hon. Phyllis D. Thompson
  • Timothy Y. Wong

Multistate Essay Examination / Multistate Performance Test

  • Augustin Rivera, Jr., Chair
  • Jennifer Aldrich
  • Arlene Y. Coleman
  • Michael Colodner
  • Christopher Hawks
  • Jeffrey A. Howes
  • Aasia Mustakeem
  • Richard A. Nielson
  • Shellie K. Park-Hoapili
  • Jeffrey M. Ward
  • Hon. Mark K. Wiest

Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination

  • Timothy Y. Wong, Chair
  • L. David Cromwell
  • Curtis M. Hairston, Jr.
  • Jessica F. Kallipolites
  • Lawrence King
  • Ernest Sanders
  • Sunita Sharma
  • Cathleen Shrader
  • Andrew R. Strauss
  • Lee A. Vlahos

Technology

  • John J. McAlary, Chair
  • Justin C. Aday
  • Samuel Chang
  • Susan Henricks
  • Sahbra Smook Jacobs
  • Brian Kunzi
  • Joni Dickson Seko
  • Troy Wood

Uniform Bar Examination

  • Marilyn J. Wellington, Chair
  • Maureen Ryan Braley
  • Hon. Anne C. Dranginis (ret.)
  • Hon. Zel M. Fischer
  • Hon. Michael G. Heavican
  • Daniel F. Johnson
  • C. Alfred Mackenzie
  • Jean K. McElroy
  • Hon. Jenny Rivera
  • Darin B. Scheer
  • Hon. Thomas Waterman

 

81 members representing 46 jurisdictions

  • Bar
    Bar Exam Fundamentals

    Addressing questions from conversations NCBE has had with legal educators about the bar exam.

  • Online
    Online Bar Admission Guide

    Comprehensive information on bar admission requirements in all US jurisdictions.

  • NextGen
    NextGen Bar Exam of the Future

    Visit the NextGen Bar Exam website for the latest news about the bar exam of the future.

  • BarNow
    BarNow Study Aids

    NCBE offers high-quality, affordable study aids in a mobile-friendly eLearning platform.

  • 2023
    2023 Year in Review

    NCBE’s annual publication highlights the work of volunteers and staff in fulfilling its mission.

  • 2023
    2023 Statistics

    Bar examination and admission statistics by jurisdiction, and national data for the MBE and MPRE.