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Missouri State Court Administrator
Inducted into Warren E. Burger Society

Williamsburg, VA (Nov. 9, 2005) – The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) recently inducted Michael L. Buenger, State Court Administrator of the Supreme Court of Missouri, into the Warren E. Burger Society. The Burger Society honors individuals who have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to improving the administration of justice through extraordinary contributions of service and support to the NCSC.

Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts and Indiana Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard, chair of NCSC’s Board of Directors and president of the Conference of Chief Justices, inducted Mr. Buenger and other new members into the Burger Society October 28, at the NCSC’s Annual Recognition Luncheon in Washington , D.C.

Mr. Buenger served on the NCSC’s Board of Directors, completing his term July 2005. While on the Board, he served with distinction as the vice-chair and chair of the Board’s Finance Committee. With his encouragement, the National Center engaged major corporate sponsorship for the national Court Technology Conference in 2003. Mr. Buenger’s ongoing work with a group of Missouri general counsels who meet with the state’s judicial leaders to support fair and impartial courts, complements the NCSC’s national efforts in this area.

Inductees to the Burger Society are selected by a committee that is chaired by Texas attorney Charles M. Noteboom, Esq., who commissioned the original portrait of Chief Justice Burger that hangs in NCSC headquarters. Each new Burger Society member receives a limited edition print of the portrait, which is signed and numbered by the artist Fran Di Giacomo.

The NCSC, headquartered in Williamsburg , Va. , is a non-profit court reform organization dedicated to improving the administration of justice by providing leadership and service to the state courts. The NCSC, founded in 1971 by the Conference of Chief Justices and Chief Justice of the United States Warren E. Burger, provides education, training, and technology, management, and research services to the nation’s state courts. The NCSC also is taking the lead on several key issues facing the justice system. For example, it has established a major civil justice initiative, a multi-year project that is examining best practices in civil case management and how complex litigation procedures can be improved. Other national initiatives being driven by the NCSC include judicial selection reform and increasing citizen participation in jury service.  

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