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Lorri Montgomery
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National Center for State Courts
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ABC
News Correspondent Joins
Board of National Court Reform Organization
Williamsburg,
VA (Aug. 6, 2007) – Manuel Medrano, Legal Affairs Correspondent for
ABC News, recently joined the Board of Directors for the National Center
for State Courts, a non-profit organization that serves as a leader and
a resource for the nation’s state courts. He will serve a three-year
term.
“We
are very pleased that Mr. Medrano has agreed to join The National
Center’s board,” said Mary McQueen, president of The National
Center. “His broad legal knowledge and experience with the national
media will be invaluable to the National Center.”
Mr.
Medrano came to ABC News in 2004 from KNBC in Los Angeles, where he was
a general assignment reporter focusing on legal issues. There he
provided legal analysis and commentary for the station’s comprehensive
coverage of several high-profile cases, including O.J. Simpson and the
Menendez brothers. In 1995, his coverage of the Simpson case earned him
an Emmy Award and Golden Mike Award. Prior to joining KNBC, Mr. Medrano
was a trial lawyer with Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal in Los
Angeles, specializing in complex civil and white collar criminal
litigation. He also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Los
Angeles U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The
National Center, 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
National Center, 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 National Center 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 National Center include judicial selection reform and
increasing citizen participation in jury service.
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