The Supreme Court Ohio Annual Report

Supreme Court Employees
Serve in National Leadership Positions
During his annual State of the Judiciary address in September, Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer
noted that several staff members of the Supreme Court of Ohio and its affiliated offices were
elected or appointed to leadership positions with national court-related organizations during
2009. Chief Justice Moyer pointed to the national leadership positions as proof of the highquality
staff who serve the Supreme Court and the Ohio judicial system and said he was “very
proud of their work.” Staff serving in leadership positions are (pictured left to right):
Jonathan E. Coughlan, disciplinary counsel,
Office of Disciplinary Counsel, serves as
president of the Association of Judicial
Disciplinary Counsel. The association works
to improve the effectiveness of judicial
disciplinary organizations and to promote the
professional interests of those engaged in the
field of judicial discipline.
Chris Davey, director, Office of Public
Information, serves as treasurer of the
Conference of Court Public Information
Officers. As an organization dedicated to
the role of court public information officers
worldwide, the conference provides training,
networking opportunities and professional
enhancement tailored to the duties of public
information officers.
Stephanie Hess, manager, Case Management
Section, serves on the National Association
for Court Management Board of Directors.
As the largest court management professional
organization in the world, the association
provides court management professionals
an opportunity to increase their proficiency
while working with colleagues to improve the
administration of justice.
Steven C. Hollon, administrative director,
serves as president of the Conference of
State Court Administrators, a national
organization that represents the top
operational executives of the courts of the
50 U.S. states and six territories. With his
election, he also became vice-chair of the
board of directors of the National Center
for State Courts, a nonprofit organization
dedicated to improving the administration
of justice by providing leadership and
technical assistance to state courts.
Amy Reitz, chief deputy clerk, serves on
the 12-member executive committee of the
National Conference of Appellate Court
Clerks. The leadership team oversees
conference operations, develops policies
and procedures, surveys future conference
sites and discusses issues, like further
enhancements to e-filing in court.
Christy Tull, manager of curriculum
development, Ohio Judicial College, serves
as president of the National Association
of State Judicial Educators. Dedicated to
improving the education of state court
judges, magistrates and court personnel, the
association acts as a leader in defining the
practice of judicial branch education and
in gathering and sharing resources among
educators.
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