Portland, Oregon

The Committee's third hearing took place on February 3-4, 2016, in Portland, Oregon at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse.

The focus areas for this hearing were quality of representation and CJA Panel Management.

Opening Statement from Judge Cardone and Hearing Agenda
PDF icon Hearing Agenda - Portland

Panel 1 -- Views from a Mixed Panel
PDF icon Transcript: Views from a Mixed Panel
PDF icon Testimony from Professor Boruchowitz, Seattle Univ. School of Law
PDF icon Testimony from Thomas Hillier, Perkins & Coie & former FPD (W.D. Wash)
PDF icon Testimony from Dr. Linda Grounds, Clinical & Forensic Psychologist (D. Or.)
PDF icon Testimony from Steve Wax, Oregon Innocence Project & former FPD (D. Or.)

Panel 2 -- Views on Quality of Representation
PDF icon Transcript: Views on Quality of Representation
PDF icon Testimony from Judge John Acosta (D. Or.)
PDF icon Testimony from Matthew McHenry, CJA Panel Atty (D. Or.)
PDF icon Testimony from Jerry Needham, AFPD (D. Or.)

Panel 3 -- Views from Judges and a US Attorney
PDF icon Transcript: Views from Judges and a US Attorney
PDF icon Testimony from Judge Aiken (D. Or.)
PDF icon Testimony from Judge Rosanna Peterson (E.D. Wash.)
PDF icon Testimony from Magistrate Judge Kelly Rankin (D. Wyo.)
PDF icon Testimony from Billy J. Williams, USA (D. Or.)

Panel 4 -- Views from CJA Panel Attorneys
PDF icon Transcript: Views from CJA Panel Attorneys
PDF icon Testimony from Amy Baggio, CJA Panel Atty (D. Or.)
PDF icon Testimony from Wendy Holton, CJA Panel Atty (D. Mont.)
PDF icon Testimony from Shaun McCrea, CJA Panel Atty (D. Or.)
PDF icon Testimony from Ernest Warren, Jr., CJA Panel Atty (D.Or.)
PDF icon Testimony from Terri Wood, CJA Panel Atty (D. Or.)

Panel 5 -- Views from CJA Panel Attorneys and District Representatives
PDF icon Transcript: Views from CJA Panel Attorneys and District Representatives
PDF icon Testimony from Tom Coan, CJA Panel District Rep (D. Or.)
PDF icon Testimony from Palmer Hoovestal, CJA Panel Atty (D. Mont.)
PDF icon Testimony from Jennifer Horwitz, CJA Panel District Rep (W.D. Wash.)
PDF icon Testimony from Lori Nakaoka, CJA Panel Atty (D. Idaho)
PDF icon Testimony from Pete Schweda, CJA Panel District Rep (E.D. Wash.)

Panel 6 -- Views from Federal and Community Defenders
PDF icon Transcript: Views from Federal and Community Defenders
PDF icon Testimony from Michael Filipovic, FPD (W.D. Wash.)
PDF icon Testimony from Tony Gallagher, CDO (D. Mont.)
PDF icon Testimony from Andrea George, CDO (E.D. Wash & N.D. Idaho)
PDF icon Testimony from Lisa Hay, FPD (D. Or.)
PDF icon Testimony from Kathy Nester, FPD (D. Utah)
PDF icon Testimony from Santa Fe hearing & Report from Kathy Nester, FPD (D. Utah)