Richard

It's hard to make sense of this without at least a little background.  Could you explain?

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From: Wright, Richard <rwright@kentlaw.iit.edu>
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2018 6:39 AM
To: Private Law Theory; obligations@uwo.ca
Subject: Fwd: ALI Elects 31 New Members

 

See  the three newly elected foreign members at th end of the list. While a significant honor to them, unfortunately the ALI, like other US institutions, has become political and captured by industry/defense interests.

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From: The American Law Institute <ali@ali.org>
Date: Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 2:42 PM
Subject: ALI Elects 31 New Members
To: rwright@kentlaw.iit.edu

The American Law Institute Elects 31 New Members   The American Law Institute has elected 31 new members who will bring their expertise to ALI’s work of clarifying the law through Restatements, Principles, and Model Codes. Members were selected from confidential nominations submitted by ALI members for the June 15, 2018 deadline. Membership proposals received thereafter and prior to the September 15 deadline will be considered in December.   “ALI’s membership is known for its judgment, collective experience, and analytic ability,” said ALI President David F. Levi. “I am pleased to welcome this extraordinary group of new members who will bring their talent, wisdom, and dedication to the important work of the Institute.”   Election of these new members raises ALI's total number of elected members to 2,847.* Visit the Newly Elected Members page to view biographical sketches of the new members.   Arizona Mary H. Murguia, Phoenix – Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit   California Janis Lynn Sammartino, San Diego – Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California Lois Weithorn, San Francisco – Professor, University of California, Hastings College of the Law   Connecticut Carol M. Rose, New Haven – Retired Professor, Yale Law School   District of Columbia E. Donald Elliott – Co-Chair, Environmental Practice, Covington & Burling LLP Susan R. Jones – Professor, Clinical Law & Director, Small Business Clinic, George Washington University Law School Steven M. Marks – Chief, Digital Business & GC, Recording Industry Association of America Kannon Kumar Shanmugam – Partner, Williams & Connolly LLP Lucy L. Thomson – Partner, Livingston PLLC   Florida Mary Anne Franks, Miami – Professor, University of Miami School of Law Beverly A. Pohl, Fort Lauderdale – Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP   Georgia Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, Atlanta – Professor, Emory University School of Law   Illinois Emily Kadens, Chicago – Professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law   Indiana Mark D. Janis, Bloomington – Professor, Indiana University Maurer School of Law Mark McKenna, Notre Dame – Professor, Notre Dame Law School   Iowa Robert W. Pratt, Des Moines – Senior Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa   Louisiana Brian A. Jackson, Baton Rouge – Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana**   Maryland Leigh S. Goodmark, Baltimore – Professor, University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law David C. Gray, Baltimore – Professor, University of Maryland, Francis King King Carey School of Law   Massachusetts Theodore J. Folkman, Boston – Shareholder, Murphy & King, P.C. Elizabeth A. Renuart, Boston – Of Counsel, National Consumer Law Center   Minnesota Malini Moorthy, Minneapolis – Vice President and Chief Deputy GC, Medtronic, Inc.   New York Anne Milgram, New York – Professor, New York University School of Law   Pennsylvania James Christie, Philadelphia – President, Christie & Young PC Ellen Wertheimer, Villanova – Professor, Villanova University School of Law   Puerto Rico Andres W. Lopez, San Juan – Partner, Law Office of Andres W. Lopez P.S.C.   Texas Darren B. Moore, Fort Worth – Partner, Bourland, Wall & Wenzel P.C.   Vermont Andrew D. Manitsky, Burlington – Partner, Lynn, Lynn, Blackman & Manitsky, P.C.   Virginia Anthony John Trenga, Alexandria – Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia   FOREIGN   Australia Timothy J. McEvoy, Melbourne – Queen’s Counsel, Victorian Bar   England Donal Nolan, Oxford – Professor, Worcester College, University of Oxford   Italy Mauro Bussani, Trieste – Professor, University of Trieste     * The Institute's elected membership of lawyers, judges, and law professors is limited to 3,000. The total membership of more than 4,600 includes ex officio members, honorary members, and life members (those elected members who have attained more than 25 years).   ** Elected in July 2018.

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