The Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary consists of fifteen members - - two members from the Ninth Circuit, one member from each of the other twelve federal judicial circuits and one member-at-large. The members are appointed for staggered three-year terms by the President of the ABA based on their reputations for professional competence, integrity and devotion to public service. Each member contributes several hundred pro bono hours per year to this public service.
Members
STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY 2012-2013
| CHAIR AND MEMBER-AT-LARGE Judy Perry Martinez New Orleans, LA | EIGHTH CIRCUIT David L. Brown Des Moines, IA |
| FIRST CIRCUIT Lisa G. Arrowood Boston, MA | NINTH CIRCUIT Edith R. Matthai Los Angeles, CA |
| SECOND CIRCUIT Bettina B. Plevan New York, NY | NINTH CIRCUIT Sheryl J. Willert Seattle, WA |
| THIRD CIRCUIT Robert C. Heim Philadelphia, PA | TENTH CIRCUIT Jim Goh Denver, CO |
| FOURTH CIRCUIT E. Fitzgerald Parnell, III Charlotte, NC | ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Ramón A. Abadin Miami, FL |
| FIFTH CIRCUIT Wayne J. Lee New Orleans, LA | D.C. CIRCUIT Ronald A. Cass Great Falls, VA |
| SIXTH CIRCUIT Charles E. English, Jr. Bowling Green, KY | FEDERAL CIRCUIT Ellen J. Flannery Washington, DC |
| SEVENTH CIRCUIT Patricia Costello Slovak Chicago, IL |
