The Ombuds Committee is thrilled to sponsor the September 2024 edition of Just Resolutions. We would like to acknowledge our authors, Dan Berstein, Laurel Gordon, Marcus Malone, Talia Martinez, Ryan Smith, and the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman. We appreciate their immense contributions and the thoughtful perspectives shared through their writing. We also want to thank our Newsletter Chair, Marcus Stergio, for his coordination and editorial work on this edition.
As Committee Chairs, we are proud that the articles submitted represent the ombuds community as wholly as they do. Notably, the topics introduced should help readers distinguish between unique ombuds modalities, understand the skills required to be effective in our roles, and appreciate the enormous impact that ombuds of all varieties have on their stakeholders and constituencies. Our authors represent the advocate and organizational ombuds models, and they range from new attorneys interested in the ombuds profession to experienced, dispute resolution experts. We are thankful for the diversity of viewpoints featured in this year’s Ombuds Committee edition.