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ABA Journal Board of Editors
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Alice E. Richmond
Chair
Boston, Massachusetts
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Arlena M. Barnes
Portland, Oregon
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Judge Herbert B. Dixon Jr. (ret.)
Washington, D.C.
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Richard L. Field
Cliffside Park, New Jersey
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Thomas C. Grella
Asheville, North Carolina
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Katherine H. O’Neil
Vancouver, Washington
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Wilson A. Schooley
La Mesa, California
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Donald D. Slesnick II
Coral Gables, Florida
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Pervin Rusi Taleyarkhan
St. Joseph, Michigan
Ex Officio
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Patricia Lee Refo
President
Phoenix, Arizona
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Barbara J. Howard
Chair, House of Delegates
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Kevin L. Shepherd
Treasurer
Baltimore, Maryland
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Reginald M. Turner
President-Elect
Detroit, Michigan
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