Whitney Blighton, Senior Management Analyst, Clark County Superior Court, Vancouver, WA

Whitney R. Blighton, a seasoned professional with over two decades of public service experience, stands out as an energetic and self-motivated leader. Her track record of delivering desired outcomes in rapidly evolving environments spans across multiple states, including Washington, North Carolina, and Florida.

Moderator – Kevin J Bowling, JD, MSJA, ICM Fellow, NACM Past President, IACA Chief Administrative Officer

Welcoming Remarks – Pamela Q. Harris, ICM Fellow, NACM Past President, IACA President

Speaker #1 – Margaret Darin Hagan –  Margaret Hagan is the Executive Director of the Legal Design Lab at Stanford University, as well as lecturer at the Law School and d.school. She is a lawyer, and holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School, a DPhil from Queen’s University Belfast, an MA from Central European University, and an AB from University of Chicago.
Margaret researches & designs new ways to make the legal system accessible, dignified, and just for more people. See more work at the Stanford Legal Design Lab site (http://legaltechdesign.com).

Speaker #2 – Fabricio Bittencourt da Cruz – Fabrício Bittencourt da Cruz is a Federal Judge in Brazil and an Associate Professor at the State University of Ponta Grossa, where he teaches graduate and postgraduate courses in Law. He holds a Ph.D. in Law and is a founding member of the International Institute for Justice Excellence (The Hague). Previously, he served as Secretary-General of the Brazilian National Council of Justice. A TEDx speaker on “The New Art of Teaching,” he has led award-winning judicial innovation projects and created specialized training programs in Legal Design and Visual Law for academics, judges, and public officials. His courses equip participants to apply user-centered methodologies —such as Design Thinking, Legal Design, and Visual Law—to enhance judicial systems and legal communication. Fabrício’s work has been featured at international conferences across four continents

Speaker #3 – Pravo-Justice, https://www.pravojustice.eu/en.  Speaker – TBD

Creadell Webb, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer for the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania.

Kate and Ryan Hooven, Justice System Project Coordinator for ASERT (Autism Services, Education, Resources and Training)

Nathaniel Mingo, Moderator

Robert F. Granzow III, CRP Dir. Judicial Security Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts
Chief Evan West, Chief Marshall Oregon Judicial Department
Jennifer Webster, Deputy Marshall, Oregon Judicial Department

Ellen Procida, Operations Manager in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Cape May County.

Cheryl Stone, currently the Clerk of Court for Wilton Rancheria Sovereign Nation, in Elk Grove, California.

Shay Cleary, Managing Director, Court Services Technology & Architectural, NCSC

Roger Rand, IT Manager, Multnomah Circuit Court

Jennifer Leonard, Founder, Creative Lawyers

Alicia Bannon is the director of the Judiciary Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, where she works to realize a fair and inclusive judicial system that protects fundamental rights, democratic values, and the rule of law. An experienced constitutional lawyer and expert on the courts and access to justice in the legal system, Alicia is the author of numerous nationally recognized reports and legal scholarship and serves as the editor-in-chief of State Court Report, a Brennan Center publication focused on state courts and state constitutional law. She received her JD from Yale Law School and graduated from Harvard College summa cum laude with a degree in social studies. She clerked for the Hon. Sonia Sotomayor in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Hon. Kimba M. Wood in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Michael Milov Cordoba is a counsel in the Brennan Center’s Judiciary Program, where he works on state and federal court reform to ensure that courts uphold democratic values and the rule of law. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, Michael served as a law clerk to the Hon. Alvin W. Thompson of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Michael received his JD from NYU School of Law, where he served as the Senior Online Editor of NYU Law Review and was the recipient of the Gary E. Moncrieffe Award. He holds a master’s degree in Political Science from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought from Amherst College.