thanks to marcia tucker, the coordinator, for helping to host us and help with all of the arrangements. thanks to c-span, which is in the back, for covering us again this year. you will be able to see the broadcast of this program at various odd hours for the next few days and then it will be in their archive where you can watch it on your computer at your leisure. if you don't want the back of your head to be on national tv, you are welcome to slink to the side and avoid that. ornks also to fritz mulhouse , my colleague at the aclu, for being the producer of this program. making all the necessary arrangements. but he is not responsible for the food situation. bar tells me that i have to announce that this youion is on the record but need the bar's bruegel in advance if you're going to record. c-span has approval. but if you don't have approval you are not authorized to record. courts lawyers and the administration of justice is one of the d.c.ections bar through which much of the bar's work is done. that pertains to court administration and roles, the relationship tween the bench and