THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE MEMBERSHIP PROPOSAL FORM

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1 THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE MEMBERSHIP PROPOSAL FORM I. CANDIDATE'S PERSONAL INFORMATION (Information starred * on the following three lines will appear in the ALI membership roster) Alice Beck Dubow First* Middle* Last* Harrisburg City* PA State / Province* USA Female Caucasian Country* (if outside of U.S.) Age Gender Race/Ethnicity (optional) 1 Male Firm Size List number of ALI members who work at same affiliation as candidate Judge No No No Current Position / Title Partner, if practicing attorney Tenure, if teacher RAG Candidate Business Address - preferred for mailings Company The Superior Court of Pennsylvania Street Address 601 Commonwealth Ave., Ste 1500 City Harrisburg State / Province PA Zip Code Country USA Telephone Fax Info@JudgeAliceDubow.com II. Proposer David N. Wecht Pittsburgh PA Justice.Wecht@pacourts.us Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Seconder Catherine C. Carr Philadelphia PA ccarrphila@gmail.com University of Pennsylvania Law School Seconder Robert H. Mundheim New York NY rmundheim@shearman.com Shearman & Sterling LLP III. Candidate's Area(s) of Expertise Appellate & Trial Judge IV. Education Name of Institution Degree Year Undergraduate University of Pennsylvania B.A Law School University of Pennsylvania Law School J.D Other Degrees

3501 Sansom Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6204 Phone: 215-603-0211 Email: ccarrphila@gmail.

4 3501 Sansom Street Philadelphia, PA Phone: August 31, 2016 Membership Committee American Law Institute 4025 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA Attention: Stephanie Middleton Re: Nomination of The Honorable Alice Beck Dubow Dear Committee Members: I write in support of the nomination of Judge Alice Beck Dubow for membership in ALI. I have known Judge Dubow personally since she first ran for Judge in Philadelphia, when I was serving on the Philadelphia Bar Association s Judicial Selection Commission. While I cannot provide confidential details of the Commission s process, I can reveal that I personally was extremely impressed by Judge Dubow, her competence, intelligence, discipline, temperament and personality. As I have gotten to know her better over the years, I am even more impressed. She is bright, hardworking, and visionary as well as compassionate and a pleasure to spend time with. I have worked with Judge Dubow on the pro bono VIP organization s Board of Directors (where I served in my former position as Executive Director of Community Legal Services (CLS)), and in her position as Judge. When she was in Family Court, I and other CLS representatives met with her to discuss improved systemic procedures at the Family Court. She was a leader in thinking through court improvements, implementing change, and working with public interest lawyers to see that all litigants rights were protected. She was a participatory voice on the VIP Board of Directors, and clearly committed to its work on access to justice for all. She was a strong supporter of the work of CLS in providing representation to low income families, as she saw these families in her courtroom day after day and knew the difference that quality representation can make. She clearly struggled with the difficult issues in front of her in Family Court, but understood her duty to apply the law with compassion as well as intelligence, and do her best to make justice real. Judge Dubow is among the best and the brightest of Philadelphia s judges. It is wonderful that she has been elected to Superior Court where her talents, vision, and integrity can be used at the appellate level. She is a most worthy nominee for membership in the American Law Institute and will be an important addition. She will bring her judicial experience with family law matters in a busy difficult urban court setting, as well as with criminal litigation in a similarly demanding setting, to the discussions and decisions of the ALI, as well as her more recent experience on the appellate bench. I believe she will be an active and participatory member, as she takes her commitments seriously and is a diligent worker. I firmly believe that some of this nation s most vulnerable persons caught up in our justice system will be the better off for the inclusion and involvement of Judge Dubow in the ALI, and strongly recommend her as a new member. Very truly yours, Catherine C. Carr CATHERINE C. CARR Adjunct Professor and ALI Member

Stephanie Resnick Partner

Stephanie Resnick Partner Philadelphia, PA Tel: 215.299.2082 Fax: 215.299.2150 sresnick@foxrothschild.com Stephanie Resnick is the Office Managing Partner of the firm s Philadelphia office and is Chair