CCL President Robert S. Peck participated in two ABA meetings in Chicago, September 26-27.  He chaired a meeting set up by ABA President James Silkenat to find common ground between competing proposals to address judicial disqualification in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co., 556 U.S. 868 (2009).  Representatives of the ABA Judicial Division, the ABA ethics committee, and the Conference of Chief Justices discussed concerns about different approaches to addressing when disproportionate monetary contributions create an appearance of bias in elected judges.  Discussions will be ongoing.

In addition, Peck attended the annual ABA Section Officers Conference, where he represented the Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS).  Peck serves as the senior ABA House of Delegates member from TIPS.