CCL President Robert S. Peck became chair of the Board of Overseers of the RAND Institute for Civil Justice (ICJ) Oct 26, 2013.  The Santa Monica, CA-based ICJ conducts objective, empirically based, analytic research on issues arising in the civil justice system.  Its frequently cited research analyzes trends and outcomes, identifies and evaluates policy options, and brings together representatives of different interests to debate alternative solutions to policy problems. Its Board of Overseers includes prominent judges, general counsel of large corporations and insurance companies, academics, and members of the bar. The ICJ is a division of the RAND Corporation, a well-known nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis.  Peck will serve two years as chair of the ICJ Board.