The goal of the Task Force for Prosecutorial Independence is to preserve and strengthen prosecutorial independence and enhance the American public’s understanding of the prosecutor’s critical role in maintaining the integrity of the criminal justice system.
John Choi, County Attorney, Ramsey County Attorney's Office
Ellen S. Podgor, Professor of Law,Stetson University College of Law
Ellen Yaroshefsky, Professor of Law, Maurice A Deane School of Law, Hofstra University
Sara Alpert Lawson, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
Jonathan (Jon) W. Blodgett, Former District Attorney of Essex County, Massachusetts
The Honorable Bernice B. Donald (Ret.), United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Kenneth Goldsmith, Sr. Legislative Counsel & Dir. for State Legislation, American Bar Association
Alberto R. Gonzales, Former United States Attorney General, Dean & Doyle Rogers Distinguished Professor of Law, Belmont University College of Law
Doug Jones, Former United States Senator from Alabama, ArentFox Schiff LLP
Loretta Lynch, Former United States Attorney General, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
The Honorable Peggy A. Quince (Ret.), Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
Daniel T. Satterberg (Ret.), Former Prosecuting Attorney for King County, Washington
Larry D. Thompson, Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General, Finch McCranie LLP
Urges state, local, territorial, and tribal officials to adhere to the ABA Criminal Justice Standards for the Prosecution Function (4th ed. 2017), and to ensure that efforts to address alleged prosecutorial misconduct are governed by written standards that provide reasonable notice as to what conduct is proscribed or prohibited and afford due process before a fair and impartial tribunal.