The National Judicial College would like to acknowledge and thank the following individuals for their contributions to the Mental Competency—Best Practices Model.

• G. Leonard Bailey, Ph.D.
  Chief of Forensics
  Southwestern State Hospital
  Thomasville, Georgia
• Karen Bailey-Smith, Ph.D.
  State Forensic Services Director
  Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities
  Atlanta, Georgia
• Mari S. Blumstein, Esq.
  Broward County State Attorney
  Fort Lauderdale, FL
  
• Douglas N. Brawley, Esq.
  Public Defender's Office—Broward County
  Fort Lauderdale, FL
  
• Mary Alice Conroy, Ph.D.
  Professor of Psychology
  Sam Houston State University
  Houston, Texas
• Peter Coolsen
  Court Administrator
  Circuit Court of Cook County
  Chicago, Illinois
• Joel A. Dvoskin, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Psychology
  University of Arizona, College of Science
  Tucson, Arizona
• Hon. Michael J. Finkle
  Judge, King County District Court
  Seattle, Washington
• Hon. Stephen S. Goss
  Judge, Superior Court of Daugherty County
  Albany, Georgia
• Hon. Jean Spradling Hughes
  Judge, Harris County Criminal Court at Law
  Houston, Texas
• Floyd L. Jennings, J.D., Ph.D.
  Special Counsel to Mental Health Division
  Harris County Public Defender’s Office
  Houston, Texas
• Jennifer L. Johnson, Esq.
  Office of the Public Defender
  City and County of San Francisco
  San Francisco, California
• Russell J. Kurth, Esq.
  Associate Counsel for the Accused—King County
  Seattle, Washington
• Mathew S. Markos, M.D.
  Director, Forensic Clinical Services
  Circuit Court of Cook County
  Chicago, Illinois
• Donald J. Mattei
  Chief of Police
  City of Belmont
  Belmont, California
• Robert M. Ochs
  Chief Probation Officer
  County of Sonoma
  Santa Rosa, California
• Hon. Michael J. Sage
  Judge, Butler County Court of Common Pleas
  Hamilton, Ohio
• Trisha L. Sanchez
  Assistant Sheriff
  San Mateo County
  Redwood City, California
• Patricia Scali
  Mental Health Coordinator—Jail Diversion
  Dallas County Department of Criminal Justice
  Dallas, Texas
• Marshall A. Shelsy, Esq.
  Staff Attorney
  Office of County Court Management—Harris County
  Houston, Texas
• Hon. V. Lee Sinclair
  Judge, Stark County Court of Common Pleas
  Canton, Ohio
• David Slayton
  Director of Court Administration at Lubbock County
  Lubbock, Texas
• Hon. Mark A. Speiser
  Circuit Court Judge
  Broward County Felony Mental Health Court
  Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Kathleen Stafford, Ph.D.
  Veterans Addiction Recovery Program
  Brecksville, Ohio
• Hon. Maria E. Stratton
  Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles, Dept. 95
  Los Angeles, California
• Ron Stretcher
  Dallas County Director of Criminal Justice
  Dallas, Texas
• Ed Wells
  Assistant Court Manager
  Harris County Criminal Courts at Law
  Houston, Texas
• Bob Wessels
  Court Manager (retired)
  Harris County Criminal Courts at Law
  Houston, Texas
• Patricia A. Zapf, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
  John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY