The Honorable Roger K. Warren

The Honorable Roger K. Warren is President Emeritus of the National Center for State Courts, where he had served as President and Chief Operating Officer for more than eight years. He is also the Scholar-in-Residence at the California Judicial Branch. Judge Warren served in the Sacramento, California courts for two decades, as Presiding (Administrative) Judge of the Superior Court, the Municipal Court, the consolidated Superior and Municipal Courts, the Juvenile Court, and the Appellate Department of the Superior Court. He also served as Executive Director of Legal Services of Northern California.

Under Judge Warren’s leadership, the National Center for State Courts doubled its services to state courts and justice systems around the world. As a judge, he founded the Sacramento Court Appointed Special Advocates program and Sacramento Child Advocates, Inc., which provide legal representation to minors in all Sacramento abuse and neglect proceedings. He has been given national awards by the Justice Management Institute, the National Conference of Court Public Information Officers, the National Association of State Judicial Educators, and the American Judges Association in 1996. He has also been named California Jurist of the Year, and Sacramento Judge of the Year three times.

Warren received his J.D. and an M.A. in political science from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. from Williams College. He served on a Fulbright Fellowship in Iran.