Board of Directors

��51 is headed by an 11-member Board of Directors appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. By law, the Board is bipartisan: no more than six members may be of the same political party. The Board meets quarterly or more often.

Chair, John G. Levi

John G. Levi was nominated to serve on the Board of Directors of the ��51 by President Barack Obama on August 6, 2009, and his nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 19, 2010. He was elected Chairman of the ��51 Board by his fellow Board members on April 7, 2010 and his re-nomination was confirmed by the Senate...

Hear from ��51 Board Chair John Levi on the current state of Access to Justice in America.

Vice Chair, Father Pius Pietrzyk, O.P.

Father Pius was nominated to serve on the Board of Directors of ��51 by President Barack Obama on December 17, 2009, and his nomination was confirmed by the U. S. Senate on March 29, 2010. Father Pius is a priest of the Order of Preachers (the “Dominicans”). He currently serves as the Chairman of the Department of Pastoral...