CHAMBERS OF JUSTICE STEPHEN BREYER
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington, D. C. 20543

October 5, 2006

Honorable Randy J. Holland
Supreme Court of Delaware
34 The Circle
Georgetown, DE 19947

Dear Justice Holland (crossed out and replaced with “Randy”),

Thank you for serving as a small group judicial facilitator for “Fair and Independent Courts: A Conference on the State of the Judiciary”. Your participation and your own judicial expertise lent depth and gravity to the work of crafting recommendations for a plan of action on the important issues discussed at the Conference.

The Conference has already accomplished important work. By educating leaders in their respective fields from across the nation, we have begun to increase public understanding of the critical role filled by courts in our democracy. We hope that all those who attended the Conference will return to their workplaces and communities with a renewed appreciation for the judiciary and that they will work both to defend the independence of the courts, and to improve them.

Your contribution to this project was invaluable. Your stature and your knowledge helped to make the Conference newsworthy, substantive and productive. We hope that you enjoyed the opportunity to work with people from other parts of the country and from other professions who, like you, are concerned about the future of our nation’s courts.

The work of the Supreme Court affects the lives of many Americans. We think that this Conference, too, can have a significant impact on the lives of Americans, and we are grateful to you for being our colleague in this work.

Please accept our heartfelt thanks for your help in making the Conference a success.

Sincerely yours,

Stephen Breyer (thank you)
Stephen Breyer Associate Justice
United States Supreme Court

Sandra
Sandra Day O’Connor
Associate Justice