The Student Editorial Board has four basic functions. The Publication Team executes the publication process for each issue. The Notes Team works with Journal Adjuncts and junior members to develop student Notes. The Events Team develops and executes FCBJ’s professional development and social events. Lastly, the Online Team is responsible for maintaining the Journal’s online presence.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
C.J. Onis
The Editor-in-Chief (“EIC”) is responsible for coordinating the publishing and administrative functions of the Journal. The EIC is responsible to the Editorial Board,the FCBA, and the law school administration.
EXECUTIVE EDITORS
Caroline DiCostanzo & Catherine Zhou
The Executive Editors (“EEs”) are responsible for the formatting, grammar, and style of all articles to be printed in a given publication cycle. The EEs conduct preliminary edits and conform all articles to FCBJ formatting style. During this initial stage of edits, the EEs propose substantive revisions for the EIC’s and author’s review and indicate where footnotes are missing.
MANAGING EDITOR
Ori F. Fedida
The Managing Editor (“ME”) is responsible for the efficient operation and administration of the FCBJ, including overseeing all non-production related activities and events. The ME is responsible for enforcing the FCBJ Disciplinary Policy, coordinating appropriate disciplinary consequences with the EIC. The ME is also responsible for the FCBJ’s web presence.
SUBMISSIONS EDITOR
Andrew Allen
The Submissions Editor (“SE”) is responsible for initially screening all articles written by academics and practitioners submitted to the FCBJ for publication. The SE reads all article submissions, evaluates which articles are relevant to the Federal Circuit, and determines which articles are of publishable quality and have appropriate content for the FCBJ. The SE then coordinates with the EIC to select submitted articles for publication. The SE also maintains the FCBJ LinkedIn account by accepting new member requests and publishing posts requesting articles submissions.
SENIOR ARTICLES EDITOR
Audrey Cheng
The Senior Articles Editor (“SAE”) assists the EIC in the publication process and oversees the work of the Articles Editors. The SAE assigns articles to each AE team and sets the AE timeline for edits. Once the staff members and Articles Editors finish their work on an article, the SAE thoroughly reviews each binder page, source, and textual edit to verify the changes are proper.
ARTICLES EDITORS
Johann Choo
Patrick Schaller
Jonathan Schneider
Rachel Stempler
The Articles Editors (“AEs”) are assigned articles for source-checking, Bluebooking, and proofreading. Each AE oversees an Articles Group, composed of senior and junior staff members.
SENIOR NOTES EDITOR
Ariana Asefi
The Senior Notes Editor (“SNE”) manages the Scholarly Writing program for FCBJ. The SNE is responsible for his or her own notes group and oversees the Notes Editors. Additionally, the SNE collects feedback from Notes Editors and junior staff members at the end of the note writing process, and works to plan a panel to inform junior members of publication options.
NOTES EDITORS
Claire Housley
Deborah Jaffe
Leena Tahmassian-Pacosian
Kelly Zhang
The Notes Editors (“NE”) are responsible for supervising the development of student notes, which are written by junior staff members.