Doug Shima elected president of the National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks

TOPEKA—Doug Shima, clerk of the appellate courts, was elected president of the National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks at the organization's annual meeting.
 
Shima was appointed clerk in 2016 and has been with the Kansas appellate courts since 1995. He was a research attorney for the Court of Appeals and then chambers counsel for retired Judge G. Joseph Pierron Jr.
 
“In my nearly 30 years with the courts, I have learned what it means to be a great leader from the many justices, judges, and colleagues I have worked with,” he said. “They set a high bar, and I will do my best to meet it as I guide this amazing organization in 2025.”
 
Shima has been a member of the National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks since 2016 and has held various leadership roles including vice president, president-elect, and chair of the Awards, Resolutions, and Memorials Committee and the Membership Committee. The organization was founded in 1973.
 
Shima graduated from Washburn University School of Law, where he served as Washburn Law Journal staff, received the Order of the Barristers Award from the Washburn Moot Court Council, and received American Jurisprudence Awards for legal research and writing, and in constitutional law.
 
He is a member of the Sam A. Crow American Inn of Court, the Kansas Bar Association, and the Topeka Bar Association, which awarded him the Outstanding Young Lawyer Award in 1997 and the Hon. E. Newton Vickers Professionalism Award in 2014.
 
About the National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks
 
The National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks was founded in 1973 and is dedicated to enhancing the skills and knowledge of its members, promoting effective court administration, facilitating the exchange of ideas, and providing resources for the dissemination of information on appellate court operations.
 
Its membership includes state, federal, military, and tribal appellate and supreme court clerks from across the United States, the District of Columbia, and United States territories.