I am very pleased to announce the shiny new 2019 Chamber of Justice staff:

• Right Hand of Justice: Saba Astor Tarentae
  
• Left Hand of Justice: Turel Sorenn
  
• Appeals Panel: Gaius Julius Caesar, Atra Ventus, and Kojiro Keibatsu.
  

This was a difficult list to put together. I received 19 applications, far more than I've ever received for any position in my many years of DB leadership. Making things more complicated, many of those applicants were interested in all of the open spots, while some were specifically interested in one or two positions. I received many good responses to the questions I asked in the application survey -- for the record, there was no correct answer to any of the questions but I did give more weight to those answers I found particularly thoughtful.

In the end, I opted to bring Saba (or Farrin, his one true name) onboard as Right Hand because I know him to be levelheaded, careful, and hardworking -- all important traits in a Hand of Justice. I am bringing Turel back as Left Hand for much the same reason. He served during the 2017 term with passion and distinction and I have no doubt that he will defend our members to the best of his considerable ability.

For the Appeals Panel, the Covenant calls for prioritize panel members from different units. To that end, and because both Hands currently reside in Odan Urr, I chose members who had never served in the CoJ in any capacity and who come from other units -- Gaius from Plagueis, Koji from Naga Sadow, and Atra from his own special place. I'm confident this panel will serve ably when called upon for the coming year. If all goes well, they won't have anything to do.

Please join me in congratulating the new CoJ staff!