Charles Koch, longtime Faculty member at William and Mary Law School and an important consultant to ACUS, passed away on February 18^th. The Conference would like to acknowledge his friendship and service. - Paul Verkuil Mr. Koch consulted on the following projects:

Koch, Charles H., Jr., and David A. Koplow. The Fourth Bite at the Apple: A Study of the Operation and Utility of the Social Security Administration’s Appeals Council. 1987 ACUS 625, and 17 FLA. ST. U. L. REV. 199 (1990). Recommendation 87-7: “A New Role for the Social Security Appeals Council.” 1 C.F.R. § 305.87-7 (1993) and 52 FED. REG. 49,143 (Dec. 30, 1987).

Verkuil, Paul R., Daniel Gifford, Charles Koch, Richard Pierce, and Jeffrey S. Lubbers. The Federal Administrative Judiciary. 1992 ACUS 773. Also: Verkuil, Paul R. Reflections Upon the Federal Administrative Judiciary. 39 UCLA L. REV. 1341 (1992). An extract of this report also published as: Lubbers, Jeffrey S. The Federal Administrative Judiciary: Establishing an Appropriate System of Performance Evaluation for ALJs. 7 ADMIN. L. J. AM. U. 589 (1994). Supra no. 234. Recommendation 92-7: “The Federal Administrative Judiciary.” 1 C.F.R. § 305.92-7 (1993) and 57 FED. REG. 61,760 (Dec. 29, 1992).