On April 8, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on “The Adequacy of Representation in Capital Cases.” Sen. Russ Feingold (D‑WI) presided over the session of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, which heard testimony from a variety of experts including Michael Greco, former President of the American Bar Association, Bryan Stevenson, Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, the Honorable Carolyn Temin of the Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania, and Donald Verilli, a partner at Jenner & Block. Copies of the testimony given, statements from members of the Judiciary Committee, and a Webcast of the proceedings are available here.
Posted April 10, 2008. See also Representation.
Citation Guide
- Death Penalty Information Center (2025, March 14). Senate Judiciary Committee Hears Testimony on Adequacy of Counsel in Death Penalty Cases. Retrieved October 3, 2026, from https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/senate-judiciary-committee-hears-testimony-on-adequacy-of-counsel-in-death-penalty-cases
- Death Penalty Information Center. “Senate Judiciary Committee Hears Testimony on Adequacy of Counsel in Death Penalty Cases.” Last modified March 14, 2025. Accessed October 3, 2026. https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/senate-judiciary-committee-hears-testimony-on-adequacy-of-counsel-in-death-penalty-cases.
- Death Penalty Information Center. “Senate Judiciary Committee Hears Testimony on Adequacy of Counsel in Death Penalty Cases.” Death Penalty Information Center, 14 Mar. 2025, https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/senate-judiciary-committee-hears-testimony-on-adequacy-of-counsel-in-death-penalty-cases. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.
