As I do every year at this time, I submit changes and events that I would like to see occur in the coming year in the courts, government agencies, federal and state legislatures and the law profession.

Congress should pass the First Step Act, a criminal justice reform bill that is now before the Senate. The bill proposes reforms to the federal criminal justice system and reduces some very punitive federal sentences. The president indicated that he will sign it. It is a realistic criminal justice reform that should continue as a bipartisan effort.