Honorable Brian Mackenzie

Judge

Judge Brian MacKenzie is an award-winning judicial educator who retired from the bench after almost 27 years of service. Upon leaving, he became one of the founders of the Justice Speakers Institute and serves as its Co-President and Chief Financial Officer. Judge MacKenzie was education chair of the American Judges Association and the chair of the American Bar Association’s Traffic Court Conference. He has taught for, among others, the National Judicial College, The National Association of Drug Court Professionals, the Center for Court Innovation, The National Center for State Courts, the American Judges Association, the American Bar Association, American University and the National Association of Court Managers.
He has been honored by the Foundation for the Improvement of Justice with the Paul H. Chapman medal for significant contributions to the American Criminal Justice System and by the American Judges Association’s Elliott Zide award for significant contributions to judicial education