Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough’s Ed Mullins inducted into Warren E. Burger Society
January 18, 2017
The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has inducted Edward W. Mullins, Jr., partner emeritus in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Columbia, S.C. office, into the Warren E. Burger Society, which honors individuals who have volunteered their time, talent, and support to NCSC. Mullins was among five new inductees into the society named for the former Chief Justice of the United States who helped found NCSC in 1971.
Among those attending the ceremony in Washington, D.C. was retired Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court Costa Pleicones, who said, “Ed Mullins is regarded as a treasure in our state. His career has been marked by excellence, involvement, and significant accomplishments.”
On Mullins’ achievements, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court Mark Martin said, “Ed has demonstrated time and time again that he is a true friend of the judiciary. After a lifetime dedicated to improving the administration of justice in our state courts, Ed is certainly deserving of this distinct honor.”
Other inductees include:
- James Hannah, (former Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, inducted posthumously)
- Wallace Jefferson, former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, current partner with Alexander, Dubose, Jefferson & Townsend in Austin, Texas
- Donna Melby, partner with Paul Hastings, LLP, Los Angeles
- Myron T. Steele, former Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, partner with Potter, Anderson & Corroon, LLP
Burger Society inductees receive a limited edition portrait of Chief Justice Burger, which was commissioned by Texas attorney Charles Noteboom. There are 1,986 prints of the portrait. The first two are owned by Chief Justice Burger’s children, and the last was owned by the late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who took his oath from the retiring Chief Justice Burger in 1986. Burger Society inductees receive a limited edition portrait of Chief Justice Burger.
In 2013 Mullins received the John Pickering award for meritorious service to NCSC’s Lawyers Committee, on which he has served since 2005.
The National Center for State Courts
The National Center for State Courts, headquartered in Williamsburg, Va., is a nonprofit court organization dedicated to improving the administration of justice by providing leadership and service to the state courts. Founded in 1971 by the Conference of Chief Justices and Chief Justice of the United States Warren E. Burger, NCSC provides education, training, technology, management, and research services to the nation’s state courts.
