ell ▁to ▁serve ▁ ▁as ▁the ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁Jud icial ▁Conference ' s ▁Committee ▁on ▁C riminal ▁Law . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Cass ell ▁res igned ▁his ▁jud icial ▁position ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁teaching ▁at ▁the ▁S . J . ▁Qu in ney ▁College ▁of ▁Law . ▁ ▁Crime ▁Vict im ▁Rights ▁Adv oc acy ▁ ▁Cass ell ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁leading ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁protect ing ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁crime ▁vict ims ▁during ▁the ▁criminal ▁justice ▁process . ▁ ▁Cass ell ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁supporting ▁Ut ah ’ s ▁Crime ▁Vict ims ’ ▁Rights ▁Am end ment , ▁which ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Cass ell ▁represented ▁vict ims ▁and ▁surv iving ▁family ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁bomb ing ▁in ▁efforts ▁to ▁obtain ▁access ▁to ▁court ▁proceed ings . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Cass ell ▁un success fully ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁T enth ▁Circ uit , ▁seeking ▁crime ▁vict ims ’ ▁rights ▁for ▁Sue ▁and ▁Ken ▁Ant ro bus , ▁whose ▁daughter ▁was ▁murder ed ▁in ▁a ▁mass acre ▁at ▁the ▁T rol ley ▁Square ▁sho pping ▁center ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁T enth ▁Circ uit ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁issue ▁was ▁a ▁“ diff icult ” ▁one , ▁with ▁one ▁judge ▁diss ent ing . ▁ ▁Also