: Environment al ▁organis ations ▁based ▁in ▁Bang l adesh ▁Category : Res earch ▁instit utes ▁in ▁Bang l adesh ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Bang l adesh <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁Scott ▁S ledge ▁has ▁been ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Chief ▁Copy right ▁Royal ty ▁Judge . ▁He ▁will ▁serve ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁six ▁years , ▁subject ▁to ▁re app oint ment ▁to ▁additional ▁terms . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁S ledge ▁recently ▁retired ▁as ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁bank rupt cy ▁judge ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Alabama , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁As ▁a ▁federal ▁judge ▁in ▁Northern ▁Alabama , ▁Judge ▁S ledge ▁pres ided ▁over ▁a ▁heavy ▁volume ▁of ▁cases , ▁while ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁national ▁jud ges ’ ▁organizations . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁S ledge ▁was ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Jud icial ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Bar ▁Association , ▁the ▁largest ▁jud ges ’ ▁organization ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Article ▁ 1 ▁judge ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Conference ▁of ▁Federal ▁Tri al ▁Jud ges . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁a ▁bank rupt cy ▁judge , ▁he ▁served ▁twelve ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁Alabama ▁State ▁Council ▁on ▁the ▁Arts , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁chair ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁Other ▁arts ▁jobs ▁include ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁on ▁the ▁regional ▁Southern ▁Arts ▁Federation , ▁representing ▁Alabama , ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁and ▁Alabama ▁advoc acy ▁captain ▁for ▁Americans ▁for