Commission Chief Named President of NAWCJ

James J. Szablewicz, chief deputy commissioner of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission, has been named president of the National Association of Workers’ Compensation Judiciary, the commission announced Thursday. Szabelwicz was installed during the NAWCJ's annual conference held Aug. 19-22 in Orlando, Florida. He replaces Jennifer Hopens, a hearings director for the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation. NAWCJ, founded in 2009, provides education for workers’ compensation judges at the trial and appellate level. Members of the judiciary who are directl...