Ronald J. Hedges is the Principal of Ronald J. Hedges LLC. He served as a United States Magistrate Judge in the District of New Jersey for over 20 years. He speaks and writes on a variety of topics, many of which are related to electronic information, including procedural and substantive criminal law, information governance, litigation management, and the integration of new technologies such as artificial intelligence into existing information governance policies and procedures. He is a member of the NJSBA Artificial Intelligence Committee and the NYSBA AI & Emerging Technologies Committee. Ron is also a member of the Founders Circle of the Georgetown Law Advanced eDiscovery Institute.

Ron is the lead author of a guide for federal judges on electronically stored information, https://www.fjc.gov/content/323370/managing-discoveryelectronic-information-third-edition-2017. Ron is also the co-senior editor of The Sedona Conference Cooperation Proclamation, Resources for the Judiciary, Fourth Edition (August 2025) and prior editions thereof.

He is also the editor of various compendiums on electronic information in criminal investigations and proceedings hosted by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, https://www.mass.gov/servicedetails/understanding-electronic-information-in-criminal-investigations-and-actions.

Ron can be reached at r_hedges@live.com