Feb
09
Dr. Patricia H. Murrell Retires — Her Impact Reverberates
Dr. Pat Murrell has retired after setting a continuing standard of excellence in judicial branch education.
Author: Jeff Schrade
Feb
09
NASJE members take part in IOJT Conference
NASJE was well-represented at the 6th International Organization for Judicial Training Conference held in Washington, D.C., in November.
Feb
07
The NASJE Curriculum: I’ve Heard About It, Received Two Large Manuals, But Why Is It Important to Me?
This is the first in what the NASJE Curriculum Committee hopes will be a series of articles about the curriculum, its origin, its vision, its components, and how to use it.
Feb
07
Law Day — May 1, 2014
Law Day was started in 1958 by President Eisenhower to celebrate the rule of law and to educate citizens on how law and legal processes support American freedoms, with an emphasis on the role of courts in our democracy.
Jul
12
Seven (Easy) Steps to Creating a Transition Policy for Juvenile Drug Court Team Members
Juvenile Drug Court (JDC) professionals are innovative, dedicated professionals who often get promoted, are appointed to work in other areas of the court, or find new career paths. For this reason there is a substantial amount of turnover among JDC team members.
Jul
12
Team Life Cycles
Forming, storming, norming, and performing, comprise an influential framework for understanding the life cycle of teams. Judicial branch educators can use this framework to better understand their own teams, as well as to educate judges and court managers about the essential practice of building teams.
Jul
12
Turnover within Judicial Education Organizations: Cost and Opportunity
The impact of turnover within a judicial education organization may be amplified by the small size of a judicial education staff, or the scarcity of qualified judicial educators.
Jul
12
Civics Education for Court Staff
According to The Nation’s Report Card, the official site for results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, high school seniors are falling behind in their understanding of government and civics, scoring less than 50% on national tests. And unless you pursue a career in law, government, or politics, it doesn’t get any better after high school.
Jul
12
Court Staff Benefit from Law and Literature Course
Law and literature courses are common offerings in law schools across the country and are a regular feature in many judge trainings. In these instances, literature is used as a way of understanding the complex issues that are faced in the justice system. This serves a purpose, but there is also benefit in extending the study of literature to judicial staff beyond the bench.
Jul
12
Transitions – Spring 2013
Please join us in welcoming new NASJE members and acknowledging transitions of current members.
Jun
18
Dr. Maureen Conner receives 2013 Karen Thorson Award
Dr. Conner has been a friend and mentor to many NASJE members. For those who do not know her, she serves as the director of the Judicial Administration Program at the Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice.
Apr
14
Nevada’s Judicial Outreach in Action
Since 2003, at the urging of Justice Mark Gibbons, the Nevada Supreme Court has been hearing cases at high schools throughout the state. Panels, usually made up of three of the seven Justices, have traveled to a number of rural areas, conducting hearings that usually have a connection to that specific region, in an effort to allow the general population and students to see how the court functions.
Apr
14
Dispute Resolution Skills Evolve to Fit a 21st Century Court System
Theories and practices relating to dispute resolution in the late 1970s and early 1980s focused on conflict management outside the courtroom. In 1986, court-mandated mediation and statutory arbitration were trending on the legislative front, models for appropriate alternatives to trial were emerging, and judges were hungry for information and tools.
Apr
14
Procedural Fairness: Using Blended Learning to Extend the Reach
When considering how to teach procedural fairness, Washington state judicial educators searched for a way that extended beyond the traditional conference plenary session so commonly used in our state. We sought to do more than inform, but also to convince people to change.
Apr
14
New Feature: Educating Court Personnel
Educating and training court personnel is every bit as important as educating our judges, but often it gets less airtime. So NASJE News is launching a new feature category exclusively dedicated to education for court personnel, starting with this article.
Apr
13
Outreach Opportunity: Law Day 2013 – Realizing the Dream
In a year that marks the 150th anniversary of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 50th anniversary of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech, the 2013 Law Day theme is particularly apt: “Realizing the Dream: Equality for All.”
Apr
10
Creating Teams to Enhance JBE Programs
Regardless of whether you are a member of a team, a formal manager, or an informal leader, it is important to understand how teams can be formed and enhanced to produce the most effective JBE programs.