National Association of State Judicial Educators
The Spring 2011 issue
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) was awarded the 2010 Juvenile Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention this past October. NCJFCJ has been providing training and Read more
by Emily Gold With funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Center for Court Innovation and The National Judicial College have launched the development and evaluation of a national demonstration project that will Read more
I am constantly amazed at the dedicated NASJE members who, although their workloads are increasing and their budgets are decreasing, devote time to NASJE and continue to keep it strong. Mr. Tom Langhorne (VA) and Ms. Claudia Fernandes (CA) have Read more
Please join us in welcoming the following new NASJE members: Hon. Timothy J. Baland, Facilitator, Literature for Lifelong Learning, Battle Lake, MN Ms. Janice Calvi-Ruimerman Esq., Deputy Director, Continuing Education, Connecticut Center for Judicial Education, Hartford, CT Hon. Debra Heise, Read more
Deborah Williamson, executive officer for the AOC Department of Court Services, retired Feb. 28, 2011. Deb served the Administrative Office of the Courts for two decades in a variety of capacities and most recently oversaw the Divisions of Court Interpreting Read more
A publication of the Judicial Conference of Indiana, Judicial Balance includes stories and insights. Please visit http://www.in.gov/judiciary/balance/ for all the latest and archived issues of Judicial Balance. The March 2011 issue contains the following articles: A Call for Compassion Get Read more
1 – EVIDENCE IN JUVENILE & FAMILY COURTS — September 19-23, 2011 in Reno, NV How do the rules of evidence apply in dispositional hearings? Which rules apply to expert witness testimony that may not be scientific? How can the Read more
The article Computer-based education for judges by Steve Simon, originally published in the Spring 1989 issue, looks at the limitations of traditional education delivery methods including the lack of feedback, travel cost and timeliness of information, especially for new judges. Read more
by Anthony P. Wartnik, Judge (Retired) There are people in your courts who deserve special attention. Some have committed crimes they didn’t understand and some have been convicted of crimes for which they are not fully culpable and both are Read more
Evidence-Based Sentencing Webinar, May 23, 2011, 11:00 PST. The National Center for State Courts has developed a new evidence‐based sentencing curriculum. The model curriculum is designed to help judges use evidence‐based sentencing strategies to decrease the number of repeat offenders and increase safety in their communities.
Dr. Deborah Williamson, Adam K. Matz, Jim Columbia, Janet Bixler & NormaJean Conn Introduction The Kentucky Court of Justice (KCOJ) processes over a million cases per year. Though caseloads continue to rise throughout the state the KCOJ has reluctantly relinquished Read more