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President Nominates Six To Serve On Board Of Directors

By law, SJI is supervised by a Board of Directors consisting of 11 members appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 10703, the President appoints 6 judges and 1 state court administrator from a list of candidates submitted to the President by the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ). In addition, the President also appoints 4 public member positions, no more than 2 of whom can be from the same political party.
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Immigration In The State Courts Project Identifies Key Policy Issues

During their work on a SJI-funded Strategic Initiatives Grant, the Center for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) has found that one of the biggest challenges to addressing the impacts of immigration in the state courts is a lack of agreement about the appropriate answers to very difficult policy questions.
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New Mexico Justice System Interpreter Resource Partnership

In FY 2008, SJI awarded a Project Grant (SJI-08-N-173) to the New Mexico Administrative Office of the Court for the New Mexico Justice System Interpreter Resource Partnership. The partnership is currently assisting justice system agencies by providing a shared capacity for recruitment, screening, and training of interpreters in New Mexico.
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