The SJI Board met on December 15th, 2025, and awarded 18 new grant applications totaling $2.0 million for the 1st quarter of FY 2026. The Board awarded six (6) Strategic Initiative Grants (SIG) to: National Center for State Courts (NCSC), in partnership with the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and the Conference of State Court …
Read MoreThe FY 2026 1st Quarter SJI Board Meeting was held on Monday, December 15th, 2025, at the Pennsylvania Judicial Center in Harrisburg, PA. SJI Executive Director, Jonathan Mattiello, Senior Program Advisor, Michelle White, and members of the SJI Board were joined by Justice P. Kevin Brobson of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, State Court Administrator, Andrea …
Read MoreThe IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, has just launched the Uncomplicated Courts Initiative, a national effort to redesign how people navigate high-volume civil cases. SJI is honored to fund this initiative—driving forward solutions that make our courts clearer, easier to navigate, and more responsive to the people they serve. …
Read MoreWhen? February 18th, 2026, at 12:00PM EST. The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) is virtually holding an important training focused on the often-overlooked role of nonvisible disabilities in civil legal proceedings involving military-connected survivors. This session will explore how conditions such as PTS/D, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), …
Read MoreIAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, and the Berkeley Judicial Institute (BJI)—with support from the State Justice Institute—recently released A Blueprint for Judicial Innovation, which details takeaways from Advancing Innovation: A National Summit on Judicial Leadership. The publication distills insights from a national gathering of nearly 50 judicial leaders across …
Read MoreSJI is honored and proud to have the opportunity to host the Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (AI) Emerging Science & Technologies Conference, a court system strategic initiative held at the State Justice Institute Headquarters, put together by Michelle White and Lauren Curtis. This inspiring conference, collaborated with The National Courts and Sciences Institute (NCSI), …
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