Be sure to listen to court leaders share their stories about the Court Improvement Program (CIP), in a series of podcasts, moderated by Bill DeLisio, Colorado’s Family Law Program manager. CIP provides federal money to help families at risk or in crisis. DeLisio conducted the 10 interviews at the National Judicial Leadership Summit on Child …
Read MoreUnderscored by recent research from the ABA’s Commission of Women, which highlighted the need to address workplace-related sexual harassment, the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) received a grant from SJI in develop and deliver educational programming for the legal community. NAWJ’s #WeToo in the Legal Workplace program provides content specifically for judges and other …
Read MoreAfter more than two years of work, the SJI-supported National Judicial Opioid Task Force (NJOTF) this week released a report that lays the groundwork for state courts nationwide to treat opioid-addicted defendants more like patients than criminals by using a combination of counseling services and medicated-assisted treatment. The release of the report was attended by …
Read MoreThe woman’s last name was called a few times in Collin County Court in north Texas before she finally appeared, 15 minutes late, with a baby in her arms and tears in her eyes. As Ben White (pictured in center), the court’s senior IT manager, watched her rush into the courtroom, he assumed the woman …
Read MoreCourt leaders frequently express concern about the ability to: (1) recruit and retain qualified employees and (2) meet the development desires of a workforce that is increasingly hungry for “growth and learning opportunities.” Are you one of them? If yes, you are not alone. Leaders of both private and public organizations frequently express concerns about …
Read MoreJudges, law enforcement officials, and health agency representatives recently met at the Hawaii State Supreme Court for the inaugural Hawaii Summit on Improving the Governmental Response to Community Mental Illness. The summit was supported by SJI, the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and the Conference of State Court Administrators COSCA), with technical assistance from the …
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