With grant support from SJI, technical assistance from the NCSC, and use of the podcast studio at the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens, the Georgia Superior Courts have established a thriving podcast. Centered on Georgia law and issues relevant statewide, judges J. Wade Padgett (Augusta Circuit) and Tain Kell (Cobb Circuit), enlist …
Read MoreIn December 2017, The National Center for State Courts (NCSC), with support from SJI, released the Elements of Judicial Excellence Framework. The framework was created to support a well-coordinated, evidence-based system of judicial professional development, and provides information court leaders can use when deciding how to structure judicial education, performance feedback programs, and mentoring programs for …
Read MoreThe Superior Court in Pima County, Arizona implemented the FASTAR Pilot Program in November 2017. The program was designed to address case management complaints concerning cases valued at $50,000 or less, which were automatically assigned to compulsory arbitration. Under the pilot program rules, cases eligible for compulsory arbitration could be assigned to expedited case management …
Read MoreLast month, SJI featured the culmination of a two-year project by the National Judicial Opioid Task Force (NJOTF). The report provided state courts nationwide with further information regarding the treatment of opioid-addicted defendants. Housed withing the National Center for State Court Library’s eCollection is the final report and several special-subject bench cards or bulletins, which …
Read MoreWith grant support from SJI, the Fulton County Magistrate Court (FCMC), located in Atlanta, Georgia, received funding in 2017 through the National Center for State Courts’ (NCSC) Civil Justice Initiative for a demonstration pilot project to implement and test reforms on high-volume civil dockets. The FCMC caseload consists primarily of small claims (up to $15,000), …
Read MoreBe 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 …
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