The SJI Board of Directors met on April 1, 2019 to make decisions on quarterly grant applications and awarded a total of 13 new grants. Nine (9) Technical Assistance Grants were awarded: the Kansas Judicial Branch to improve and expand services for self-represented litigants; the Judiciary of Guam for an assessment of Superior Court case assignments; the Franklin County, …
Read MoreThe Public Engagement Pilot Initiative is a joint collaboration of the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) and the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, with grant support from the State Justice Institute (SJI). After a nationwide call for proposals, six public engagement pilot projects have been selected from an exciting and diverse group of …
Read MoreThe National Center for State Courts (NCSC) recently released the Automated Redaction Proof of Concept Report, made possible by an SJI grant. The goal of this 16-page, Proof of Concept (POC) Report, is to quantify the accuracy of automated redaction capabilities and share those results with the court community. The report focuses on the following …
Read MoreThe chief justices of the six New England states have launched the New England Regional Judicial Opioid Initiative (NE RJOI), the second regional group of its kind. The establishment of the New England group, which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, comes at a time when federal, state and local leaders …
Read MoreThe Elements of Judicial Excellence (EJE) are a set of knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics of being a great judge that emerged from lengthy consultations with Illinois judges. The EJE framework was developed with support from SJI and the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). In the NJC’s 2019 printed catalog, courses are aligned with the Elements of Judicial Excellence. …
Read MoreTo address the issue of gender bias and sexual harassment in the workplace, the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) created a web page for court employees and others with information specific to the courts work environment. This project is supported with grant funding from SJI. The web page includes information such as the Conference …
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