This assessment was conducted by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) at the request of the Supreme Court of Missouri with grant support from SJI (SJI-15-T-119). The goal was to identify best practices in operating and managing limited jurisdiction courts throughout the United States, and suggest how those practices may be applied to municipal …
Read MoreThe SJI Board of Directors met on November 16, 2015, at the Supreme Court of Louisiana in New Orleans to make decisions on quarterly grant applications and awarded a total of fourteen (14) new grants. Two (2) Project Grants were awarded: support to the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to update the Managing Notorious …
Read MoreThe National Center for State Courts (NCSC) recently released a report titled, The Landscape of Civil Litigation of State Courts, which examines case characteristics and outcomes for 925,344 civil cases disposed during a one-year interval from courts exercising jurisdiction over civil cases in 10 urban counties in the United States. These 925,344 cases comprise approximately …
Read MoreIn 2011, the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) developed a report summarizing guidance from a National Working Group on how courts use offender risk and needs assessment (RNA) information to inform corrections-related decisions. The Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of State Court Administrators subsequently endorsed the report, and passed Resolution 7 recommending …
Read MoreTo help courts effectively handle the growing number of guardianship cases, the National Center for State Court’s Center for Elders and the Courts developed a webinar that outlines specific steps courts can take to improve services. The webinar, sponsored by the National Association for Court Management (NACM), based on its Adult Guardianship Guide — encourages …
Read MoreThe National Summit on Human Trafficking and the State Courts was held October 7-9, 2015, in New York City. Each state sent a team made up of judges, court managers, and other key stakeholders, as appointed by that state’s chief justice. The Summit was an overwhelming success, with teams from 46 states, 4 U.S. Territories, …
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