The 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, …
Read MoreThe Center for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) and the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) are increasing state court capacity to address the increasing number of immigrant children likely to appear in state courts. With SJI support, CPPS and the NCSC recently released a Guide to State Court Cases Involving Unaccompanied Immigrant Children. The purpose …
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