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Court Manager Vol. 39 #3 — Summer 2025
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Vol. 39 #3 — Summer 2025

In this Issue:
  • National Association for Court Management 40th Anniversary

  • Behind the Bench: How CATCH Court Redefined Justice for Human Trafficking Survivors

  • Designing Dignity: Rebuilding Public Trust Through Court Architecture

  • Artificial Intelligence: A Powerful Tool for Court Professionals

Features

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    National Association for Court Management 40th Anniversary

    by Norman Meyer, Marcus Reinkensmeyer, Jude Del Preore, Jeffrey Tsunekawa
    1985–2025 Our History: A Snapshot of NACM’s Milestones and Innovations First Ten Years: 1985–1995 The National Association for Court Management (NACM) was formed following the merger of the National Association for Court Administration (NACA) and the National Association of Trial... Read more »
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    Behind the Bench: How CATCH Court Redefined Justice for Human Trafficking Survivors

    by Judge Jodi L. Thomas
    It is a Thursday in courtroom 6D at the Franklin County Municipal Court. This is not my normal courtroom where I typically preside over a daily docket filled with traffic and criminal misdemeanors. This sacred space is for CATCH Court,... Read more »
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    Designing Dignity: Rebuilding Public Trust Through Court Architecture

    by Kristine Bishop Johnson
    As public institutions face unprecedented scrutiny, courthouses have emerged as critical symbols of government accountability — or its absence. Aging, confusing, and often oppressive in their layout and function, many of today’s justice facilities send an unintended message: This system... Read more »
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    Artificial Intelligence: A Powerful Tool for Court Professionals

    by Creadell Webb
    Over the past month, I have had the same reaction to several videos I have seen on the Internet: “Is this real or is this AI?” I know that I am not alone in this thought process based on the... Read more »
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Departments

President’s Message

by Tina Mattison

Management Musings

by Giuseppe M. Fazari

A Question of Ethics

by Peter Kiefer

Courtside Conversation
Kristie Collier

by Carlene Redmond
New Members
Sustaining Members
2024–2025 Board of Directors

National Association for Court Management


The National Association for Court Management is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of judicial administration at all levels of courts nationwide. In carrying out its purpose, the association strives to provide its members with professional education and to encourage the exchange of useful information among them; encourages the application of modern management techniques to courts; and, through the work of its committees, supports research and development in the field of court management, the independence of the judicial branch, and the impartial administration of the courts.

EDITORS

Joseph D'Amico

Trial Court Administrator
17th Judicial Circuit Court, Fort Lauderdale, FL
jdamico@17th.flcourts.org


Jessica Humphreys

Superior Court Director
Yakima County Superior Court, Yakima, WA
jessica.humphreys@co.yakima.wa.us


MANAGING EDITOR

NATIONAL CENTER FOR STATE COURTS

300 Newport Ave., Williamsburg, VA 23185
(800) 616-6164

communications@ncsc.org

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