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Court Manager Vol. 37 #1 - Winter 2023
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Vol. 37 #1 - Winter 2023

In this Issue:
  • Helping Courts Address Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity

  • Internal Controls Are for Everybody!—Part One*

  • Modern Grants Management for Courts

  • The NACM Effect

  • What in the World Are You Talking About? The Alphabet Soup of Court Management

Features

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    Helping Courts Address Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity

    by Edwin Bell
    Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Judicature, vol. 106, no. 2 (summer 2022). The article is being used with the permission of Judicature. As the challenges of adjusting to the COVID pandemic ease within state courts, persistent concerns regarding the... Read more »
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    Internal Controls Are for Everybody!—Part One*

    by Norman H. Meyer, Jr.
    Editor’s Note: This article will be a two-part series. Part two will be published in the spring 2023 edition of Court Manager.  Quick—take a moment to think about what internal controls your court is using to minimize risk. Even more basically, do... Read more »
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    Modern Grants Management for Courts

    by Melinda Brooks
    While courts have long received grant funding to support critical programs, either as a direct awardee or a sub-recipient, the concept of grants management as a core administrative function is beginning to resonate among more court leaders. Rather than serving... Read more »
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    The NACM Effect

    by Stacey Fields
    In 2018 what brought me to standing in the lobby of an Atlanta, Georgia hotel about to attend my first NACM conference was an invitation from a colleague, Jeff Chapple. Unsure what to expect, I walked into a room of... Read more »
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    What in the World Are You Talking About? The Alphabet Soup of Court Management

    by Dawn Palermo
    NACM and all courts use acronyms and nicknames for all kinds of organizations, agencies, and companies. If you aren’t familiar with this alphabet soup of acronyms, meetings where these abbreviated titles are being used can be confusing to follow. People often won’t... Read more »
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Departments

President’s Message

by Jeffrey Tsunekawa

Courtside Conversation
Paul DeLosh

by Carlene Redmond

Management Musings

by Giuseppe M. Fazari

A Question of Ethics

by Peter Kiefer
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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