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Court Manager Vol. 37 #2 – Spring 2023
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Vol. 37 #2 – Spring 2023

In this Issue:
  • Measuring the Impacts of Strategies to Reduce Court Caseloads and Backlogs

  • Internal Controls Are for Everybody!—Part Two:  Financial Controls

  • Tips of the Trade: Grants Management

  • What Court Professionals Need to Know: Training, Certificates, and Certification on the NACM CORE®

  • A Joint Invitation for Your NACM Participation

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    Measuring the Impacts of Strategies to Reduce Court Caseloads and Backlogs

    by Kelly Roberts Freeman & Rory Monaghan
    Backlogs in court case processing are not new and have been a focus of the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) since its founding. Justice Delayed: The Pace of Litigation in Urban Trial Courts was published in 1978 on this... Read more »
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    Internal Controls Are for Everybody!—Part Two:  Financial Controls

    by Norman H. Meyer, Jr.
    When internal controls are considered, we often automatically think of financial management. Considering that, let us walk through the five main internal control components using Financial Controls as an example…
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    Tips of the Trade: Grants Management

    by Melinda Brooks
    This article will tackle the more practical tips of the trade: organizational habits and tricks to get organized and communicate clearly within and outside of your organization on grant-funded projects…
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    What Court Professionals Need to Know: Training, Certificates, and Certification on the NACM CORE®

    by TJ BeMent
    The NACM CORE® (https://nacmCORE.org/) is a comprehensive training program for court managers.  NACM’s intent in promoting these competencies goes beyond providing information for professionals working in court administration to also promoting excellence in the administration of justice and court management. ... Read more »
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    A Joint Invitation for Your NACM Participation

    by Dawn Palermo & Janet Cornell
    Committee activities noted in this issue represent just a few examples of the numerous ways NACM members can get involved. It can be intimidating at first to step in, especially if you aren’t familiar with other NACM members or know committee... Read more »
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Departments

President’s Message

by Jeffrey Tsunekawa

Courtside Conversation
Tahnicia Phillips

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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