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Court Manager Vol. 38 #2 - Spring 2024
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Vol. 38 #2 - Spring 2024

In this Issue:
  • Engaging a New and Diverse Workforce: NACM’s 2024 Midyear Conference

  • Three Overlooked Areas for Engaging Employees Across Generations

  • Empowering Survivors through Technology: Addressing Gender-Based Violence in a Digital Era

  • What Does the Acronym DEI Mean to You?

  • I’m a Court Leader—Now WHAT? (aka “I’m a Court Leader—How Can I be Successful?”)

Features

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    Engaging a New and Diverse Workforce: NACM’s 2024 Midyear Conference

    by Melinda Brooks, Tina Mattison, and Dawn Palermo
    Costa Mesa, California played host to 388 in-person and 40 live-stream participants for the 2024 Midyear Conference of the National Association for Court Management. The interactive live-stream sessions were hosted by Melinda Brooks and Kendra Escudero, where participants discussed the... Read more »
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    Three Overlooked Areas for Engaging Employees Across Generations

    by Dima Ghawi
    One of the most consistent observations I have witnessed in my consulting work is the difficulty of engaging employees across generations. Tackling this challenge is critical for increasing competitiveness and growth, and particularly for increasing cross-generational camaraderie and synergy in... Read more »
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    Empowering Survivors through Technology: Addressing Gender-Based Violence in a Digital Era

    by Alicia Davis and Megan Hernandez Angulo
    We had the great pleasure of attending the annual conference of the International Association for Court Administration (IACA) in beautiful Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 25-27 last year. As in previous years, the IACA Conference themes are timely and universal in... Read more »
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    What Does the Acronym DEI Mean to You?

    by Creadell Webb
    By now, we all know that DEI stands for diversity, equity, and inclusion. However, what comes to mind when you hear the acronym DEI? Are your first thoughts in alignment with concepts such as “inclusive hiring practices, unconscious bias training,... Read more »
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    I’m a Court Leader—Now WHAT? (aka “I’m a Court Leader—How Can I be Successful?”)

    by Janet G. Cornell
    All of us are leaders, regardless of our job title: we lead work units, we lead projects, and we lead ourselves. This article discusses practices a court leader can take, regardless of the amount of experience, particular job title, or specific court. These choices will position court leaders for success and career enjoyment.
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Departments

President’s Message

by Rick Pierce

Management Musings

by Giuseppe M. Fazari

A Question of Ethics

by Peter Kiefer

Courtside Conversation
Cheryl Stone

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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