Posts By: Creadell Webb

What Does the Acronym DEI Mean to You?

May 20, 2024
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 »

2024 State of the Profession

November 4, 2024
by Rick Pierce, Angie Van Schoick, Shirley Olson, Eric Silverberg, TJ BeMent, Creadell Webb, Roger Rand, and Nicole Garcia

This year’s theme is “Leadership Opportunities and Challenges for Our Nation’s Courts: Leading Leaders into the New Tomorrow.” Each of you attending this conference, either in person or virtually…

President’s Message

August 1, 2024
by Rick Pierce

Editor’s note: This is Rick Pierce’s final President’s Message as he transitions to immediate past president effective July 2024. We thank Rick for his leadership and contributions and look forward to hearing from incoming president Tina Mattison in the fall… Read more »

Management Musings

August 1, 2024
by Giuseppe M. Fazari

The consensus among scientists is that the universe is about 13.8 billion years old, with the earth being approximately 4.54 billion years old. There are various ways to measure the universe’s age. One particularly intriguing method is based on the… Read more »

Courting AI: Understanding AI in Courts

November 5, 2024
by Roger Rand

Courting AI: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Courts is the National Association for Court Management’s (NACM) 22nd guide. Courting AI is available for download from the NACM Store. The guide is free for NACM members and $10 for nonmembers. In addition… Read more »

A Question of Ethics

August 1, 2024
by Peter Kiefer

Welcome to the latest episode of A Question of Ethics Conversation. Kevin Bowling moderates a discussion of the ethical issues surrounding the burgeoning topic of the courts’ use of artificial intelligence (AI). Kevin discusses a definition of AI and specifically generative AI,… Read more »

Courtside Conversation

August 1, 2024
by Carlene Redmond

Nathaniel MingoDirector of Court Services Riverdale (Georgia) Municipal Court2 Full-Time JudgesNACM Member since 2014 Dedicated court professional Nathaniel Mingo is on the move. Fueled by his “passion for the judicial system and his desire for professional growth within the field… Read more »

What’s the Ideal Manager-Employee Relationship?

February 12, 2024
by Kim Scott

You may have seen me featured as “The Candid Boss” for The Muse, an online career resource destination. One of the questions I am often asked is, can managers and employees be friends at work?

An even more essential question to ask is, what does an ideal manager-employee relationship look like?

NACM Holds 2024 Annual Conference

November 5, 2024
by Melinda Brooks

The NACM Annual Conference was held in New Orleans in July, with 674 people attending and 49 participating virtually. The theme was Leadership Opportunities and Challenges for Our Nation’s Courts: Leading Leaders into the New Tomorrow. Scholarship Recipients Share Their… Read more »

President’s Message

February 12, 2024
by Rick Pierce

The calendar has turned to yet another year. Many of us have cleaned our work areas, purged ourselves of items no longer relevant, and are preparing to embrace the coming of a new day—or are we? Change …ah, a word not… Read more »

President’s Message

May 20, 2024
by Rick Pierce

When you are asked your approach to leadership or even tackling an involved project, are you a solitary actor or do you prefer to work within the framework of a group or team? I ask you to ponder this question… Read more »

Management Musings

February 12, 2024
by Giuseppe M. Fazari

“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend,” is a famous line from John Ford’s acclaimed film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. The idea is that when the fictional story is better than what truly happened, it was better… Read more »

Management Musings

May 20, 2024
by Giuseppe M. Fazari

The literature on setting goals is replete with talk about the importance of visualizing and then working toward a benchmark that an individual, group, or institution sets for itself. The goals for the project, the month, the quarter, the year,… Read more »

A Question of Ethics

February 12, 2024
by Peter Kiefer

Today’s Question of Ethics Conversation looks at several ethical challenges regarding employee performance. It discusses four questions many supervisors face in their oversight role. Moderator Samantha Wallis: Deputy Trial Court Administrator, Supreme Court, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Panelists Lizzie Alipaz:  Court… Read more »

A Question of Ethics

May 20, 2024
by Peter Kiefer

Welcome to the latest episode of A Question of Ethics Conversation.  The topic for this discussion is Organization Fairness. The October 26, 2023, Question of Ethics Conversation, hosted by Samantha Wallis, brought up many interesting questions. One set of questions… Read more »