My regular job duties provide me an opportunity to visit courthouses throughout my state. Some are looming and opulent. Some are quaint and unassuming. My favorite sites are those with beautiful stained-glass rotundas and grand staircases. When I visit clerks’… Read more »
So, you work for a court. It may be a small court with one judge in a rural city. It may be a large court with 60 judges in a major metropolitan city. The work seems to go far beyond… Read more »
Cherie Garofalo A Season of Firsts Cherie Garofalo is the deputy court executive officer in the Superior Court of California in San Bernardino. San Bernardino County has a population of 2.1 million people and is the largest county by geographic… Read more »
Over the years, I’ve had a number of court employees share their feelings about management. A recurring theme, often by those who have to clock in daily, has been resentment over performance evaluations by supervisors who do not perform the… Read more »
In Rafa: My Story, Rafael Nadal discusses his final pregame ritual before squaring off against Roger Federer: As important as all the preparations that went before, was to look up, scan the perimeter of the stadium, and search for my… Read more »
Chances are, you’ve had more than a passing conversation about online dispute resolution (ODR, for short) within the last year. Maybe you’re investigating ways to implement ODR and looking for signs that the technology is beyond the major pitfalls of… Read more »
Early last fall, the NACM Board met to discuss its strategic priorities for the coming year. One of NACM’s strategic focus areas is Advocacy for the Profession. A goal under advocacy is that NACM will be an influential and respected… Read more »
As the new editor of Court Manager, I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself. I have been working in the court system since I became a law clerk in 2004 in Columbus, Ohio. While my current job affords… Read more »
Put a Ring on It—Engage Your Professional Association Have we all been here? When I began my journey with NACM, it was so intimidating to engage and connect with fellow members. Do you see the long-standing friendships in the organization… Read more »
A New Take on How Jury Service Is Akin to Voting* I had a very interesting email exchange in late August with a federal public defender. He was asking about the viability of a potential challenge to the jury pool… Read more »
Goats or Landscapes? I am not a regular coffee drinker, but when I do indulge, it’s almost always an espresso (sometimes macchiato). While waiting in line recently at a local café, I was struck by the sheer number of choices… Read more »
A Portal to the Future? I admit I was intrigued by a recent news story about a court employee who was fired for providing legal information to a prisoner. The scenario below is based on that news item. The intriguing… Read more »
Next Gen Court Case Management Earlier this year, the National Center for State Courts and the Joint Technology Committee introduced a framework to help courts and software suppliers think more strategically about technology. Dubbed “the application component model,” it’s the… Read more »
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