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 »
This fall, the National Association for Court Management (NACM) announced the release of resources and curricula to assist judges and court professionals to respond to sexual and gender harassment and abuse in the courts as a workplace. The State Justice… Read more »
The National Association for Court Management (NACM) is committed to providing quality educational opportunities to court administration professionals. Joshua Larsen shares his experience as a scholarship recipient at NACM’s 2022 Annual Conference. Sunday, July 10I arrived in Milwaukee after a… Read more »
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 »
A case in recent news has led a lot of people to ask, “What is a special master?” The fact that people need to ask this question tells you two things. First, people are not very familiar with this tool…. Read more »
State Associations/NASJE Leadership Session On Sunday, before the conference began, the National Association of State Judicial Educators (NASJE) and NACM’s State Associations Subcommittee held a special seminar for leaders to discuss roles as court leaders and reflect individually upon personal… Read more »
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 »
Our professional labors for the judiciary can sometimes be overwhelming, as experienced during the public health emergency, bringing unprecedented challenges to our leadership and all our employees’ personal and professional lives. Over the past two years, many judiciary employees found… Read more »
Perkins Award This award is presented annually to an individual who consistently goes above and beyond to make behind-the-scenes contributions to the field of court administration or their court. Congratulations to Zenell Brown for receiving the 2022 Perkins Award. Zenell… Read more »
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 »
When I joined the National Association for Court Management, I was impressed with the resources the organization had to offer. At the time, the Orange County Superior Court Family Law Division was going through changes in leadership. I felt I could… Read more »
The National Association for Court Management Board of Directors for 2022-23 was sworn in at the annual conference in Milwaukee. President Jeffrey Tsunekawa Austin, TX President Elect Rick Pierce Harrisburg, PA Vice President Tina Mattison Tucson, AZ Secretary/Treasurer Kelly Hutton… Read more »
Just before the last annual conference held in July, the NACM Board issued its latest court guide focused on behavioral health. The workgroup was chaired by past-president Paul DeLosh (Virginia) and included Donald Jacobson (Arizona); Greg Lambard (New Jersey); Michelle… Read more »
nacmcore.org — CORE® Committee Chair: Kelly Hutton What is the CORE® Champion Program? The purpose of the CORE® Champion Program is fourfold: strengthen court professionals provide greater exposure to the CORE® recognize attendance at qualified CORE® sessions allow participants to demonstrate basic… Read more »
Podcast moderated by Peter C. Kiefer, Consultant, JPK Ventures, Inc., and Alyce Roberts, retired Special Projects Coordinator for the Alaskan Court System. Podcasts can be accessed through hnacmnet.org/podcasts. Virtual Panel Barbara Marcille, Trial Court Administrator in the Circuit Court for… Read more »
Online dispute resolution (ODR) systems are more relevant and less risky, allowing courts to provide more access to justice. Technology Needs When COVID-19 hit, there were strict safety protocols and quarantine restrictions in effect in many places. Some courts, especially… Read more »
Courts were working on ways for litigants to engage remotely before COVID-19, though it may be that we just took notice because of COVID-19. It may also be that before COVID-19, court conversations on remote engagement were insular. One of… Read more »
The Rural Justice Collaborative (RJC) Advisory Council, composed of rural judges along with additional stakeholders in the justice, child welfare, behavioral health, and public health systems, has selected nine of the country’s most innovative rural justice programs to serve as… Read more »
It didn’t take long to figure out that a lot of the organizing and engagement that resulted in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol had its roots online through social media platforms—some niche, others very mainstream. The horrifying… Read more »
Having previously considered the difficulties most courts have in achieving and sustaining high performance and the ways to realistically approach performance improvements, we now focus on building human capital. Developing the individual and collective competencies of those who work in… Read more »
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