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The Mary C. McQueen Award for Excellence and Leadership in Justice System Improvement WEBINAR: Crisis Leadershp Put On A Shirt For Video Hearings, Judge Tells Attorneys Two centuries of law guide legal approach to modern pandemic Leading during a Crisis Court on wheels, virtual hearings roll out as Utah justice system grapples with coronavirus Existing Guides to Operations and Legal Issues during a Pandemic Useful Tools for Trial Court Leaders Training for nonlawyers to provide legal advice will start in Arizona in the fall Online courts, the future of justice and being bold in 2020 NAPCO Trial Court Leadership Guides Launched Reflections from the Bench: Procedural Fairness and Trauma: How do we avoid re-traumatizing our court users? January for divorces? How I spent my senior status Everything you’d ever want to know about limited jurisdiction courts NAPCO Conference App National Survey of Nonlawyer Assistance to Self-Represented Litigants Available to Court Leaders NAPCO 2016 Remote Court Tech Guide Remains Helpful Some Judges Reconsidering Use of Comfort Dogs in Court 2019 NAPCO | NCSC Leadership Conference Employee Engagement Sparks Court Culture Change in Cleveland’s Common Pleas Court Judge Kevin Brazile, first African American Presiding Judge of Los Angeles Superior Court, Honored by UCLA Black Alumni Association 2019 Trial Court Leadership Conference set for Minneapolis at New Hotel Location National Judicial Outreach Week: March 1-10 NAPCO Conference Evaluations Confirm Productive Pair Emphasis is on Target Improving Felony Caseflow Judging the Judges [in Latin America] 2018 Court Leadership Conference Agenda There is no constitutional right to cash money bail, 3rd U.S. Circuit Court rules in NJ case Registration is now open for the 2018 NAPCO Conference AJA Statement on Separating Immigrant Children from their Families at the U.S. Border NAPCO Participates in Dred Scott Symposium on Reconciliation and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts NAPCO Creates 3-Year Leadership and Governance Strategic Campaign Making the Case for Bail Reform: Cuyahoga County Improved justice for the poor as St. Louis County public defenders get help from private attorneys If a nation has no independent judiciary, rights are merely ’empty promises’ Bail industry battles reforms that threaten its livelihood Hennepin County MN District Court eReminder System Cuts Failures to Appear NAPCO Report of Activities – January 2018 National Judicial Outreach Week: March 4-10, 2018 2018 Trial Court Leadership Conference Change is Happening in St Louis County Missouri, Home to Ferguson Jury Duty seen as Good Citizenship by Most Americans How do we deal with the manmade hurricane of racial bigotry? 2017 Conference Speakers Grand Juries and Police Use-of-Force Cases The Ethics of a Sanctuary Courthouse Juror Questioning during Criminal Trials Common in Arizona New website offers resources for high-profile trials New ABA Book published on Improving Administration of Justice in U.S. Courts 2017 Court Leadership Conference Agenda National Judicial College Presidential Search Underway Election 2016 and the State Courts Could Atticus Finch get elected today? 5 Facts on How Americans View the U.S. Supreme Court First Annual National Trial Court Leadership Conference a Success Burger Award nominations being accepted NAPCO Reference Guide on Remote Technology Use by State Courts 36 Hours in Cleveland Former New York Chief Judge receives national court leadership award VIEWPOINT: What should we think about Donald Trump’s thoughts about judges? Art, Science and the Challenge of Justice Reform How Cost-Benefit Analysis Might Save America’s Criminal Justice System 2017 NAPCO Board Meeting Agenda 20 Jurisdictions Receive Millions to Reduce Jail Overcrowding Court systems rethink the use of financial bail, which some say penalizes the poor Justice Department warns local courts about illegal enforcement of fees and fines; Task Force formed A Letter from the NAPCO President Exhibitor Information 2017 ABA House approves model regulatory objectives for nontraditional legal services 2016 Trial Court Leadership Conference Agenda Longstanding Public Concerns About Court Fairness and Inefficiency Continue a Recent NCSC Survey Concludes Texas courthouse gun bans reconsidered by state AG When Must Lawyers Learn Science? Exhibitor Information 2016 What is NAPCO? NAPCO Conference 2016 to be held in Cleveland Effective Judicial Leadership Needed 2016 Conference Speakers A Judge Reflects on How to Reduce Courtroom Violence American Judicature Society (AJS) Closes Doors after 101 Years NCMC Leaders to Participate in Special Civil Justice Roundtable at Prestigious Rehnquist Dinner Event in Washington D.C. November 20, 2014 ABA Program on Fairness in Juries set for San Diego – Oct 23-24 10 things judges can do to help business litigation be more efficient and less expensive Job Outlook for 2013 Law School Graduates Remains Bleak U.S. Attitudes Toward Drugs Favor Treatment, Not Jail JAS Applauds Ruling in Dobson v. State of Arizona Report Details Courts’ Use of Social Media Tools When do I report for jury duty? NJ offers text alerts for prospective jurors Who Are You Going to Believe? NCMC and NACM to hold Joint Conference in Scottsdale AZ July 2014 Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware Divorce and the Great Recession NCMC Shares Leadership Expertise at Illinois Chief Circuit Judges Conference Los Angeles Superior Court Searches for a New Executive Officer National Conference Leadership Explores Closer Affiliation with NACM Novel Leadership Coaching/Mentoring Program is in the Works Taking the Bench Self-Study Course Announced by the National Judicial College Jury Study Needs a High-Volume Court Volunteer Effective Assistance of Counsel Now a Right in Plea Bargaining Maricopa Superior Court Pioneers New Dependency Plan for Young Children in Phoenix California Budget Cuts: “All Courts are Going to Feel the Pain” Local Government Budgets Still Call for Workforce Cuts New Maricopa County Arizona (Phoenix) Criminal Court Tower Opens Drive for Greater Legal Efficiencies Similar to Reengineering Pressures on Courts The 2011 and 2012 Annual Meetings and Education Sessions will be held in Orlando and Pittsburgh, respectively. 2010 Conference, scheduled for October 20 – 23 in Los Angeles, will be low cost for attendees. Themes and programs for 2010 educational sessions focus on funding, re-engineering, and delay reduction. Annual Meetings to be conducted at host court sites, not hotels, to save costs and enhance choices for participants November 2008 Workshop on Reducing Trial Court Delay in Metropolitan Courts a success; more workshops planned for 2009 Budget Cutback Strategies
