National Association for Presiding Judges and Court Executive Officers
National Association for Presiding Judges and Court Executive Officers
Main menu
Skip to content
  • What is NAPCO?
  • Get Involved
  • Conferences
    • 2025 Conference
    • 2016-2024
      • 2024 Conference
      • 2023 Conference
      • 2022 Conference
      • 2021 Conference
      • 2019 Conference
      • 2018 Conference
        • General Information
      • 2017 Conference In Review
        • General Information
        • 2017 Conference Sponsors
      • 2016 Conference In Review
        • Photos & Review
        • General Information
        • Speakers
    • Earlier Conferences
  • Leadership
    • Executive Officers
    • Board of Directors
    • Committees
    • Strategic Issues
    • Resolutions
    • Leadership Guides
  • Systemic Racism
  • Resources
    • Member Resources
    • Webinars
    • Recommended Leadership Reading
    • Job Openings
    • Links
    • Reports & Studies
    • Trends in State Courts
    • PJ / CEO Monograph
    • COSCA Policy Papers
    • List of All Articles
  • Contact

COSCA Policy Papers

  • Generative AI and the Future of the Courts: Responsibilities and Possibilities (2024)
  • CITIZENS ON CALL: Responding to the Needs of 21st Century Jurors (2023)
  • Courting Public Trust: Effective Communication in the Digital Age (2023)
  • Serving Court Customers (2022)
  • Court Data: Open, With Care (2020)
  • Courts Need to Enhance Access to Justice in Rural America (2018)
  • Decriminalization of Mental Illness: Fixing a Broken System (2016-2017)
  • The End of Debtors’ Prisons: Effective Court Policies for Successful Compliance with Legal Financial Obligations (2015-2016)
  • Problem-Solving Courts in the 21st Century (2015)
  • Four Essential Elements Required to Deliver Justice in Limited Jurisdiction Courts in the 21st Century (2013-2014)

Please see https://cosca.ncsc.org/resources/policy-papers for more policy papers and topics

  • Decriminalization of Mental Illness: Fixing a Broken System (2016-2017)
  • The End of Debtors’ Prisons: Effective Court Policies for Successful Compliance with Legal Financial Obligations (2015-2016)
  • Courts are Not Revenue Centers (2011)  
  • To Protect and Preserve: Standards for Maintaining and Managing 21st Century Court Records (2012-2013)
  • Evidence-Based Pretrial Release (2012)
  • Four Essential Elements Required to Deliver Justice in Limited Jurisdiction Courts in the 21st Century (2013-2014)
  • Promoting a Culture of Accountability and Transparency: Court System Performance Measures (2008)
  • Effective Judicial Governance and Accountability (2001)
MAKE A DONATION
TO NAPCO

VIEW WEBINAR CONTENT FREE & ON-DEMAND AT ANYTIME

UPCOMING WEBINAR
Humor: An Important Leadership Tool • November 6, 2025 • Registration required.

RECENT PAST WEBINARS
(Including PowerPoints, Flyers, Documents, and Faculty Bios)
• The Art of Leading Leaders in Trial Courts - October 23, 2025
• Leadership and Negotion: A Principled Way to Lead - June 5, 2025
• Adaptive Leadership - May 1, 2025
• Leading Major Change in Trial Courts - April 3, 2025

SEE ALL WEBINARS

LATEST POSTS

  • If the Trump administration defies the courts, what can be done about it?
  • WEBINAR: Humor: An Important Leadership Tool
  • The new SCOTUS term looks to reshape America’s constitution
  • WEBINAR: The Art of Leading Leaders in Trial Courts
  • NAPCO Newsletter (October 2025)
  • Will AI help or hurt democracy? We have a user manual for that
  • 2026 NAPCO Conference – Wilmington, Delaware
  • ABA releases final report of its Task Force for American Democracy
  • Trump’s plan to penalize states using cashless bail is unconstitutional and unnecessary, critics say
  • Riding Camels in Mongolia With Justice Sandra Day O’Connor: a journey of friendship and the rule of law
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact

Content ©2016-2025 by NAPCO. All rights reserved. Website created by Maxcreative LLC.