Past Conferences

Each year since 1963, the National Association for Presiding Judges and Court Executive Officers — formerly known as the National Conference of Metropolitan Courts — has held an educational meeting.  The only two exceptions were in 2009, when the annual gathering was cancelled due to widespread trial court budget and economic problems occasioned by the Great Recession; and in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Educational programming touches a wide variety of state and local trial court subjects pertaining to general, limited and special jurisdictions. Samples of the some of the educational agendas developed in recent years (2008 – 2016) and the host courts that coordinated the various conferences are listed below. Click on the agenda to view/download a conference program…

2008: Las Vegas, Nevada
Eighth Judicial District of Nevada in Clark County 2008 Agenda

2009: No Conference

2010: Los Angeles, California
Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County 2010 Agenda

2011: Orlando, FL
Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida in Orange and Osceola Counties 2011 Agenda

2012: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania in Allegheny County (Greater Pittsburgh) 2012 Agenda

2013: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, the Court of Common Pleas serving the County and City of Philadelphia 2013 Agenda

2014: Scottsdale, Arizona
Phoenix Municipal Court, held jointly with the National Association for Court Management  2014 Agenda

2015: Louisville, Kentucky
This was the second year that NCMC held this conference jointly with the National Association for Court Management. 2015 Agenda

2016: Cleveland, Ohio
Chief Judges and Court Executive Officers from 32 States attended the first annual Trial Court Leadership Academy and Conference held by NAPCO in partnership with the National Center for State Courts. 2016 Agenda

Early Site / Date Chronology: 1963 – 2007

Little data is available in the historical record as to conference events and topics during the initial 44 years the National Conference of Metropolitan Courts existed. Board meeting minutes, however, indicate many of the issues dealt with methods and techniques to reduce unnecessary court delay, the impetus upon which the Conference was founded in the early 1960s.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF METROPOLITAN COURTS
1963Philadelphia, PANovember 3-5
1964Los Angeles, CANovember 12-14
1965Houston, TXNovember 4-6
1966Chicago, ILOctober 12-14
1967Boston, MAOctober 17=18
1968New York, NYOctober 10-12
1969Seattle, WAOctober 15-18
1970Miami, FLOctober 21-23
1971Detroit, MIOctober 20-23
1972San Francisco, CAOctober11-3
1973Cleveland, OHOctober 17-20
1974Milwaukee, WIOctober 24-25
1975Saint Louis, MOOctober 8-11
1976Philadelphia, PAOctober 27-29
1977Dallas, TXOctober 26-29
1978Atlanta, GAOctober 25-28
1979Phoenix, AZOctober 31 – November 3
1980Pittsburgh, PAOctober 15-18
1981Miami, FLOctober 21-24
1982Omaha, NEOctober 6-9
1983San Antonio, TXOctober 19-22
1984Detroit, MIOctober 10-13
1985Vail, COSeptember 18-21
1986San Diego, CAOctober 15-18
1987Longboard Key, FLOctober 28-31
1988Williamsburg, VAOctober 12-15
1989Chicago, ILOctober 18-22
1990San Francisco, CAOctober 3-7
1991Houston, TXOctober 9-12
1992Milwaukee, WISeptember 9-12
1993Pittsburgh, PAOctober 6-10
1994Cleveland, OHSeptember 28 – October 2
1995Saint Louis, MOOctober 4-7
1996Omaha, NESeptember 18-21
1997Seattle, WASeptember 17-20
1998Miami, FLOctober 7-10
1999Phoenix, AZOctober 6-9
2000Minneapolis, MNSeptember 13-16
2001San Jose, CAOctober 10-13
2002Jacksonville, FLSeptember 25-28
2003Saint Louis, MOSeptember 15-20
2004Seattle, WASeptember 29 – October 1
2005Chicago, ILJuly 29 – August 2
2006Washington, DCSeptember 28-29
2007Denver, COFebruary 23-25