The National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC) is pleased to announce the release of its most recent assessment, Undervalued: An Assessment of Access to and Quality of Juvenile Defense Counsel in New Hampshire. It is a thorough examination of New Hampshire’s juvenile defense delivery system. The report was featured in New Hampshire’s largest paper, the Union Leader, …
Read MoreThe National Center for State Courts, in partnership with Rulo Strategies, is launching a Rural Justice Collaborative (RJC). The RJC is seeking nominations for Advisory Committee members, as well as for cross-sector programs or initiatives based in rural communities that involve courts and stakeholders in the justice, child welfare, and behavioral health systems.
Read MoreThe National Association for Court Management’s (NACM) first-ever Virtual Education Program and Expo is underway and runs through October. Earlier this summer, NACM’s leadership made the difficult decision to cancel their in-person annual meeting. With nearly 40 sessions planned, NACM did not want the court professional community to miss out on the opportunity to receive this educational …
Read MoreThe National Center for State Courts (NCSC) and the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) developed an innovative training curriculum and faculty guide – along with practical tools – to help state courts establish and manage business court dockets more efficiently and effectively. The curriculum was developed as part of the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Business Court Docket Pilot …
Read MoreIn October 2019, the reconstituted Illinois Judicial Conference (IJC), comprised of 15 judicial officers and 14 non-judges and chaired by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, unveiled an inaugural 3-year Strategic Agenda for the Illinois Judicial Branch. Implementation commenced in December 2019. Eight newly formed Task Forces along with several existing Committees/Commissions began working …
Read MoreThe SJI Board of Directors met virtually on June 29, 2020, to make decisions on quarterly grant applications, and approved two new grants to address the COVID-19 pandemic. A Strategic Initiatives Grant was awarded to the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to support Phase I of the Conference of Chief Justices/Conference of State Court Administrators (CCJ/COSCA) Post Pandemic Planning Initiative. For …
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