Trends In State Courts is both an annual publication and a website with a “Monthly Trends” feature. This month, the featured trend was Managing High-Profile Cases, which has been a focus of collaborative grant work between SJI and several key partners, including the National Center for State Courts, Conference of Court Public Information Officers, and …
Read MoreThe National Center for State Courts (NCSC) recently published Best Practices for Court Privacy Policy Formulation, which includes the updated public access and privacy guidelines from an earlier Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) model (released in 2002). A proof of concept (POC) report was needed to determine the accuracy of automatically redacted information, which …
Read MoreMany Americans will be or are involved in state courts via domestic relations cases (e.g. divorce, separation, child custody, child support, etc.). Many states are reporting increases in these types of cases, along with increases in litigants who are representing themselves. While the state courts, Access to Justice Commissions, and other key stakeholders are beginning …
Read MoreEarlier this year, the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) conducted two focus groups, one specifically focused on privacy policies and the other on automated redaction. The product of these focus groups is a white paper titled, “Best Practices for Court Privacy Policy Formulation.” Prepared with support from SJI, the document outlines how privacy policies …
Read MoreEarlier this month, SJI Vice Chair Daniel Becker was among five state court professionals inducted into the Warren E. Burger Society. Burger Society membership is reserved for individuals who have volunteered their time, talent, and support to the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) in exceptional ways. Mr. Becker worked for the North Carolina Administrative …
Read MoreThe October 2017 edition of Trends: Close Up, provides useful information to help courts plan, prepare for, and recover after a disaster. In addition to natural disasters like hurricanes, the article covers other areas of emergency preparedness such as widespread grid damage, pandemics, and terrorist attacks. The key considerations in all disaster scenarios center on: …
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