The National Association for Court Management (NACM) has spent the past year overhauling its distance learning platforms and updating, or creating, new content for court management professionals. With SJI support, NACM recently released ethics modules (SJI-14-N-010). These modules provide valuable instruction using PowerPoint slides, videos, and facilitator notes. The self-paced modules allow learners to use …
Read MoreAn electronic version of the National Association for Court Management (NACM) Guide to Addressing Human Trafficking in the State Courts is now available online. The HT Guide was produced by the Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative, an initiative funded by SJI. The release of the downloadable, 11-chapter, electronic version of the HT Guide …
Read MoreThe Self-Represented Litigation Network (SRLN) recently released a Resource Guide for court-based self-help programs. Developed through an SJI Grant (SJI-12-P-086), this guide is intended to facilitate and support cooperation and coordination between the state courts and state Title IV-D child support agencies (IV-D agencies) to provide self-help services to parents and others who are navigating …
Read MoreOn August 14, 2014, the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), in partnership with Casey Family Programs held a webinar on the recent influx of Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) across the U.S./Mexico border. The webinar provided background information for state court judges and practitioners on the UAC issue, and the potential impact on juvenile and …
Read MoreSJI recently released a 30th Anniversary Report highlighting its successes. For the past three decades, SJI has been dedicated to improving the quality of justice in our state courts. In 1984, Congress established SJI to award grants to the state courts, charging it with the mission of “assuring each person access to a fair and …
Read MoreThe number of Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) from Central America entering the United States has been dramatically increasing. Federal law provides a mechanism for UAC to seek Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS). However, in order to obtain this status, federal law requires that a state court judge with juvenile jurisdiction first issue an order with …
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