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Building A Bias-Free Environment in Your Court

October 14-15, 2009 / Reno, NV
Tuition: $550
Conference Fee: $135

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This course assists judges in developing and maintaining skills that will help eliminate racial, gender and cultural bias in their courtrooms. After attending this course, participants will be able to recognize bias when it occurs in their courts; define and explain the role of the judge in building a bias-free court; analyze and replicate the characteristics of a bias-free court; and communicate decisions with neutral language.

Qualifies as an elective for the Certificate in Judicial Development, Administrative Law Adjudication Skills, Dispute Resolution Skills, General Jurisdiction Trial Skills, Special Court Trial Skills and Tribal Judicial Skills programs.

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Foundation Courses

The NJC offers several foundation courses that are held every year and are an important part of a judge's educational career:

Decision Making (JS 618)

Enhancing Judicial Bench Skills

Ethics for Judges

Judicial Writing (JS 615)

Logic and Opinion Writing