Mindfulness for Judges
Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based
Civil Mediation
General Jurisdiction (JS 610)
Fourth Amendment: Comprehensive Search and Seizure (JS 645) – ONLINE
Judicial Writing (JS 615) – ONLINE
Enhancing Judicial Bench Skills (JS 624)
Decision Making (JS 618)
Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges
Handling Small Claims Cases Effectively: Web-Based
Judicial Ethics and Social Media: A Lightning Course
Handling Inquiries from the Media: A Primer for Judges
An Ethical Approach to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986
When Science Comes to Court: Self-Study Course on Forensic Evidence
Judicial Academy TribalAmerican Indian Justice Conference
Advanced Evidence (JS 617)
Designing and Presenting: A Faculty Development Workshop
Administrative Law: Fair Hearing (JS 612)
Judicial Academy – A Course for Aspiring Judges
Civil Mediation: An Online 40-Hour Workshop
Strengthening the Foundation of a Tribal Court: A Self-Study Course for Court Administrators
Special Court Jurisdiction: Advanced (JS 611)
Ethics and Judging: Reaching Higher Ground (JS 601): Web-Based
When Justice Fails: Threats to the Independence of the Judiciary (JS 644)
Mini-Course Administrative LawThe Traffic Case: A Course for Nonlawyer Judges
Evidence Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Web-Based
Administrative Law: Advanced (JS 649)
Advanced Bench Skills: Procedural Fairness
New MilitaryCourt Administration Academy for Presiding Judges and Judges at all Levels
Selected Criminal Evidence Issues: Web-Based JS 602
Conversations on Racial Justice Special Courts Lecture Appellate water International Symposium TrafficImpaired Driving 2024: What’s New?
Gridlocked: Human Trafficking at-a-Glance
A Culture of Quality in Impaired Driving Cases: Due Process and Guilty Pleas
Fundamentals of “Masking” and Suspensions for CDL Holders in Traffic and Criminal Courts (Tennessee)
60th Web Course Leadership WebinarExtreme Heat & Effects on Public Health
Steering into the Future: Autonomous Vehicles and AI
Fundamentals of “Masking” and Suspensions for CDL Holders in Traffic and Criminal Courts (South Dakota)
Web Self-StudyThe Examination of a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Violation from Roadside to Docket
Effectively Communicating with Families That Have Missing or Abducted Children Self-Study Course
A Thoughtful Approach to Racially Impartial, Research-Based Sentencing
DWI Court Enhancement: A Self-Study Web Course
Probate Matters: A Self-Study Online Course
FreeHarnessing Technology to Monitor Substance Use in Impaired Driving Cases
Fundamentals of “Masking” and Suspensions for CDL Holders in Traffic and Criminal Courts (Missouri)
Financial Statements in the Courtroom – July ONLINE
Financial Statements in the Courtroom – September
Lightning CourseJudge-Led Education: Curriculum Development for Subject Matter Experts – A Lightning Course
Crafting Effective Learning Objectives – A Lightning Course
Are Per Se Standards for Enforcing Marijuana-Impaired Driving Scientifically Legitimate? A Lightning Course
An Overview of Afrocentric Facial Feature and Skin Tone Bias in Criminal Law – A Lightning Course
Evidence-Based Practices: A Judge’s Guide to Pretrial Detention for Non-Violent Offenders – A Lightning Course
Tribal Online Self-Study Across the CountryManaging Complex Cases (JS 629)
The Antiracist Courtroom & Reducing Disparity Through Nontraditional Diversion
Dividing the Waters Annual Conference
Animal LawEthics and Judging: Reaching Higher Ground (JS 601): Web-Based
Why should I take this course?
This faculty-led online course will use guided analysis with experienced faculty to teach you to identify and distinguish between proper and improper court-related behavior, communication between lawyers and litigants, and interactions with pro se/unrepresented litigants. This course will also explore how inherent bias may impact court proceedings, and how to mitigate those effects in your courtroom, and how to deal with immigrants or court participants from different cultural values. Last, you will learn how to maintain ethics and integrity off of the bench and in judicial campaigns.
Who should attend?
This course is valuable to both beginning and experienced judges.
Who are the members of the faculty?
Faculty are highly experienced trial judges who bring a wealth of personal experience to their teaching.
How is this course taught?
Discussion assignments, writing assignments, reading, video and weekly live calls with faculty ensure this course is highly interactive, demanding, and educational. It is anticipated that you will spend between three and four hours on lessons per week, with a total of six weeks of instruction (week four is a break week). On Thursday of each week of the course, the faculty will deliver a live hour-long web conference at 11 am Alaska / 12 pm Pacific / 1 pm Mountain / 2 pm Central / 3 pm Eastern.
Whom should I contact for more information?
For more information, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (800) 255-8343 or registrar@judges.org.