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Courses

Lightning Course

Judge-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 Country

Mindfulness for Judges

Lessons from Tough Cases: Judging, Judicial Independence, Faithfulness to the Rule of Law

Animal Law General Jurisdiction

Special Considerations for the Rural Court Judge: Web-Based

Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based

Ethics, Fairness, and Security in Your Courtroom and Community

Arbitration, Family Mediation, and Other Alternatives for Resolving Disputes

General Jurisdiction (JS 610)

2022 Judicial Academy – A Course for Aspiring Judges

Drugged Driving Essentials

Advanced Evidence (JS 617)

Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges

Handling Small Claims Cases Effectively: Web-Based

Handling Inquiries from the Media: A Primer for Judges

An Ethical Approach to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986

Judicial Academy Tribal

Advanced Tribal Court Management

Advanced Tribal Bench Skills: Competence, Confidence and Control

Administrative Law: Fair Hearing (JS 612)

Special Court Jurisdiction: Advanced

Strengthening the Foundation of a Tribal Court: A Self-Study Course for Court Administrators

Court Management for Tribal Judges and Personnel

Strengthening the Foundation of a Tribal Court: A Self-Study Course for Court Clerks

Mini-Course Administrative Law

Civil Mediation

Designing and Presenting: A Faculty Development Workshop

Leadership for Judges

Ethics for the Administrative Law Judge: Web-Based

Evidence Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Web-Based

New Military Conversations on Racial Justice Special Courts Lecture Appellate

Judicial Writing (JS 615)

Ethics and Judging: Reaching Higher Ground (JS 601): Web-Based

water International Symposium Traffic Web Course Webinar

Effective Treatment for Substance Related Disorder

Elder Abuse and Undue Influence – What Judges Need to Know

Here’s Another Fine Mess I’ve Gotten Myself Into: Ethical Issues for Trial Level Judges

Artificial Intelligence and Bias – Impact on the Courts

Financial Statements in the Courtroom – December

Financial Statements in the Courtroom – September

Financial Statements in the Courtroom – July

Surface Water – Groundwater Conflicts: A Case Study Of Conjunctive Administration of Water in the Upper Rio Grande Basin

Web Self-Study

The 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

Judicial Ethics and Social Media: A Lightning Course

DWI Court Enhancement: A Self-Study Web Course

Probate Matters: A Self-Study Online Course

When Science Comes to Court: Self-Study Course on Forensic Evidence

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Special Considerations for the Rural Court Judge: Web-Based

Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based

Ethics, Fairness, and Security in Your Courtroom and Community

Arbitration, Family Mediation, and Other Alternatives for Resolving Disputes

General Jurisdiction (JS 610)

2022 Judicial Academy – A Course for Aspiring Judges

Drugged Driving Essentials

Advanced Evidence (JS 617)

Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges

Handling Small Claims Cases Effectively: Web-Based

Handling Inquiries from the Media: A Primer for Judges

An Ethical Approach to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986

Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based

Why should I take this course?
The NJC designed this course for judges who need an introduction or a refresher in the Federal Rules of Evidence and their practical application in court. During the course, the faculty will cover the Federal Rules of Evidence, focusing on those areas which most often impact trial judges, while also addressing the practical challenges of ruling on evidence day-to-day in individual jurisdictions.

Who should attend?
Justices of the peace, non-law trained judges, limited jurisdiction judges, general jurisdiction judges, administrative law judges, military judges and tribal court judges with or without law degrees are all welcome in this course.

Who are the members of the faculty?
The faculty team is composed of judges with extensive teaching experience in the area of evidence. Additionally, the faculty for this course may include a law school professor with experience teaching evidence courses.

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 Friday 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.

What should I tell my presiding judge or funding agency so that my attendance will be approved?
Ruling on evidence is one of the primary responsibilities of every judge, and admissibility decisions are nuanced and subject to evolving with case law. New science and technology have added to the complexity of evidentiary issues. This course will help judges understand, analyze, and rule quickly on critical evidence matters.

Whom should I contact for more information?
For more information, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (800) 255-8343 or registrar@judges.org.

Special Considerations for the Rural Court Judge: Web

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The Traffic Case: A Course for Nonlawyer Judges
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