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
DWI Court Enhancement: A Self-Study Web Course
Probate Matters: A Self-Study Online Course
FreeA 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 (South Dakota)
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)
Dividing the Waters Annual Conference
Animal Law General JurisdictionCourt Administration Academy for Presiding Judges and Judges at all Levels
The Traffic Case: A Course for Nonlawyer Judges
Mindfulness for Judges
Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges
General Jurisdiction (JS 610)
Fourth Amendment: Comprehensive Search and Seizure (JS 645) – ONLINE
Civil Mediation: An Online 40-Hour Workshop
Judicial Writing (JS 615) – ONLINE
Selected Criminal Evidence Issues: Web-Based JS 602
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
Ethics for Judges
Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based
Designing and Presenting: A Faculty Development Workshop
Administrative Law: Fair Hearing (JS 612)
Civil Mediation
Strengthening the Foundation of a Tribal Court: A Self-Study Course for Court Administrators
Ethics and Judging: Reaching Higher Ground (JS 601): Web-Based
Mini-Course Administrative LawEthical and Procedural Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Handling Complex Issues and Cases
Evidence Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Web-Based
Drugged Driving Essentials
Administrative Law: Advanced (JS 649)
Advanced Bench Skills: Procedural Fairness
New MilitaryAI, the Judiciary, and the Legal Profession: A Comprehensive Course
Advanced Evidence (JS 617)
Judicial Academy – A Course for Aspiring Judges
Conversations on Racial Justice Special Courts Lecture AppellateAdvanced Skills for Appellate Judges
When Justice Fails: Threats to the Independence of the Judiciary (JS 644)
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Human Trafficking Leadership Program & CDL Public Awareness Campaign
Impaired Driving 2024: What’s New?
Gridlocked: Human Trafficking at-a-Glance
Fundamentals of “Masking” and Suspensions for CDL Holders in Traffic and Criminal Courts (Missouri)
Fundamentals of “Masking” and Suspensions for CDL Holders in Traffic and Criminal Courts (Tennessee)
Fundamentals of “Masking” and Suspensions for CDL Holders in Traffic and Criminal Courts (Oklahoma)
Enhancing Judicial Bench Skills (JS 624)
Decision Making (JS 618)
Drugs in America Today: What Every Judge Needs to Know
60thAI, the Judiciary, and the Legal Profession: A Comprehensive Course
Advanced Evidence (JS 617)
Judicial Academy – A Course for Aspiring Judges
Advanced Evidence (JS 617)
PREREQUISITE: A law degree or completion of one of the following courses is required to attend: Fundamentals of Evidence (or its equivalent), Special Court Jurisdiction, or Special Court Jurisdiction: Advanced.
Why should I take this course?
Consistently rated as one of the top courses at NJC, Advanced Evidence is a must for judges who want to improve their evidentiary rulings. This course gives you the opportunity to analyze rules of criminal and civil evidence in a setting where you can debate the rules with other judges from around the country. The expert faculty will not only lead you through the quagmire of the Federal Rules of Evidence, but will also compare and contrast the common law rules of evidence. The course is “advanced” in the sense that you have the opportunity to examine the various rules of evidence in depth. It is helpful if you can bring your state’s evidence rules with you, so you can compare and contrast those rules with the federal rules.
Who should attend?
This course has been specially developed for general jurisdiction judges or special court judges who hear criminal and/or civil cases. If you are a legally trained administrative law judge, you certainly are welcome; however, some of your practical concerns may not be specifically addressed. Appellate judges are encouraged to enroll not only for an update on evidence, but to hear the practicalities of applying evidentiary rules from a trial court judge’s perspective.
Who are the members of the faculty?
Faculty members are judges recognized as experts in the field of evidence, as well as law professors who understand the real-life
concerns that judges face.
How is this course taught?
The faculty uses a number of adult education techniques including lecture, audio-visual aids, question and answer, debate, and class problems. Participants will also be directly involved in solving hypotheticals in your small group discussions.
What should I tell my presiding judge or funding agency so that my attendance will be approved?
Judges must have a good understanding of the rules of evidence to make appropriate decisions in their courtrooms. This course gives the participant judge the rare opportunity to contrast their state rules of evidence with those of their colleagues from around the country. Each participant will also be given in-class problems that they must present to their colleagues. Ultimately, the judge participant will come away with a greater grasp of the rules of evidence and the reasons underlying those rules.
Whom should I contact for more information?
For more information, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (800) 255-8343 or registrar@judges.org.
Class Materials
An electronic version of the binder will be shared a week before the class. Hard copies will not be provided. Participants are most welcome to print their binders.
Attire
Business casual: most participants wear jeans, comfortable pants, sneakers, or tennis shoes