Fourth Amendment: Comprehensive Search and Seizure (JS 645) – ONLINE
Dividing the Waters Annual Conference
Lecture AppellateAdvanced Skills for Appellate Judges
Mindfulness for Judges
Civil Mediation
water International Symposium TrafficHarnessing Technology to Monitor Substance Use in Impaired Driving Cases
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 (Missouri)
Fundamentals of “Masking” and Suspensions for CDL Holders in Traffic and Criminal Courts (South Dakota)
Advanced Evidence (JS 617)
60th Web Course Leadership WebinarExtreme Heat & Effects on Public Health
Impaired Driving 2024: What’s New?
Steering into the Future: Autonomous Vehicles and AI
Fundamentals of “Masking” and Suspensions for CDL Holders in Traffic and Criminal Courts (Tennessee)
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
When Science Comes to Court: Self-Study Course on Forensic Evidence
FreeFinancial 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
Advanced Bench Skills: Procedural Fairness
Animal Law General JurisdictionCourt Administration Academy for Presiding Judges and Judges at all Levels
Ethics for Judges
The Traffic Case: A Course for Nonlawyer Judges
Designing and Presenting: A Faculty Development Workshop
General Jurisdiction (JS 610)
Judicial Academy – A Course for Aspiring Judges
Enhancing Judicial Bench Skills (JS 624)
Decision Making (JS 618)
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
When Justice Fails: Threats to the Independence of the Judiciary (JS 644)
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
Judicial Academy TribalAmerican Indian Justice Conference
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for all Judges and Lawyers: A Comprehensive Course
Administrative Law: Fair Hearing (JS 612)
Judicial Writing (JS 615) – ONLINE
Strengthening the Foundation of a Tribal Court: A Self-Study Course for Court Administrators
Special Court Jurisdiction: Advanced (JS 611)
Strengthening the Foundation of a Tribal Court: A Self-Study Course for Court Clerks
Mini-Course Administrative LawEvidence Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Web-Based
Administrative Law: Advanced (JS 649)
New MilitaryFundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based
Civil Mediation: An Online 40-Hour Workshop
Ethics and Judging: Reaching Higher Ground (JS 601): Web-Based
Conversations on Racial JusticeCourt Administration Academy for Presiding Judges and Judges at all Levels
Ethics for Judges
The Traffic Case: A Course for Nonlawyer Judges
Designing and Presenting: A Faculty Development Workshop
General Jurisdiction (JS 610)
Judicial Academy – A Course for Aspiring Judges
Enhancing Judicial Bench Skills (JS 624)
Decision Making (JS 618)
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
When Justice Fails: Threats to the Independence of the Judiciary (JS 644)
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
General Jurisdiction (JS 610) – ONLINE
Why should I take this course?
Designed for the newer judge, the course introduces you to a variety of subjects and skills you will need and use in your judicial career. Both academic and experiential teaching techniques are used to provide you with the solid, basic understanding of various topics, from ruling on evidence to handling the self-represented litigant. In addition to the substantive law sessions, you will learn about courtroom control, ethical pitfalls and solutions, effective communication techniques, and decision making strategies. After your nine days at The National Judicial College, you will have the tools and resources to face most courtroom situations with confidence.
Who should attend?
The course is designed for the newer general jurisdiction judge. Most participants find their attendance is most meaningful if they can attend six to twenty-four months after taking the bench. Experienced judges with or without law degrees who have completed the basic two-week Special Court Jurisdiction course are eligible to attend.
Who are the members of the faculty?
The faculty is composed of experienced and knowledgeable judges, law professors and experts from other disciplines who have considerable experience in teaching judges and in using the techniques appropriate for a professional education.
How is this course taught?
The faculty use a variety of adult education methods including lecture, question and answer, debate, hypotheticals, problem-solving, various media, and panel discussions. There is a great deal of sharing of experience and practice, which occurs particularly in the daily small-group discussions conducted by group facilitators who have previously attended the course. The atmosphere is intended to be relaxed with as much time as possible for completing exercises, but the lectures are deliberately provocative in comparing methods, ideas, and procedures.
What should I tell my presiding judge or funding agency so that my attendance will be approved?
Being an effective and efficient general jurisdiction judge requires a range of skills unique to the judicial position. This course will provide me with nine full days of intensive immersion in those basic, necessary skills. Participants learn best practices in a variety of topics. In addition, I will have the opportunity to utilize those techniques in various courtroom scenarios and practicums. Some of the topics covered include courtroom management, evidence rulings, defendant control, and judicial handling of staff and the media.
Whom should I contact for more information?
For more information, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (800) 255-8343 or registrar@judges.org.