Civil Mediation
Special Considerations for the Rural Court Judge: Web-Based
Designing and Presenting: A Faculty Development Workshop
Drugged Driving Essentials
Dividing the Waters Annual Conference
Lecture Appellate2025 Appellate Judges Education Institute Summit
Advanced Skills for Appellate Judges
Drugs in America Today: What Every Judge Needs to Know
Ethics and Judging: Reaching Higher Ground (JS 601): Web-Based
water International Symposium Traffic 60th Web Course LeadershipJudicial Executive Leadership by Harvard Law School Executive Education
The Supreme Court’s Eighth Amendment Jurisprudence: Impact on State Capital Cases
WebinarEthical Considerations for Judges Who Preside In Criminal Cases
Judicial Situational Awareness and Personal Security
The Who, What, Why of Self-Represented Litigants
Elevating Your Legal Writing: Essential Skills for Judicial Clerks and New Lawyers
Dealing with Sovereign Citizens (and maybe a few other difficult litigants)
Legal Writing: Striving for Clarity
TribalWebinar Web Self-StudySearch & Seizure in Impaired Driving Adjudication: A Self-Study
Strengthening the Foundation of a Tribal Court: A Self-Study Course for Court Clerks
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
Handling Inquiries from the Media: A Primer for Judges
Probate Matters: A Self-Study Online Course
Free 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 CountryAdvanced Bench Skills: Self-Represented Litigants
The Antiracist Courtroom
Advanced Criminal Law
Restorative Justice
Animal Law General JurisdictionTaking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges – Fall
General Jurisdiction (JS 610) – Fall
Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based – Fall
The Traffic Case: A Course for Nonlawyer Judges
Judicial Academy – A Course for Aspiring Judges
Selected Criminal Evidence Issues: Web-Based JS 602
Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based – Spring
Judicial Writing (JS 615)
Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges – Spring
Best Practices in Handling Cases with Self-Represented Litigants
Evidence in a Courtroom Setting (JS 633)
Fourth Amendment: Comprehensive Search and Seizure (JS 645) – ONLINE
Ethical Issues in the Law: A Novel Approach (JS 619)
General Jurisdiction (JS 610) – Spring
Ethics, Fairness, and Security in Your Courtroom and Community
Advanced Evidence (JS 617) – Online
Advanced Trial Skills for Judges: Managing the Jury Trial
Judicial Ethics and Social Media: A Lightning Course
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 TribalSpecial Court Jurisdiction: Advanced (JS 611)
Human Trafficking in Indian Country
Judicial Writing (JS 615) – ONLINE
Designing and Presenting: A Faculty Development Workshop
Special Court Jurisdiction
Impaired Driving Case Essentials
Strengthening the Foundation of a Tribal Court: A Self-Study Course for Court Administrators
Mindfulness for Judges
Essential Skills for Tribal Court Judges
Mini-Course Administrative LawEvidence Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Web-Based – Fall
Administrative Law: Fair Hearing (JS 612)
Ethical and Procedural Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Handling Complex Issues and Cases
Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Administrative Law Judges
Evidence Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Web-Based
Administrative Law: Advanced (JS 649)
New MilitaryOperation Safe Arrival: Impaired Driving Interventions for Service Members and their Families
Civil Mediation: An Online 40-Hour Workshop
Conversations on Racial JusticeTaking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges - Fall
General Jurisdiction (JS 610) - Fall
Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based - Fall
The Traffic Case: A Course for Nonlawyer Judges
Judicial Academy – A Course for Aspiring Judges
Selected Criminal Evidence Issues: Web-Based JS 602
Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based - Spring
Judicial Writing (JS 615)
Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges - Spring
Best Practices in Handling Cases with Self-Represented Litigants
Evidence in a Courtroom Setting (JS 633)
Fourth Amendment: Comprehensive Search and Seizure (JS 645) - ONLINE
Ethical Issues in the Law: A Novel Approach (JS 619)
General Jurisdiction (JS 610) - Spring
Ethics, Fairness, and Security in Your Courtroom and Community
Advanced Evidence (JS 617) - Online
Advanced Trial Skills for Judges: Managing the Jury Trial
Judicial Ethics and Social Media: A Lightning Course
An Ethical Approach to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986
When Science Comes to Court: Self-Study Course on Forensic Evidence
Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges – Fall
Who should attend?
Judges who have been recently elected or appointed.
Who are the members of the faculty?
Faculty are highly experienced judges and experts who bring a wealth of personal experience to their teaching. Faculty includes Judge Augustus Chen, Judge Kristi Harrington (Ret.), Professor Benjamin Holden, Judge David Kimberley (Ret.), and Judge Thomas Zonay.
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 six and eight hours on lessons per week, with a total of four weeks of instruction (week three 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.
Whom should I contact for more information?
For more information, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (800) 255-8343 or registrar@judges.org.