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

    Online

    As newly elected or appointed ALJs, the participants will likely have many questions about transitioning from their current jobs to their new roles. Week one focuses on what it means to be an ALJ. Further, it addresses the ethical requirements in transitioning from the bar to the ALJ bench. Week two focuses on what new […]

  • Criminal Evidence

    Selected Criminal Evidence Issues: Web-Based JS 602

    Online

    Why should I take this course?This faculty-led online course offers a convenient way to explore ways to make evidentiary rulings quickly and confidently in criminal cases without having to leave your docket. Who should attend? This course is designed for judges who preside over criminal trials and want to quickly and confidently make evidentiary rulings, family […]

  • Tuition Based In-Person

    Advanced Tribal Bench Skills: Competence, Confidence and Control

    HollywoodFL

    Why should I take this course?This course will give you the confidence you need to effectively and competently handle the cases that come before your court. You will learn different techniques to address all manner of issues that may arise during trial. Who should attend?All tribal judges who wish to increase their skill level on […]

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    Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based – Spring

    Online

    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 […]

  • Judicial opinion writing course
    Tuition Based Online

    Judicial Writing (JS 615) – ONLINE

    Online

    Who should attend? Any judge, judicial officer, law clerk, or court-affiliated staffperson who writes briefs, opinions, findings of fact, conclusions of law, jury instructions, or correspondences can benefit from this course. Who are the members of the faculty? This course is team-taught by Professor Elizabeth Francis (University of Nevada, Reno). Since 1992, this team has […]

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    Speical Programs

    Civil Mediation: An Online 40-Hour Workshop

    Online

    Why should I take this course?The techniques developed in this course will positively impact the judge’s communication and dispute resolution skills on and off the bench. This is a thorough and interactive, hands-on course that combines theory with practice. Participants act as mediators in simulated sessions and receive feedback on their performance. For those transitioning […]

  • General Jurisdiction
    Tuition Based In-Person

    General Jurisdiction (JS 610) – Spring

    Reno, NV

    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 […]

  • Decision Making (JS 618)

    Chattanooga TN

    Why should I take this course?Each and every day, judges are called upon to make decisions that affect the lives of the persons coming before them. This course familiarizes you with many of the factors that affect the judicial decision making process and assists you in analyzing your own thinking and style. During the course, […]

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    Tuition Based In-Person

    Logic & Opinion Writing (JS 621)

    New Orleans LA

    Why should I take this course? Who should attend? This course invites judges to more carefully and thoroughly examine the underlying principles of logical reasoning as applied to their decision-making and opinion-writing. Judicial writing is often as important as the determinations. Opinions should serve as a reasoned statement that justifies the outcome judges have reached. […]