Elevating Your Legal Writing: Essential Skills for Judicial Clerks and New Lawyers
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 CountryElevating Your Legal Writing: Essential Skills for Judicial Clerks and New Lawyers
Advanced Bench Skills: Self-Represented Litigants
The Antiracist Courtroom
Advanced Criminal Law
Operation Safe Arrival: Impaired Driving Interventions for Service Members and their Families
Restorative Justice
Animal Law General JurisdictionElevating Your Legal Writing: Essential Skills for Judicial Clerks and New Lawyers
Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges – Fall
General Jurisdiction (JS 610) – Fall
Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based – Fall
Judicial Writing (JS 615) – ONLINE
Selected Criminal Evidence Issues: Web-Based JS 602
Civil Mediation
Advanced Evidence (JS 617)
Special Considerations for the Rural Court Judge: Web-Based
Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based – Spring
Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges – Spring
Designing and Presenting: A Faculty Development Workshop
Impaired Driving Case Essentials
General Jurisdiction (JS 610) – Fall
Best Practices in Handling Cases with Self-Represented Litigants
Fourth Amendment: Comprehensive Search and Seizure (JS 645) – ONLINE
Designing and Presenting: A Faculty Development Workshop
Civil Mediation: An Online 40-Hour Workshop
General Jurisdiction (JS 610) – Spring
Ethics, Fairness, and Security in Your Courtroom and Community
Mindfulness for Judges
Drugs in America Today: What Every Judge Needs to Know
Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges – Fall
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 TribalElevating Your Legal Writing: Essential Skills for Judicial Clerks and New Lawyers
Special Court Jurisdiction: Advanced (JS 611)
Administrative Law: Fair Hearing (JS 612)
The Traffic Case: A Course for Nonlawyer Judges
Human Trafficking in Indian Country
Judicial Academy – A Course for Aspiring Judges
Court Management for Tribal Judges and Personnel
Mindfulness for Judges
Strengthening the Foundation of a Tribal Court: A Self-Study Course for Court Administrators
Drugged Driving Essentials
Special Court Jurisdiction: Advanced (JS 611)
Essential Skills for Tribal Court Judges
Strengthening the Foundation of a Tribal Court: A Self-Study Course for Court Clerks
Mini-Course Administrative LawElevating Your Legal Writing: Essential Skills for Judicial Clerks and New Lawyers
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
Evidence Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Web-Based
Administrative Law: Advanced (JS 649)
When Justice Fails: Threats to the Independence of the Judiciary (JS 644)
NewElevating Your Legal Writing: Essential Skills for Judicial Clerks and New Lawyers
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for all Judges and Lawyers: A Comprehensive Course
MilitaryElevating Your Legal Writing: Essential Skills for Judicial Clerks and New Lawyers
Decision Making (JS 618)
Selected Criminal Evidence Issues: Web-Based JS 602
Advanced Trial Skills for Judges: Managing the Jury Trial
Ethics and Judging: Reaching Higher Ground (JS 601): Web-Based
Conversations on Racial JusticeElevating Your Legal Writing: Essential Skills for Judicial Clerks and New Lawyers
The Antiracist Courtroom & Reducing Disparity Through Nontraditional Diversion
Special CourtsElevating Your Legal Writing: Essential Skills for Judicial Clerks and New Lawyers
The Traffic Case: A Course for Nonlawyer Judges
Special Court Jurisdiction
Civil Mediation
Evidence in a Courtroom Setting (JS 633)
Dividing the Waters Annual Conference
Lecture AppellateElevating Your Legal Writing: Essential Skills for Judicial Clerks and New Lawyers
2025 Appellate Judges Education Institute Summit
Advanced Skills for Appellate Judges
Advanced Skills for Appellate Judges
Judicial Writing (JS 615)
2024 Appellate Judges Education Institute Summit
Ethical Issues in the Law: A Novel Approach (JS 619)
water International Symposium TrafficElevating Your Legal Writing: Essential Skills for Judicial Clerks and New Lawyers
Impaired Driving 2024: What’s New?
Advanced Evidence (JS 617) – Online
60th Web CourseElevating Your Legal Writing: Essential Skills for Judicial Clerks and New Lawyers
Evidence Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Web-Based – Fall
Financial Statements in the Courtroom – October ONLINE
Judicial Ethics and Social Media: A Lightning Course
Leadership WebinarElevating Your Legal Writing: Essential Skills for Judicial Clerks and New Lawyers
Screening & Assessment, and Motivational Interviewing: Applying Treatment Court Principles in Your Non-Treatment-Court Docket
Dealing with Sovereign Citizens (and maybe a few other difficult litigants)
Legal Writing: Striving for Clarity
Understanding and Navigating Tech-Enabled Trauma
Coaching for Judicial Excellence: Balancing Law, Ethics, and Humanity
Emerging Issues in Digital Safety
The Evolving Landscape of Image-Based Sexual Abuse
TribalWebinar Web Self-StudyElevating Your Legal Writing: Essential Skills for Judicial Clerks and New Lawyers
Search & Seizure in Impaired Driving Adjudication: A 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
DWI Court Enhancement: A Self-Study Web Course
Probate Matters: A Self-Study Online Course
FreeSpecial Court Jurisdiction: Advanced (JS 611)
Administrative Law: Fair Hearing (JS 612)
The Traffic Case: A Course for Nonlawyer Judges
Human Trafficking in Indian Country
Judicial Academy – A Course for Aspiring Judges
Court Management for Tribal Judges and Personnel
Mindfulness for Judges
Strengthening the Foundation of a Tribal Court: A Self-Study Course for Court Administrators
Drugged Driving Essentials
Special Court Jurisdiction: Advanced (JS 611)
Essential Skills for Tribal Court Judges
Strengthening the Foundation of a Tribal Court: A Self-Study Course for Court Clerks
Court Management for Tribal Judges and Personnel
Who should attend?
Judges and Court Administrators or Court Clerks who are responsible for court operations and management may attend.
Who are the members of the faculty?
Members of the faculty include Judges and Court Administrators from around Indian Country. Additional Faculty includes instructors who are fluent in technology, case management, action planning and writing.
How is this course taught?
The course uses a “show, tell, do” format for skills development. Active class participation is encouraged.
What should I tell my presiding judge or funding agency so that my attendance will be approved?
An effective court system incorporates able budgeting practices, prompt and accurate case administration as well as competently trained personnel which in turn provides your community with a respected and trustworthy tribal justice system.
Whom should I contact for more information?
For more information, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (800) 255-8343 or registrar@judges.org.