Guardianship and Probate Matters
Civil Mediation
To Recuse or Not to Recuse: Is Ethics Alone the End of the Question?
Judicial Academy
Court Administration Academy for Judges and Court Staff
Judicial Renaissance Japan
General Jurisdiction (JS 610) – Fall
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for all Judges and Lawyers: A Comprehensive Course
Best Practices in Handling Cases with Self-Represented Litigants
Civil Mediation: An Online 40-Hour Workshop
Scientific Evidence & Expert Testimony (JS 622)
Decision Making (JS 618)
Logic & Opinion Writing (JS 621)
Handling Small Claims Cases Effectively: Web-Based
Advanced Civil Mediation
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
Advanced Bench Skills: Procedural Fairness
Ethics TribalJudicial Executive Leadership by Harvard Law School Executive Education
Special Court Jurisdiction: Advanced (JS 611)
Administrative Law: Fair Hearing (JS 612)
Selected Criminal Evidence Issues: Web-Based JS 602
Advanced Tribal Bench Skills: Competence, Confidence and Control
Strengthening the Foundation of a Tribal Court: A Self-Study Course for Court Clerks
Administrative LawEvidence Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Web-Based
Water Data Technology
Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based – Fall
Evidence Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Web-Based – Fall
Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Administrative Law Judges
Administrative Law: Advanced (JS 649)
Special CourtsMindfulness for Judges
Judicial Writing (JS 615)
Appellate Online CourseJudicial Writing (JS 615) – ONLINE
Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based – Spring
Ethics and Judging: Reaching Higher Ground (JS 601): Web-Based
Webinar Web Self-StudySearch & Seizure in Impaired Driving Adjudication: A Self-Study
Effectively Communicating with Families That Have Missing or Abducted Children Self-Study Course
DWI Court Enhancement: A Self-Study Web Course
Probate Matters: A Self-Study Online Course
Free Tribal Online Self-Study Judicial Academy New Lecture Evidence Criminal JurisdictionTaking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges – Fall
Advanced Evidence (JS 617)
Civil JurisdictionSpring Training for Judges: Decision-Making, Leadership, and Team Dynamics
General Jurisdiction (JS 610) – Spring
Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges – Spring
Judicial Writing (JS 615)
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 developed the writing of over 1,200 judges in the Judicial Writing course.
How is this course taught?
The course combines lecture presentations and writing exercises. The lectures engage you in exercises of rewording sentences and paragraphs as well as critiquing opinions and other legal documents. The writing exercises culminate with one-on-one consultations between you and a faculty member.
What should I tell my presiding judge or funding agency so that my attendance will be approved?
By improving your writing ability, you will enhance both your productivity and efficiency. You will also be able to share many of the concepts and techniques learned through the course with your colleagues.
Who should I contact for more information?
Please contact our Registrar’s Office with any questions.