COVID-19
Thank you to these friends who have donated to our Emergency Fund, which is helping sustain the College through the COVID-19 financial crisis
Poll: Most courts have cut back to 25% or less of normal activities due to COVID-19 concerns
RENO, Nev. (April 20, 2020) — Most of the nation’s courts are running at 25 percent or less of normal operations because of efforts to contain the coronavirus, according to an informal survey ...
Poll finds judges don’t feel prepared to deal with COVID-19
A survey of hundreds of judges nationally found that the majority percentage don’t feel adequately prepared to make judicial decisions involving the coronavirus or a similar public health emergency. The [&h...
COVID & courses update
All remaining 2020 in person courses have been cancelled or converted to online delivery. Here’s the calendar of courses remaining. ALL will be presented online. September 21-November 6: Ethics for […]
Lessons Learned from Around the World about the Court’s Management of a Pandemic
International judges, register here. This webcast is presented through generous funding from the State Justice Institute (SJI).”
Here are the books recommended by judges to give to judges
If you’re thinking about buying a book as a gift for a fellow judge this holiday season, here are more than 60 suggestions from NJC alumni. The recommendations, from 158 […]
Only college course in the U.S. for lawyers who aspire to become judges returns in October
This fall the country’s oldest, largest and most widely attended school for judges will again offer the country’s only college course for lawyers who aspire to become judges. The National […]
Dad and brother went first; now she’s the boss
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan (Larson) Christensen is following in some giant footsteps – her father’s – and even outdoing him in one respect. But her achievements of becoming […]
Protected: Legal Ethics 2.0: How Emerging Technologies Are Creating Novel Ethical Dilemmas
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