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Retired Maine Chief District Judge Charles C. LaVerdiere discusses an Ebola-related case that attracted national attention in 2014. What would he do differently, and what should today’s judges and other court employees do if the coronavirus or
Long-time NCSC researchers David Rottman and Susan Keilitz are retiring this month, taking with them about 60 years of experience working to improve the courts. Rottman and Keilitz talk about how NCSC and state courts have changed since the 198
Twenty years ago, eBay and other retail websites didn’t have a good way to resolve disputes between buyers and sellers, so it started something that has become known as online dispute resolution (ODR). Fast forward to 2019: eBay reportedly hand
Charles Byers, the chief information officer for the Kentucky Court of Justice, said you should assume you’ll become the victim of a cyberattack. He should know. It happened twice to Kentucky. The first time Kentucky didn’t have an incident res
By one account, 100 million Americans have unmet legal needs, and not all of them are what you might consider poor. NCSC and many partners, including private foundations and teams from 11 states, have begun an effort called Justice for All to t
NCSC is wrapping up a four-year project – the first large-scale look at misdemeanor and felony case management since 1987. This massive effort, called the Effective Criminal Case Management Project, is much larger than that one. A team of resea
Anna Salvatore is a high school student from New Jersey who loves the New York Yankees and the U.S. Supreme Court. Her interest in the Supreme Court, which started during a boring study hall, led her to start a blog called High School SCOTUS th
Criminal defense attorney Jerry Buting, made famous from Netflix’s documentary mega hit Making a Murderer, talks about life after the Steven Avery trial, how true-crime documentaries help “lift the lid off the black boxes” in the courts, and th
Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, Chief Judge of the D.C. Court of Appeals chairs the Community Engagement in State Courts Initiative, aims to advance understanding of how to use public engagement to build trust in courts. “We must have both
Judge John J. Russo is the presiding judge of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, in Cleveland. During his five years as the presiding judge, he has developed a passion for employee engagement, and he believes court leaders should have an
Judges may have one of the hardest jobs in the world. D.C. Superior Court Judge Greg Mize joins host Jesse Rutledge to discuss Tough Cases, a book featuring 13 judges who share their stories about the most difficult cases they tried. Judge Mize
These days, many judges – from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on down – have felt the need to publicly defend the judiciary from attacks that judges make decisions based on political or personal biases. Judicial independence is a hot
When we talk about constitutional law in America, why do we only think about the U.S. Supreme Court? U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Jeffrey Sutton outlines the underappreciation of the state courts in the development of American constitutional law
How can the Regional Judicial Opioid Initiative help solve the opioid-driven addiction crisis? Tennessee Circuit Court Judge Duane Slone answers this question and shares the personal experiences that led him to chair this important initiative.(
What data do you need to measure recidivism and how do you collect it? These were the difficult questions the 20th Judicial Circuit Court in Ottawa County, Michigan had and their recovery court coordinator, Andy Brown, shares the lessons he le
The Florida courts are in their second year of a communications plan. Hear Florida Communications Counsel Craig Waters and Deputy Director of Communications Tricia Knox talk about how social media helped the courts communicate with the public
Judge Jennifer Bailey, with Florida’s Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court in Miami, led her court’s civil division through the foreclosure crisis from 2008 to 2012. In this episode, Judge Bailey discusses how the court’s employees dug their way out
For 40 years, NCSC’s Court Statistics Project has been providing a national picture of the work of the state courts through comparative data collected from trial and appellate courts. The project is being updated to make it even more relevant.
As courts turn paper files into electronic records, it has become apparent to court leaders that a comprehensive set of standards is needed for state and local courts. The National Center for State Courts’ Tom Clarke talks about this project an
Many people have heard of a guardian ad litem, a lawyer who represents the interest of a child in family court matters. But how about parent representation? It is what it sounds like, providing legal representation to families that can’t affor
When it comes to child welfare, we’ve become a nation that often fails to anticipate problems forcing us to react without enough information. This problem sometimes causes courts and agencies to separate children and parents, highlighting how o
Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death among Americans under 50. Listen as Carl M. Dawson, a counselor from Springfield, Missouri, talks about the brain chemistry that can lead to addiction, the latest research on treatment options,
The opioid epidemic is taking a devastating toll on American families, communities, and health care workers across America. It’s also playing out in courtrooms across the country. Judge J.H. Corpening, chief district judge in Wilmington, NC, is
The misuse of opioids such as heroin, morphine, and prescription pain medicines is a devastating public health crisis, but it also is critically affecting our nation’s courts. The number of children in foster care because of parental substance
Retired Idaho Chief Justice Jim Jones has had a passion for war-time refugees since his days as a soldier in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969. He values refugees and points out that the hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese who came to the United States
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