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Court Executive Development Program Papers

The National Center for State Courts' Institute for Court Management runs an annual Court Executive Development Program (CEDP). It is designed to "develop and enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of court administrators and provide instruction in areas of functional responsibility associated with court administration." To complete the third phase of the program, each CEDP student is required to prepare a comprehensive research paper evaluating a key court function or proposed activity in his or her home jurisdiction. The papers relating to this topic are listed below.

2007

Karl E. Thoennes III. A National Inventory and Review of Ethics Codes for Court Managers and Staff. April 2007. The report addresses the variety of ethics codes for state court employees. The author analyzes the structure of the ethics codes, identifies what is and is not covered by the codes (receiving gifts, political activity, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, etc.), and the enforcement and effectiveness of the codes.