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Self-Representation
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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.
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2010
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Libby Blackwell.
Guiding
the Self-Represented
Litigants Through the Litigation Process.
May 2010. The
purpose of this study is to guide self-represented litigants
with minor children through the divorce litigation process so
they are fully prepared when they come before the court.
Elizabeth
Domingo. An
Assessment of Union's Volunteer Self-Help Center.
May 2010. Union
County Superior Court is committed to providing support to the
self-represented litigants by enhancing their ability to locate,
use, and most importantly understand court information, rules,
and procedures. The goal of this research is to determine
whether the center is meeting the needs of its users.
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2007
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Cynthia Cook. Self-Represented
Litigants in Family Law Cases in Jackson County, Missouri.
May 2007. This article examined a number of aspects
pertaining to those who represent themselves in Family Law Cases
in the County. The
principal recommendation of the court was to increase education
to those who decide to represent themselves, and for those
people to be aided by attorneys and judges.
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2004
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Kevin Lane. Is
the Long Beach Self-Help Center Meeting the Family Law Needs of
the Court and the Community. May 2004.
This is an evaluation of the efficacy of a self-help center for
litigants in Long Beach, CA. which allows them to prepare
themselves for court appearances in hopes of streamlining
proceedings and trimming unnecessary court costs.
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2002 |
Cynthia Stratioti. Four
Perspectives on Self-Representation and the Judicial System in
Duluth, Minnesota. May 9, 2002.
This paper examines the attitudes and differing perspectives of
those most affected by the increase of self-represented
litigants in the courts—the judges, the attorneys, the court
staff, and the self-represented litigants themselves.
Brenda L. Parson. Legal
Information vs. Legal Advice: A Curriculum for Court Employees.
May 9, 2002.
This paper will develop a curriculum that empowers court system
employees with the confidence and knowledge necessary to provide
meaningful assistance to court users without giving legal
advice.
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2001
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Teresa
Fredrickson. Service
to the Self-Represented and Court Staff Training: The Disconnect.
May 2001.
Evidence from this study suggests
that court leaders have an opportunity to increase effectiveness
and productivity of judicial branch employees through creation
of a comprehensive, centralized training program for court
staff, that would result in improved trust and confidence and
improved access to the courts for the public. Stephen D.
Foulk. Developing
Court Guidelines for Assisting Self-Represented Litigants in New
York. May 2001.
Using data gathered from New York's Sixth Judicial District,
this study examines the types of cases that involve
self-represented litigants, and evaluates courts' responses to,
perceptions of and challenges posed by such litigants that the
courts might provide meaningful assistance to such individuals.
Catherinie Nelson Zacharias. Improving
Access to Pro Se Litigants: The Feasibility of a Pro Se
Self-Help Center. May 2001.
Examines the growth in numbers of pro se litigants over the past
decade, responses to this growth and offers a recommendation for
a comprehensive, web-based self-help center for pro se litigants
in the state of Missouri.
Linda M. Morris. Development
of a Pro Se Orientation Program. May 2001.
Using a combination of "best practices" based on the
experiences of other states and from their own data, this paper
suggests a framework for the creation of a Pro Se Orientation
program for self-represented litigants in Prince George's Co.,
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