Each year
(beginning in 1994) the National
Center for State Courts publishes a report now entitled
"Future Trends in
State Courts." The purpose of this
report is to support the strategic planning efforts in
the court community. Each publication contains several articles
written by NCSC staff and court experts from around the
country. Individual Future
Trends articles published since 2001 that
relate to this topic are listed to below.
Cynthia
Gray. Judicial
Ethics Advisory Committees. Judges
often need advice about whether their actions
both on and off the bench comply with the
highest standards of judicial ethics. Many
states use judicial ethics advisory committees
to provide judges with that guidance.
Ann
Keith and Kenneth Pankey. Updates
for 2003. December 2003. An
article submitted for the 2003 Reports on Trends
in State Courts, this document updates two
issues discussed in past editions -- efforts to
improve the selection of judges and budget
conditions among state judicial
branches.
Trends
2001
Jose
Dimas. Competency
of Counsel and the State Courts.
This article discusses the competency counsel
component of the federal legislation titled the
Innocence Protection Act (S. 486 H.R.
912). The article also discusses the 2001
Congressional activities relating to capital
cases and the response by the Council of Chief
Justices to this debate of growing importance.
Trends
2000
Knowledge
and Information Services. Lawyers
and Multidisciplinary Practice: A Coming
Revolution?This article discusses
the issues surrounding the concept of
multidisciplinary law practice, whereby
attorneys team with non-lawyers to offer a
broader range of services to clients.
Date
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