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State Court Leaders Examine Their Role in Supporting Public Policy That Affects the Administration of Justice 

More than 60 state Supreme Court chief justices and state court administrators met in Philadelphia last week to discuss what role they should play in supporting and reforming public policy that affects the administration of justice. During the two-day conference, state court leaders identified guardianship of elders, immigration, and the home foreclosure crisis as among the top emerging issues facing society and the courts that will require their leadership as public policies are developed. The conference, co-sponsored by the Pew Center on the States and the National Center for State Courts.


The Court’s Role in Reducing the Incidence of Impaired Driving 

With the support of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and a distinguished focus group of judges and judicial educators, the National Center for State Courts has created an online resource for general-jurisdiction judges on impaired driving. More


National Center Names Recipient of First G. Thomas Munsterman Award for Jury Innovation

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Court Budgets Subject of National Public Radio Story

An interview with NCSC President Mary Campbell McQueen on NPR’s Morning Edition about tightening state budgets and their impact on state courts.


Self-Help Support.org in "Top 10"

Self-HelpSupport.org has again been awarded a spot on
Justice Served’s “Top-10 Court Websites” list.  


NCSC Top 10 Web Pages

 1. State Links Index
 2. Court Web Sites
 3. CourTopics   
 4. FCICE Home
 5. Court Structure Charts
 6. NCSC Employment Opps
 7. Court Interpretation
 8. Court Statistics Project
 9. FCICE Exam Dates and Locations

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Court Solutions

September 8-10, 2008
 Baltimore, Maryland

 
www.courtsolutions.org



NCSC Graphic Novel
Educates the Public About Courts

Graphic Novel 07

Two cases - downloading music and eminent domain - are woven into one story to illustrate how our courts work.

No Minimum Order
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Child Poster Series Woman Poster Series Man Poster Series

"Free to be Fair" poster series

National Center for State Courts to educate the public about
the courts and to raise the image of the justice system.

Now Available For Order


 

 

Gavel to Gavel

A weekly review of legislation from all 50 states affecting the courts.  Subscribe or read Gavel to Gavel online.


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Last updated [ 05/15/08 ]

Link to CourTopics Database

The CourTopics database contains resource guides, state profiles, and much more for over 130 court-
related topics.

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2007 Statewide TA Announcement

Latest Bulletin - March 2007


Continuing Upward From the Summit

Volume 6 - March 2008
Volumes 1-6


Survey of Judicial Salaries
Includes a special section on “How States Set Judicial Compensation.”

Volume 32, Number 2


Court Web Sites
A comprehensive list of Court Web sites around the country. Now includes State Court Structure Charts.


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Future Trends
in State Courts

Latest report in the long-running Trends series


Trial Courts as Organizations 

Provides comprehensive framework for under-standing organizational culture.  



Court Statistic Project Publications
Examining the Work of State Courts and
State Court Caseload Statistics

 Press Release


Emergency Preparedness for
Courts that Serve Abused
and Neglected Children
  


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