Courts and Confidence: Does The Public Look at Different Courts Differently?

November 15, 2022, Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management The public’s perception of our courts continues to be a topic of concern and curiosity for court professionals.  Last month we discussed finding of the National Center for State Courts 2021 State of the State … Continue reading Courts and Confidence: Does The Public Look at Different Courts Differently?

Courts and Confidence: What Do We Know About How the Public Perceives the Courts?

October 18, 2022, Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management What do we know about how the public views our courts?  We know that the public’s trust and confidence in courts has been slipping over the years.  The 2021 National Center for State Courts State … Continue reading Courts and Confidence: What Do We Know About How the Public Perceives the Courts?

Courts and Customers: What Do Court Users Have to Tell Us?

Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode: September 20, 2022 Brought to You in Cooperation with NACM Obtaining customer feedback, obtaining usable feedback, obtaining enough of it to be able to rationally modify court programs, all of these are major hurdles.  And yet getting good customer feedback is so important.  It is important to complete the loop: to … Continue reading Courts and Customers: What Do Court Users Have to Tell Us?

Behavioral Health and the Courts: What Should You Be Doing Right Now?

Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode: August 16, 2022 Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management In this episode, we ask the question, “What should our courts be doing now?”  This month we bring our discussion on behavioral health and the courts home. In previous episodes we talked about the extent of … Continue reading Behavioral Health and the Courts: What Should You Be Doing Right Now?

Where is Bail Reform Now? Drive for Reform and Push Back 

Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode: July 19, 2022 Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management Bail Reform has been praised as an effective way to correct a societal wrong.  Its byword has been “bail does not keep the most dangerous in jail: it keeps the poorest.” Despite this argument, Bail Reform … Continue reading Where is Bail Reform Now? Drive for Reform and Push Back 

Online Dispute Resolution and Virtual Mediation: What Is Your Court Choosing?

Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode: June 21, 2022 Brought to You in Cooperation with NACM Online Dispute Resolution has been with us in various forms since the 1990s, although it really became widely accepted a little over five years ago.  By contrast, widespread acceptance of virtual mediation seems to have been an outgrowth of the COVID … Continue reading Online Dispute Resolution and Virtual Mediation: What Is Your Court Choosing?

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: Political Agendas and Affirmative Action

Question of Ethics: A Conversation on Courts and Ethics – May 2022 Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with NACM This episode of A Question of Ethics will continue to explore diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and NACM’s commitment to helping provide equal justice.  This session was recorded after the Ethics Subcommittee Conference Call on April 28th, 2022.  … Continue reading Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: Political Agendas and Affirmative Action

Behavioral Health and the Young: Adolescents and The Mental Health Crisis 

Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode: May 17, 2022 Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management This country’s mental health crisis is by no means limited to adults.  We know that young people frequently suffer from traumatic events.  This fact has only been made worse by the scourge of COVID.  A recent … Continue reading Behavioral Health and the Young: Adolescents and The Mental Health Crisis 

The Great Resignation: How Has It Affected the Courts?

Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode: April 19, 2022 Brought to You in Cooperation with NACM One unintended consequence of the COVID pandemic has been a phenomenon called “The Great Resignation.” Large numbers of American workers have either quit their jobs or (after being laid off) have chosen not to return to their previous employer.  CBS News … Continue reading The Great Resignation: How Has It Affected the Courts?

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: What is the Court’s Duty?

Question of Ethics: A Conversation on Courts and Ethics – Summer 2022 Edition of the Court Manager Brought to You in Cooperation with NACM NACM has made a commitment to the values of providing equal justice regardless of race, gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation or identity, disability, or social economic status.  What is the court’s ethical obligation, particularly … Continue reading Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: What is the Court’s Duty?