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2025 Top Trends to Watch: By Age Cohort
What does the future of our courts look like? Phil Knox and Pete Kiefer are proud to present this year’s Court Futures Top Trends to Watch, a forward-looking report shaped by insights from more than 200 court professionals across the country. For over a decade, Court Futures has been surveying stakeholders to answer one critical … Continue reading 2025 Top Trends to Watch: By Age Cohort
Disengaged and Disappearing: What Is the Threat to Our Courts?
September 16th, 2025, Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management Employee disengagement is a critical national issue, one that quietly undermines productivity, economic growth, and workplace culture across the United States. According to a 2024 Gallup Corporation report: Only 33% of Employees are Actively Engaged … Continue reading Disengaged and Disappearing: What Is the Threat to Our Courts?
Court Leadership and Professional Competencies, Issue #8 – Effective Leadership Skills
This issue reviews one list of the fundamentals of leadership.
Divided Justice: Can We Overcome the Tension Between Urban Power and Rural Reality in America’s Courts?”
August 19th, 2025, Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management Many contend that tensions between larger urban general jurisdiction courts and smaller limited jurisdiction courts stem from disparities in resources, staffing, and technology. Urban courts, with their towering caseloads, high-stakes criminal prosecutions, sprawling civil disputes, … Continue reading Divided Justice: Can We Overcome the Tension Between Urban Power and Rural Reality in America’s Courts?”
Court Leadership and Professional Competencies, Issue #7 – Fundamentals of Leadership
This issue reviews a list of the fundamentals of leadership, as noted by Harvard Business Review.
Justice by Design: Can We Achieve Open, Standardized Court Data?
July 15th, 2025, Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management One of the major challenges facing state trial courts today is the disturbing lack of accurate national statistical data. Beneath the surface of our justice system lies a troubling truth: we often don’t know, we … Continue reading Justice by Design: Can We Achieve Open, Standardized Court Data?
Improving Access to Justice – One State’s Experience
June 17th, 2025, Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management Civil case filings per capita have been declining nationally for decades. John Greacen and Alan Carlson explained this in their book, What Is Happening to State Trial Court Civil Filings? The absolute number of civil … Continue reading Improving Access to Justice – One State’s Experience
Court Leadership and Professional Competencies – Eight Leadership Skills to Develop
This issue reviews eight leadership skills to learn and use.
AI in the Courts: Are Your Policies and Training Ready for the Future?
May 20th, 2025, Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a futuristic concept, it is already reshaping how we live and work. Courts are no exception. With its immense power, AI is transforming the justice system in ways … Continue reading AI in the Courts: Are Your Policies and Training Ready for the Future?
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