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January 3, 2024December 23, 2023 Norman Meyer court administration, Technology and Automation, Vantage Point

AI in the Courts – 2024 (Part One)

Artificial intelligence is having an enormous impact on the courts. What do we need to know about AI in the courts as we begin 2024?

December 20, 2023June 18, 2024 Peter C. Kiefer Budget and Financial Operations, Court Leader's Advantage

Suburban and Rural Courts: Their Perspective – How Do We Fairly Allocate Court Resources?

December 19th, 2023, Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management The struggle to equitably and effectively allocate court resources is a challenge that faces every state. Everywhere the question is the same: how do you allocate funds fairly to courts of different sizes and may … Continue reading Suburban and Rural Courts: Their Perspective – How Do We Fairly Allocate Court Resources?

December 12, 2023December 5, 2023 Norman Meyer court administration, High Performance, International, Performance Measurement and Management, Public Perception and Trust in the Courts, Rule of Law, Vantage Point

Rule of Law Index – 2023 Update

The 2023 Rule of Law Index of the World Justice Project is now available. It highlights how the Rule of Law is declining in a majority of countries. We can and just do better!

December 6, 2023 Peter C. Kiefer A Question of Ethics, court administration, Court Employee and Workforce Issues, Ethics, Featured Posts, Professional Development

Employee Performance in the Workplace: Ethical Conundrums

Question of Ethics: A Conversation on Courts and Ethics – October 26, 2023, Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management Today’s Question of Ethics Conversation looks at several ethical challenges regarding employee performance. It discusses four questions many supervisors face in their oversight role. Can you, as a supervisor, remain friends with … Continue reading Employee Performance in the Workplace: Ethical Conundrums

December 4, 2023November 24, 2023 Janet G. Cornell - Court Leader Contributor and Consultant Court Leadership, Featured Post, Networking

I’m a Court Administrator – Now What?! Issue #5

This issue covers the topic of expanding a professional network.

November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 Peter C. Kiefer court administration, Court Leader's Advantage, Featured Posts, Virtual Hearings

Suburban and Rural Courts – Their Perspective: Do Remote Hearings Pose Special Challenges?

November 21st, 2023, Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management Suburban and rural courts often face distinctive issues. These issues are different from those of truly small courts, but also different from the issues faced by massive metropolitan court organizations. It is tempting to always … Continue reading Suburban and Rural Courts – Their Perspective: Do Remote Hearings Pose Special Challenges?

November 6, 2023October 30, 2023 Janet G. Cornell - Court Leader Contributor and Consultant court administration, Court Leadership, Featured Posts

I’m a Court Administrator – Now What?! Issue #4

This issue reviews the importance of using personal goals.

November 1, 2023October 31, 2023 Norman Meyer Court Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion, High Performance, Human Resources, Leadership and Governance, Performance Measurement and Management, Vantage Point

The Human Side of Performance Metrics

In last month's blog post, Measuring DEI (Measuring DEI – Court Leader), I wrote that truly effective DEI efforts have a robust evaluation component to enable us to know whether our DEI efforts are successful. A key part of evaluation is a measurement framework. I had a recent discussion of the use of performance metrics … Continue reading The Human Side of Performance Metrics

October 18, 2023 Peter C. Kiefer court administration, Court Leader's Advantage, Featured Posts, Statistics, Training and Education

Criminal Justice: A Revolving Door?: Should Recidivism Be a Trial Court Performance Measure?

October 17th, 2023, Court Leader’s Advantage Podcast Episode Brought to You in Cooperation with the National Association for Court Management In the middle of last month’s episode, the question was asked, should recidivism be a trial court performance measure? All the panelists responded negatively, but the reasons they gave are worth hearing. We have all … Continue reading Criminal Justice: A Revolving Door?: Should Recidivism Be a Trial Court Performance Measure?