2023 Judicial Education Course Catalog

Course Descriptions

January 27 Vicarious Trauma and Judges' Self Care with Rebecca M. Stahl

Lunchtime Webinars

JANUARY THURSDAY, JANUARY 19

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 When Child Support is Not Just Plugging in the Numbers 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. In today’s world, there are a number of issues that can crop up and make a determination of child support much more difficult than just plugging numbers into the guidelines. How do we consider new families and children? What about a parent who doesn’t have a W-2 income? What if the children have different physical custody arrangements? Can we consider assets? What happens now that alimony is no longer tax-deductible? This course will delve into non-standard child support issues, how courts have addressed them, what has been upheld on appeal and what may need to be included in any findings. Coordinator/Faculty: Anne E. Grover, Esq. Faculty: Judge Diane O. Leasure (Sr.) ; Gregory Nugent, Esq.; Vincent M. Wills, Esq. How do you build a solid access order? Open the custody toolbox. Inside you will find the tools you need to determine what access schedule is in the children’s best interest. You may choose to order a custody evaluation. Or maybe appoint a best interest attorney for the children. Is this a family that would benefit from parenting coordination? Mental health evaluation? Substance abuse evaluation? Come learn how to use these tools to craft the optimal access schedule for the families who appear before you in court. Coordinator/Faculty: Judge Mary M. Kramer Faculty: Judge Monise A. Brown; Magistrate Hope Tipton; Gina M. Santoro, Ph.D. Custody Toolbox 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Behavioral Science Findings, Tools & Solutions: Instruments for Justice 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. The majority of persons who appear in our courtrooms are suffering with a myriad of issues including untreated trauma, drug addiction and mental health issues. The COVID-19 crisis has further exacerbated the already existing overdose and mental health crisis, particularly with the shutdown of and/ or limited access to courts during times when behavioral health problems dramatically increased, including overdoses, suicides and abuse. Court shutdowns/slowdowns also left many children suffering from the stress of the loss of one or both parents, the inability to be with their friends and other adverse childhood experiences that will likely impact them for the rest of their lives. If we are serious about serving the public with excellence and fairness, judges must be knowledgeable about the obstacles facing the individuals before them and how to incorporate that information into a fair and fully considered verdict, sentence or family law resolution. Join behavioral science experts as well as judges who have successfully utilized behavioral science in their courtrooms as we explore and understand how and why behavioral science findings, tools and solutions should be incorporated into our work as judges every day as instruments for justice. Coordinator/Faculty: Judge Marina L. Sabett Faculty: Judge Patrice E. Lewis; Judge Ronald A. Silkworth (Sr.); Judge Nicole E. Taylor; Judge Stacy W. McCormack; Denise Beagley, M.S.C.

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