2024 Judicial Education Course Catalog

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Special Issues/Deeper Dive Into Delinquency 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Curious about what the Department of Juvenile Services has to offer children? This is your opportunity to gain a better understanding of the services and programming offered by the Department of Juvenile Services for children. Wish you were more knowledgeable about psychotropic medication and different forms of treatment? In this class you will learn about pscychotropic medications and different treatment modalities for children in your courtroom. How would you handle a sovereign citizen in your courtroom, and what are their actual beliefs? What do you do if a defendant is under the influence during a trial? How about a witness or even a lawyer? How do you handle challenges in your courtroom, such as competency, sentencing issues with child pornography and sex abuse cases, and victim impact statements? How do you balance controlling your courtroom and spectators while ensuring a public trial? These are some challenging situations we will discuss and develop best practices. Coordinator: Hon. Stacy McCormack March TUESDAY, MARCH 5 Culture, Bias, and Fairness D I & 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Understand what implicit bias means and how it affects the role of the judge in the courtroom. We will analyze how bias presents itself in everyday life and the courtroom. We will identify strategies to heighten self relfection and decision-making in the courtroom. Coordinator: Hon. Jeannie Hong Coordinator: Mag. James Speis THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29 Challenging Situations 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, MARCH 7 FIELD TRIP: ​CLIFTON T. PERKINS NCR Competency 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Is the defendant competent? If not, is he restorable? Was the defendant criminally responsible at the time the offense occurred? This course will explore, primarily through the eyes of subject matter experts, how a judge can address these and other issues (and mentally-ill defendants, generally) with greater confidence and understanding. Take a tour of a state hospital. Observe/review a mock competency interview with a patient and his doctor; understand what a doctor does to determine criminal responsibility or to restore competency; understand what goes into a hospital discharge plan; and gain greater insight on what to do inside a courtroom by understanding what goes on outside of the courtroom at the state hospital. Join us and get an insightful view from within. Coordinator: Hon. James Green WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 Family Law for District Court Judges D I & 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. As a District Court judge, have you found yourself navigating into family law waters without a life jacket? Though an abbreviated version of the Family Law University, this full day course will provide guidance to District Court judges as we delve into basic tenets of family law as it presents in District Court protective order hearings. Faculty will cover many of the more nuanced issues around child custody determinations, financial status and assets of parties in considerations of emergency family maintenance, and use and possession of property as forms of relief in protective order proceedings. Coordinator: Hon. Ada Clark-Edwards

2024 Judicial Education Course Catalog

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