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Monday, February 6
Plenary: Community Engagement in the State Courts (Introduction: Vicky Carlson, NACM President-Elect Speakers: James D. Gingerich, Director, Administrative Office of the Courts, Little Rock, AR Hon. Jimmie Edwards, Circuit Judge, 22nd Judicial Circuit, St. Louis, MO Rev. Aundreia Alexander, Esq., Associate General Secretary for Justice and Peace, National Council of Churches of Christ, USA, Washington, DC Hon. Ronald B. Adrine, Presiding Judge, Cleveland Municipal Court, Cleveland, OH) Slides
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A Path Toward Racial Equity (Speakers: David Dwight IV, Catalyst, Communications and Strategy, Forward Through Ferguson) Slides
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Extending the Core® to Your Court: Public Trust and Confidence and Public Relations (Speakers: Kathryn Griffin, NACM Board Member & Court Administrator, St. Joseph County Circuit, Probate Court, Centreville, MI Kevin Bowling, NACM Past President & Court Administrator, 20th Circuit Court, Grand Haven, MI Alfred Degrafinreid II, NACM Board Member & Chief Deputy Clerk, Chief Administrative Office, Office of the Criminal Court Clerk, Nashville and Davidson County, Nashville, TN) Slides
Judicial Performance Evaluations by the Public: A Critical Element of Public Trust (Speakers: Marcus W. Reinkensmeyer, Director of Court Services, Administrative Office of the Courts, Arizona Supreme Court, Phoenix, AZ Kent Batty, Court Administrator (retired), Pima County Superior Court, Tucson, AZ Marcy Podkopacz, Director of Research and Business Practices Divisions, Fourth Judicial District Court of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN) Slides
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The End of Debtors’ Prisons: Effective Court Policies for Successful Compliance with Legal Financial Obligations (COSCA 2016 Policy Paper) (Speakers: Casey Kennedy, Director, IRM, Office of Court Administration, Austin, TX Michael Sommermeyer, Public Information Officer, Nevada Appellate Courts, Las Vegas, NV) Slides
Let Social Media & Technology be your PIO! (Speakers: Casey Kennedy, Director, IRM, Office of Court Administration, Austin, TX Michael Sommermeyer, Public Information Officer, Nevada Appellate Courts, Las Vegas, NV) Slides
Our Changing Community: Trust and Confidence in a Time of Shifting Demographics (Speakers: Peter C. Kiefer, Civil Court Administrator, Maricopa Superior Court, Phoenix, AZ Phillip Knox, Principal, KSA Consulting Solutions, LLC, Phoenix, AZ ) Slides
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The Court Administrator’s Role in Improving Public Trust and Confidence: Activism, Assessment and Accountability (Speakers: Janet Cornell, Court Consultant, Phoenix, AZ) Slides
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User-Friendly Courts Guide: An Essential Resource for Court Managers Seeking to Enhance Public Trust and Confidence (Speakers: Renee Danser, District Court Administrator, 43rd Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Stroudsburg, PA James Beight, Director Justice Architecture, Dewberry, Fairfax, VA Sue Humphreys, Director, Industry Relations, equivant, Englewood, FL) Slides
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Legal advice and information—what managers and supervisors need to know (Speakers: John Greacen, Principal, Greacen Associates, LLC, Regina, NM) Slides
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Minimizing Bias and Improving Access to the Courts: LGBT Perspectives (Lisa Cisneros, LGBT Program Director, California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc., Watsonville, CA Ming Wong, Supervising Helpline Attorney, National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA) Slides
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Special Interest Group (SIG) NACM Talks for Professional Development (Facilitators: Roger Rand, It Manager, Multnomah OR Judicial Dept., Portland, OR Ellen Haines, Applications Training Supervisor, Multnomah OR Judicial Dept., Portland, OR) Slides
Special Interest Group (SIG) Small Courts: You Are Not Alone! (Facilitator: Dawn Williams, Administrator, Bremerton Municipal Court, Bremerton, WA) Slides
Tuesday, February 7
Plenary: National Task Force on Fines, Fees, and Bail Practices (Speakers: Jeff Chapple, Court Administrator, O’Fallon Missouri Municipal Court, O’Fallon, MO Scott Griffith, Director of Research and Court Services, Texas Office of Court Administration, Austin, TX Yolanda L. Lewis, District Court Administrator, 5th JAD, Superior Court of Fulton County, Atlanta, GA ) Slides
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Don’t be afraid to go there: How to use Self-assessment, Community Outreach, and Training to Improve Access to Justice in your court (Speaker: Speakers: Judge Adrienne Nelson, Multnomah Circuit Court, Portland, OR Barbara Marcille, Trial Court Administrator, Multnomah Circuit Court, Portland, OR Roger Rand, Information Technology Manager, Multnomah Circuit Court, Portland, OR) Slides
Language Access Beyond the Courtroom (Speakers: Speakers: Jacquie Ring, Manager, Language Access Services, National Center for State Courts, Arlington, VA Cristina Llop, Attorney and Certified Interpreter, Occidental, CA) Slides
Meeting the Challenge of High-Volume Civil Dockets (Speakers: Paula Hannaford-Agor, Director, NCSC Center for Jury Studies, Williamsburg) Slides
Why Does That Court Have All of Those Cool Public Service Tools and I Don’t? Getting the Right People in Your IT Shop! Presented by Court Information Technology Officers Consortium (CITOC) (Speakers: Speakers: Heather Pettit, Chief Information Officer, Contra Costa Superior Court, Martinez, CA Shannon Stone, HR Director/Attorney, Contra Costa Superior Court, Martinez, CA) Slides
Evidence-Based Practices and Access to Justice (Speakers: Christopher Griffin, Research Director, Access to Justice Lab, Harvard Law School Ericka Rickard, Associate Director of Field Research, Access to Justice Lab, Harvard Law School) Slides
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New Issues in High-Profile Trial Management (Speakers: Beth Riggert, CCPIO President & Communications Counsel, Supreme Court of Missouri, Jefferson City, MO Rick Pierce, Judicial Programs Administrator, Administrative Office of PA Courts, Mechanicsburg, PA) Slides
No Time to Waste, Bridging the Service Gap in High-Volume Court Functions (Speakers: Amber Emery, Criminal Operations Manager, Multnomah County Circuit Court, Portland, OR Nancy Harlan Crean, Civil Operations Manager, Multnomah County Circuit Court, Portland, OR Bud Lee, Administration Services Manager, Multnomah County Circuit Court, Portland, OR) Slides
The Color of Justice: Promoting Public Trust and Confidence through the Improvement of Workforce Diversity (Speakers: James D. Gingerich, Director of the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts) Slides
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Lunch and Plenary: The 100% access movement — What is it and where is it going? (Speaker: Hon. Laurie D. Zelon, Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Div. 7, Los Angeles, CA Handouts