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Custom Courses

The National Judicial College can create a custom-designed course to suit your organization’s needs

This following represents a sampling of the courses available from The National Judicial College (NJC). If you have a topic that is not represented on the list, the NJC can create a custom-designed course to suit your needs. The NJC can create a course of any length from one hour to four or more days. Please contact William Brunson at [email protected] or at (775) 327-8211. The NJC can present the courses face-to-face in your jurisdiction or in any location you wish. Alternatively, the NJC can present courses via webcast.

Administrative Law Courses

Alternative Dispute Resolution Courses

Appellate Judges

Court Performance and Management Courses

Civil Courses

Criminal Courses

Evidence Courses

Family Law Courses

Foundation Courses

Problem-Solving Courses

Courts and Media Courses

Enrichment & History of the Law Courses

Skills-Based Courses

Tribal Courses

Web Courses

Faculty & Curriculum Development (Train-the-Trainer) Courses

NOTE: The JS designations reflect those courses that are eligible for credit in the master’s or Ph.D. in Judicial Studies. “Web Courses” signify that the NJC has built the course to be presented in WebCampus, a learning management system. Web courses are generally six weeks in length with learners spending between four and six hours per week working on the course. The NJC can customize the web courses for your state’s needs. For more information, contact Mr. Brunson.

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Administrative Law Courses

c Administrative Law: Advanced (JS 649)

c Administrative Law: Fair Hearing (JS 612)

c Administrative Law: High Volume

c Administrative Law: Unemployment Compensation

c Administrative Law: Utility Regulatory Adjudication

c Administrative Law: Workers’ Compensation

c Ensuring Fairness in Your Hearings

c Essential Skills for Administrative Law Judges

c Essential Skills for the Unemployment Adjudicator

c Ethics for the Administrative Law Judge

c Evidence Challenges for Administrative Law Judges

c Forensic Evidence: When Science Is Presented in Hearings

c Judging in the Digital Age: Conquering Discovery and Admission of ESI

c Managing Cases Involving Commercial Drivers Licenses

c Mediation for Administrative Law Judges

c Neuroscience and Decision-Making

c Traffic Adjudication for Administrative Law Judges

Alternative Dispute Resolution Courses

c Advanced Mediation: Practical Skills and Techniques

c Civil Mediation

c Dispute Resolution Skills (JS 625)

c Dispute Resolution Techniques for Tribal Justice Systems

c Implementing and Evaluating a Court-Connected Alternative Dispute Resolution Program

c Mediation for Administrative Law Judges

c Settlement Techniques

“No judge

who is

elected or

appointed

to judicial

office

aspires

to be

average.”

- Hon. Andre M. Davis,

U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th

Circuit

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Appellate Judges

c Advanced Judicial Writing (JS 626)

c Advanced Skills for Appellate Judges

c Collaborative Decision Making

c Constitutional Criminal Procedure

c Current Issues in the Law

c Digital Evidence Issues for Appellate Judges

c Ensuring Fairness in Your Court

c Essential Skills for Appellate Judges

c Ethical Issues in the Law: A Novel Approach (JS 619)

c Ethics and Judging: Reaching Higher Ground

c Ethics for Appellate Judges


c Judicial Philosophy and American Law

c Judicial Wellness

c Judicial Writing (JS 615)

c Law and Literature

c Law and Popular Culture

c Law, Science, and Ethics

c Leadership for Judges

c Logic and Opinion Writing (JS 621)

c Mindfulness for Judges


c The Fourth Amendment: Contemporary Issues for Appellate Judges

c The U.S. Constitution and Development of American Law

c The U.S. Constitution and Development of Legal Philosophy

c Today’s Justice: The Historic Bases (JS 642)

c When Justice Fails: Threats to the Independence of the Judiciary (JS 645)

Founded in 1963, The National Judicial College is the nation’s leading provider of judicial education. Our mission remains as relevant as ever: education, innovation and advancing justice. Page 2

Court Performance and Management Courses

c Advanced Bench Skills: Procedural Fairness

c Advanced Issues in Cases Involving Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders

c Best Practices in Handling Cases with Self-Represented Litigants

c Case Management

c Computer Uses for Judges

c Computer Uses for Judges: Advanced

c Conducting the Trial (JS 617)

c Court Management for Judges and Court Administrators (JM 690)

c Court Management for Tribal Court Judges and Personnel (JM 690)

c Decision Making (JS 618)

c Effective Caseflow Management (JS 627)

c Effective Team Court Management

c Enhancing Judicial Bench Skills (JS 624)

c Implementing & Evaluating a Court-Connected Alternative Dispute Resolution Program


c Judicial Security: Protecting the Court and the Judge


c Management Skills for Presiding Judges

c Managing Complex Litigation (JS 629)



c Special Considerations for the Rural Court Judge Page 3

Civil Courses

c Advanced Evidence (JS 617)

c Advanced Mediation: Practical Skills and Techniques

c Best Practices in Handling Self-Represented Litigants

c Business Issues for Judges

c Case Management

c Children in Court

c Civil Mediation

c Complex Commercial Litigation


c Constitutionalists: The Protest Movement in the Courts



c Electronic Discovery: What Every Judge Needs to Know

c Ethics for Judges

c Financial Statements in the Courtroom

c Forensic Evidence: When Science Comes to Court

c Handling Small Claims Cases Effectively


c Probate Matters: Education for Judicial Officers

c Scientific Evidence and Expert Testimony (JS 622)

c Settlement Techniques

“Judging

gets harder

and more

complex

every year.

We need

the NJC

more now

than we did

in the past.”

-Hon. Chad Schmucker,

The NJC President

Criminal Courses


c Advanced Issues in Cases Involving Co-Occurring Mental & Substance Abuse Disorders

c Behind the Wheel: Today’s Traffic Offender


c Children in Court


c Constitutional Criminal Procedure Page 4

c Constitutionalists: The Protest Movement in the Courts

c Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders

c Criminal Evidence (JS 613)

c Criminal Pretrial and Post-Trial Challenges: Solutions for Bail, Supervision & Sentencing

c Domestic Violence

c Drugged Driving Essentials

c Drugs in America Today: What Every Judge Needs to Know

c DUI Primer for Judges: Handling Impaired Driving Cases

c Ethics for Judges


c Handling Capital Cases (JS 623)

c Handling Sex-Related Cases in Court

c Handling the Criminal Case

c Impaired Driving Case Essentials


c Managing Cases Involving Commercial Drivers Licenses

c Managing Cases Involving Persons with Mental Disabilities

c Managing Sex Offenders

c Practical Approaches to Substance Abuse Issues (JS 628)

c Properly and Effectively Adjudicating Drugged Drivers


c Search, Seizure, and Criminal Procedure

c Selected Criminal Evidence Issues

c Sentencing Motor Vehicle Law Offenders

c Sentencing Offenders

c Sentencing Sex Offenders

c The Fourth Amendment: Contemporary Issues for Appellate Judges

c The Fourth Amendment: Comprehensive Search and Seizure Training for Trial Judges

c Traffic Court Proceedings

c Traffic Issues in the 21st Century

Criminal Courses (cont)

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Evidence Courses


c Criminal Evidence (JS 613)

c Electronic Discovery: What Every Judge Needs to Know


c Evidence in a Courtroom Setting (JS 633)


c Fundamentals of Evidence


c Law and Biology: Impact on the Courts



Family Law Courses


c Child Custody Challenges: Evidence and Orders

c Children in Court

c Current Issues in Family Law (JS 634)



c Domestic Violence

c Essential Skills for Tribal Court Judges

c Ethics for Judges

c Financial Statements in the Courtroom


c Managing Challenging Family Law Cases: A Practical Approach (JS 634)


c Survival Skills for the Domestic Relations Judge

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Foundation Courses

c Administrative Law: Fair Hearing (JS 612)


c Ensuring Fairness in Your Court


c Decision Making (JS 618)

c Drugged Driving Essentials


c Ethics for Judges



c Ethics, Fairness and Security in Your Court and Community



c General Jurisdiction (JS 610)






c Probate Courts: A Practical Approach

c Special Considerations for the Rural Court Judge

c Special Court Jurisdiction

c Special Court Jurisdiction: Advanced (JS 612)

c Taking the Bench: A Course for New Judges

“My experience as a student at the NJC since 1984 and a member of the faculty

since 1998 have impacted me in a very positive way. I am proud of my more

than 30 years of affiliation with the nation’s leader in judicial education.”

- Hon. Reggie B. Walton, U.S. District Court for D.C.Page 7

Courts and Media Courses

c Basic Legal Affairs Reporting for Journalists

c Essential Court Teamwork in Dealing with the Media

c First Amendment and Media Issues for Judges

c Media Issues for Judges in the Information Age

Problem-Solving Courses

c Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders

c Criminal Pretrial and Post-Trial Challenges: Solutions for Bail, Supervision and Sentencing

c Drug and Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Courts


c Mental Health Courts

c Practical Approaches to Substance Abuse Issues (JS 628)

c Sentencing Motor Vehicle Law Offenders

c Sentencing Sex Offenders

c Veterans’ Treatment Courts

Enrichment & History of the Law Courses

c Current Issues in the Law

c Ethical Issues in the Law: A Novel Approach (JS 619)

c Judicial Philosophy and American Law

c Judicial Wellness

c Law and Literature

c Law and Popular Culture

c Law, Science, and Ethics

c Today’s Justice: The Historic Bases (JS 642)

c The U.S. Constitution and Development of American Law

c The U.S. Constitution and Development of Legal Philosophy

c When Justice Fails: Threats to the Independence of the Judiciary (JS 645)

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Skills-Based Courses

c Advanced Bench Skills: Procedural Fairness



c Advanced Judicial Writing (JS 626)

c Civil Mediation

c Commercial Driver’s Licensing Laws: A Faculty Development Workshop

c Creating an Active Learning Environment: A Faculty Development Workshop

c Custom-Designed Faculty Development Workshop (Choose the subject and we’ll teach you how to teach it)

c Designing and Presenting Effective Courses: A Faculty Development Workshop

c Distance Learning: A Faculty Development Workshop

c Enhancing Judicial Bench Skills (JS 624)





c Using Literature as a Teaching Tool: A Faculty Development Workshop

“I am a

better

judge

due to

the

NJC.”

– Hon. Cynthia Brewer,

Chancery Court,

Canton, MS

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Tribal Courses

NOTE: The National Tribal Judicial Center (NTJC) encourages tribal judges to take

any of the courses offered by the NJC. NTJC designed the courses below specifically

for tribal judges.


c Advanced Tribal Bench Skills: Competence, Confidence and Control

c Advanced Tribal Court Management

c Appellate Skills for Tribal Judges


c Court Management for Tribal Court Judges and Personnel (JM 690)

c Custom and Tradition in Contemporary Tribal Justice Systems

c Essential Skills for Lay Advocates in Tribal Court


c Handling Domestic Violence Cases in Tribal Court

c Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA): Protecting Rights in Tribal Court

c Pending and Declined Prosecutions in Indian Country: Coordinating with U.S. Attorneys

c Practical Approaches to Family Issues in Tribal Courts

c Tribal Code Development: TLOA, VAWA, Non-Indians, Domestic Relations, etc. (Customized for your tribe’s needs)

c Tribal Code Development: Writing and Amending Codes

c Tribal Court Development: Fundamental Considerations for Tribal Leadership

c Tribal Court Management of Alcohol and Drug Cases

c Tribal Court Technology

c Trial Advocacy & Evidence for Tribal Prosecutors

c Writing for Tribal Judges

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Web Courses

NOTE: The NJC can offer any web course in a face-to-face

environment or as a blended learning opportunity.

c Essential Skills for the Unemployment Adjudicator






c Handling Inquiries from the Media: A Primer for Judges


c Managing Sex Offenders

c Probate Matters: Education for Judicial Officers

c Properly and Effectively Adjudicating Drugged Drivers


c Special Considerations for the Rural Court Judge

c Taking the Bench: An Interactive Online Course for New Trial Judges

c Traffic Adjudication for Administrative Law Judges

“The courses

provide

a great

foundation

for judges

new to the

bench but

also are

enriching for

those that

have been on

the bench for

many years.”

-Hon. Leland Wigg-Ninham, NTJC Faculty

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Our expert faculty is at the core of the creating The NJC Experience. To ensure that the NJC’s participants receive a world-class education, the College educates faculty members about adult education principles and practices. After participating in our faculty development workshops, the NJC’s faculty is then able to create interactive courses that often feature a “learn by doing” model.

The outstanding judges and professionals who share their passions and ideas with participants are also experts in building safe learning communities. Faculty members often say that teaching at the College is one of the most enriching experiences they have in their careers as they gain new friends and learn just as much from teaching as they learned when they were students at the NJC.

Faculty & Curriculum Development

(Train-the-Trainer) Courses

c Creating an Active Learning Environment: A Faculty Development Workshop

c Curriculum Development Principles and Practices

c Custom-Designed Faculty Development Workshop (Choose the subject and we’ll teach you how to teach it)

c Designing and Presenting Effective Presentations: A Faculty Development Workshop

c Distance Learning: A Faculty Development Workshop

c Planning and Presenting Courses Effectively: A Faculty Development Workshop

c Program and Faculty Development

c Using Literature as a Teaching Tool: A Faculty Development Workshop

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