Not exact matches
The Code of Conduct further provides in Rule 5 (B) that a judge may engage in «avocational activities», that is «activities to improve the law, the legal
system, and the
administration of justice if such avocational activities do not detract from the dignity of his office or interfere with the performance of his
judicial duties».
«It is time for all especially those in the
judicial system and
administration of justice to do the needful at ensuring equity, fairness and justice in the
judicial administration.
Lawrence Marks, chief administrative judge for the Office of Court
Administration, testified at a state budget hearing Tuesday that New York's
judicial system is clearing up case backlogs on its own and doesn't need Cuomo's initiative aimed at unclogging trial court schedules.
Justice Moldaver then turns to what is described as practical considerations for law enforcement and the
administration of justice, at paras. 183 - 6, suggesting that (a) the disclosure of text messages received by a complainant could be challenged by a sender who is alleged to have abused the complainant and thus exposes vulnerable complainants such as children, people with mental disabilities and the elderly (b) the increased need for warrants could strain police and
judicial resources in an overburdened criminal justice
system and (c) at the trial stage, these repercussions could complicate and prolong proceedings where defendants have standing to challenge searches conducted against collateral targets in large prosecutions.
On the legal aid cuts it comments: «A consequence (unintended perhaps, but in fact entirely foreseeable) which threatens swiftly to engulf and maybe even overwhelm the
judicial system is that family courts at all levels will become thronged with a tsunami of LIPs... The quality of justice will be strained, its
administration delayed, its delivery potentially denied.»
These Guidelines are founded on the «open courts» principle, which requires transparency and accountability in the
judicial system to foster public confidence in the
administration of justice.
The Constitution creates official positions outside the
judicial branch essential to the
administration of justice and to the operation of the state's
judicial system.
Garwill Law provides advice to governments on the development and implementation of
judicial systems,
judicial independence, procedural fairness, accountable and transparent
judicial administration, and responsible implementation of technology.
The Connecticut Bar Foundation James W. Cooper Fellows Program was established to honor the leading members of the legal profession and the Judiciary in Connecticut, to promote a better understanding of the legal profession and the
judicial system, and to explore ways to improve the profession and the
administration of justice in Connecticut.
TAGS: Legal informatics; Legal informatics blogs; Artificial intelligence and law; Court technology;
Judicial information
systems; Justice information
systems; Justice
administration information
systems.
SUBJECT: Information storage and retrieval
systems Law Congresses; Court
administration Data processing Congresses; Courts Automation Congresses; Information storage and retrieval
systems Court
administration Congresses;
Judicial assistance Congresses.
Chief Justice Heather Forster Smith, of the Ontario Superior Court, said modern court
administration and courtrooms are needed in order to make the
judicial system more efficient.
As a
judicial officer and a person specially learned in the law, a judge is in a unique position to contribute to the law, the legal
system, and the
administration of justice, including revising substantive and procedural law and improving criminal and juvenile justice.
«Where the privilege applies its breach undermines confidence in the
judicial system and harms the
administration of justice.»
She has represented state agencies in trial and appellate practice as an Assistant Attorney General, clerked for Justice Cynthia Cohen on the Massachusetts Appeals Court, and worked as a
judicial administration fellow in the California court
system.
The General Court of Justice shall constitute a unified
judicial system for purposes of jurisdiction, operation, and
administration, and shall consist of an Appellate Division, a Superior Court Division, and a District Court Division.
Over the next few years we saw dramatic developments in the
administration of the legal
system, including the re-incarnation of the ancient office of lord chancellor as a secretary of state with purely ministerial functions, and the creation of the
Judicial Appointments Commission.
The state of this Court's document management and case scheduling
systems is a scandal, and the poor excuse of a
system which currently is employed should be subject to relentless criticism —
judicial and otherwise — until it is discarded and the people of this province are provided by the provincial government with a court
administration system of a quality which they deserve.
«In his report, A Criminal Justice
System for the 21st Century, Geoffrey Cowper, QC, chair of the Justice Reform Initiative, offers recommendations to government and the judiciary on ways to achieve overall timeliness, improve court and
judicial administration and improve the experiences of victims and the community.»
My favorite aspects of being an appellate judge on the highest state court are that I can work on important cutting edge legal issues and resolve them fairly and justly not only for the parties involved but also for the law of the state, that I discuss the
judicial system with the public and listen to the people's concerns, and that I have opportunities to improve the
administration of justice.
Screenings and Assessments Used in the Juvenile Justice
System: Evaluating Risks and Needs of Youth in the Juvenile Justice
System (PDF - 394 KB)
Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts, Center for Families, Children and the Courts (2011) Reviews screening and assessment instruments and summarizes issues related to instrument validation, selection, and
administration.
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Administration The mission of the NCSACW is to improve
systems and practice for families with substance use disorders who are involved in the child welfare and family
judicial systems by assisting local, State and tribal agencies.