Becoming Trauma Informed: An Important Consideration in the Courtroom
Advanced Bench Skills: Self-Represented Litigants
The Antiracist Courtroom
Advanced Criminal Law
Restorative Justice
Best Practices in Handling Cases with Self-Represented Litigants
Drugged Driving Essentials
Drugs in America Today: What Every Judge Needs to Know
Animal Law General JurisdictionBecoming Trauma Informed: An Important Consideration in the Courtroom
General Jurisdiction (JS 610) – Fall
Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based – Fall
The Traffic Case: A Course for Nonlawyer Judges
Judicial Academy
Judicial Writing (JS 615) – ONLINE
Civil Mediation
Special Considerations for the Rural Court Judge: Web-Based
Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges – Spring
Impaired Driving Case Essentials
Ethical Issues in the Law: A Novel Approach (JS 619)
Designing and Presenting: A Faculty Development Workshop
General Jurisdiction (JS 610) – Spring
Advanced Trial Skills for Judges: Managing the Jury Trial
Ethics and Judging: Reaching Higher Ground (JS 601): Web-Based
Judicial Academy TribalBecoming Trauma Informed: An Important Consideration in the Courtroom
Special Court Jurisdiction: Advanced (JS 611)
Administrative Law: Fair Hearing (JS 612)
Human Trafficking in Indian Country
Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based – Spring
Special Court Jurisdiction
Advanced Evidence (JS 617) – Online
Essential Skills for Tribal Court Judges
Mini-Course Administrative LawBecoming Trauma Informed: An Important Consideration in the Courtroom
Evidence Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Web-Based – Fall
Ethical and Procedural Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Handling Complex Issues and Cases
Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Administrative Law Judges
Ethics, Fairness, and Security in Your Courtroom and Community
Evidence Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Web-Based
Administrative Law: Advanced (JS 649)
New MilitaryBecoming Trauma Informed: An Important Consideration in the Courtroom
Evidence in a Courtroom Setting (JS 633)
Mindfulness for Judges
Conversations on Racial Justice Special CourtsBecoming Trauma Informed: An Important Consideration in the Courtroom
Dividing the Waters Annual Conference
Lecture AppellateBecoming Trauma Informed: An Important Consideration in the Courtroom
2025 Appellate Judges Education Institute Summit
Advanced Skills for Appellate Judges
Judicial Writing (JS 615)
Civil Mediation: An Online 40-Hour Workshop
Decision Making (JS 618)
water InternationalBecoming Trauma Informed: An Important Consideration in the Courtroom
Judicial Renaissance V – Philippines
Symposium Traffic 60th Web CourseBecoming Trauma Informed: An Important Consideration in the Courtroom
Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges – Fall
Selected Criminal Evidence Issues: Web-Based JS 602
LeadershipBecoming Trauma Informed: An Important Consideration in the Courtroom
Judicial Executive Leadership by Harvard Law School Executive Education
Elevating Your Legal Writing: Essential Skills for Judicial Clerks and New Lawyers
WebinarBecoming Trauma Informed: An Important Consideration in the Courtroom
Ethical Considerations for Judges Who Preside In Criminal Cases
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Operation Safe Arrival: Impaired Driving Interventions for Service Members and their Families
Judicial Renaissance V – Philippines
Previous Judicial Renaissances have been held in Bordeaux, France; Seoul, South Korea; Athens, Greece; and Lisbon, Portugal.
Tuition covers course fees, a cultural activity and group dinner, and breakfast and lunches. Tuition does not include airfare, lodging or other dinners. Tuition for 2025 is yet to be determined. Please click Register to join the interested list to receive updates as they become available.
The National Judicial College’s Judicial Renaissance course is an innovative and transformative experience for the judiciary. It’s an intellectual retreat that transcends the boundaries of conventional legal education, immersing judges in the deep and diverse currents from which the law itself has emerged. Here, participants will traverse the vast landscapes of history, philosophy, the arts, humanities, and sciences, uncovering the rich tapestry that informs the very essence of jurisprudence.
This is more than just a study program—it’s an intellectual odyssey that rekindles the ageless pursuit of wisdom and justice. It’s a conclave where legal minds come to learn from the past and grasp the big ideas shaping our future. With guidance from a cadre of luminaries across varied disciplines, judges will explore enduring human achievements and the foundational principles of justice.
In joining the Judicial Renaissance course, judges are not merely expanding their legal expertise; they are embarking on a quest to broaden their horizons and deepen their understanding of the human condition. It’s an invitation to be part of a community that values lifelong learning and to contribute to a dialogue that elevates the administration of justice to its noblest form. This course isn’t just an education; it’s an inspiration—a chance to engage with the big ideas revolutionizing our world and to reaffirm one’s vocation to serve the timeless cause of justice.
This course may be eligible CJE credit hours. Due to the international scope of this course, and collaboration with other international schools of judicial training, NJC cannot predict the number of CLE/CJE credits that will be approved by your state.
Registration fee for 2025 yet to be determined. Registration fee includes: tuition fees, cultural activity (including a dinner), lunches. Registration does not include: airfare, lodging or dinner (except for the social activity) or other meals outside of course hours.
Registration is first come, first served. Given the significant interest, we recommend you register early.
Deadline to register for Judicial Renaissance V is July 31, 2025, but may close earlier if all seats are filled.