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Judicial Academy Summit Writing DTW Water Ethics Civil Jurisdiction Criminal Jurisdiction Evidence Lecture New General Jurisdiction

Early Intervention Courts, Webinar 4: Navigating Legal Boundaries in Early Intervention Courts

WANTED! Dead or Alive! Should the “Res Gestae Doctrine” be Allowed to Survive?

Judicial Security: Personal, Courthouse, Courtroom

Handling Capital Cases (JS 623)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Judges

Judicial Executive Leadership by Harvard Law School Executive Education

22nd Century Judging: The Future is Now

Lessons from Injustice: Indian Boarding Schools

Landmark Decisions: Little Rock – Cooper v. Aaron

Judicial Writing (JS 615) – ONLINE

Ethics for Judges

Mindfulness for Judges

Best Practices in Handling Cases with Self-Represented Litigants

When Justice Fails: Threats to the Independence of the Judiciary (JS 644)

Court Administration Academy for Judges and Court Staff

Spring Training for Judges: Decision-Making, Leadership, and Team Dynamics

Judicial Writing (JS 615)

General Jurisdiction (JS 610) – Fall

General Jurisdiction (JS 610) – Spring

Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges – Fall

Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges – Spring

Special Considerations for the Rural Court Judge: Web-Based

Selected Criminal Evidence Issues: Web-Based JS 602

Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based – Fall

Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based – Spring

Civil Mediation

Advanced Bench Skills: Procedural Fairness

Judicial Renaissance: Germany

Ethics and Judging: Reaching Higher Ground (JS 601): Web-Based

Decision Making (JS 618)

Civil Mediation: An Online 40-Hour Workshop

The Ethics of AI for Judges

Old Rules, New Evidence: Evidence Rules in AI Disputes & AI-Assisted & AI Generated Evidence

Guardianship and Probate Matters

Mindfulness for Judges

Civil Mediation

Handling Capital Cases (JS 623)

Judicial Renaissance: Japan

Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges – Fall

General Jurisdiction (JS 610) – Fall

Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based – Fall

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Judges

Advanced Evidence (JS 617)

Judicial Writing (JS 615)

Designing and Presenting: A Faculty Development Workshop

Best Practices in Handling Cases with Self-Represented Litigants

Handling Small Claims Cases Effectively: Web-Based

Tribal Online Self-Study Free Web Self-Study Webinar Online Course Appellate

2026 Appellate Judges Education Institute Summit

Managing Stress and Increasing Resilience for Judges

Special Courts Administrative Law

Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Administrative Law Judges

Evidence Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Web-Based

Evidence Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Web-Based

Ethical and Procedural Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Handling Complex Issues and Cases

Evidence Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Web-Based – Fall

Ethical and Procedural Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Handling Complex Issues and Cases

Tribal

Special Court Jurisdiction: Advanced (JS 611)

Essential Skills for Tribal Court Judges

Administrative Law: Fair Hearing (JS 612)

SUDs in Tribal Courts, Webinar 4, Responding to Return to Use and Violations of Court Orders

Financial Statements in the Courtroom 

National Tribal Judicial Academy

Special Court Jurisdiction: Advanced (JS 611)

Special Court Jurisdiction

Early Intervention Courts, Webinar 4: Navigating Legal Boundaries in Early Intervention Courts

WANTED! Dead or Alive! Should the "Res Gestae Doctrine" be Allowed to Survive?

Judicial Security: Personal, Courthouse, Courtroom

Handling Capital Cases (JS 623)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Judges

Judicial Executive Leadership by Harvard Law School Executive Education

22nd Century Judging: The Future is Now

Lessons from Injustice: Indian Boarding Schools

Landmark Decisions: Little Rock - Cooper v. Aaron

Judicial Writing (JS 615) - ONLINE

Ethics for Judges

Mindfulness for Judges

Best Practices in Handling Cases with Self-Represented Litigants

When Justice Fails: Threats to the Independence of the Judiciary (JS 644)

Court Administration Academy for Judges and Court Staff

Spring Training for Judges: Decision-Making, Leadership, and Team Dynamics

Judicial Writing (JS 615)

General Jurisdiction (JS 610) - Fall

General Jurisdiction (JS 610) - Spring

Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges - Fall

Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges - Spring

Special Considerations for the Rural Court Judge: Web-Based

Selected Criminal Evidence Issues: Web-Based JS 602

Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based - Fall

Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based - Spring

Civil Mediation

Advanced Bench Skills: Procedural Fairness

Judicial Renaissance: Germany

Ethics and Judging: Reaching Higher Ground (JS 601): Web-Based

Decision Making (JS 618)

Civil Mediation: An Online 40-Hour Workshop

The Ethics of AI for Judges

Old Rules, New Evidence: Evidence Rules in AI Disputes & AI-Assisted & AI Generated Evidence

Guardianship and Probate Matters

Mindfulness for Judges

Civil Mediation

Handling Capital Cases (JS 623)

Judicial Renaissance: Japan

Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges - Fall

General Jurisdiction (JS 610) - Fall

Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based - Fall

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Judges

Advanced Evidence (JS 617)

Judicial Writing (JS 615)

Designing and Presenting: A Faculty Development Workshop

Best Practices in Handling Cases with Self-Represented Litigants

Handling Small Claims Cases Effectively: Web-Based

Judicial Writing (JS 615) – ONLINE

Who should attend?

Any judge, judicial officer, law clerk, or court-affiliated staffperson who writes briefs, opinions, findings of fact, conclusions of law, jury instructions, or correspondences can benefit from this course.

Who are the members of the faculty?

This course is team-taught by Professor Elizabeth Francis (University of Nevada, Reno). Since 1992, this team has developed the writing of over 1,200 judges in the Judicial Writing course.

How is this course taught?

The course combines lecture presentations and writing exercises. The lectures engage you in exercises of rewording sentences and paragraphs as well as critiquing opinions and other legal documents. The writing exercises culminate with one-on-one consultations between you and a faculty member.

What should I tell my presiding judge or funding agency so that my attendance will be approved?

By improving your writing ability, you will enhance both your productivity and efficiency. You will also be able to share many of the concepts and techniques learned through the course with your colleagues.

Who should I contact for more information?

Please contact our Registrar’s Office with any questions.

Landmark Decisions: Little Rock

Cooper v. Aaron

Ethics for Judges
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