Election Cases: The Equitable Consideration
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
Mindfulness for Judges
Civil Mediation
Handling Capital Cases (JS 623)
Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges – Fall
General Jurisdiction (JS 610) – Fall
Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based – Fall
Advanced Evidence (JS 617)
Tribal Online Self-Study Free Web Self-Study Webinar Online Course Appellate Special Courts Administrative LawTaking 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
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Judges
Ethical and Procedural Challenges for Administrative Law Judges: Handling Complex Issues and Cases
TribalSpecial Court Jurisdiction: Advanced (JS 611)
Essential Skills for Tribal Court Judges
Administrative Law: Fair Hearing (JS 612)
National Tribal Judicial Academy
Special Court Jurisdiction: Advanced (JS 611)
Special Court Jurisdiction
Election Cases: The Equitable Consideration
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
Mindfulness for Judges
Civil Mediation
Handling Capital Cases (JS 623)
Taking the Bench: An Interactive, Online Course for New Judges - Fall
General Jurisdiction (JS 610) - Fall
Fundamentals of Evidence: Web-Based - Fall
Advanced Evidence (JS 617)
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.