This year, NJC developed a comprehensive election law program, to prepare judges to adjudicate election law cases. The program included last winter’s webinars on state/federal election law and judicial ethics in the election context, as well as an in-person course in Chicago.
Bench Guide
Last spring’s course, where both faculty and participants had experience in election cases, led to creation of the NJC Bench Guide to Adjudicating Fast-Paced, High-Profile Election Cases. The judges who participated in Chicago decided to share their knowledge and experience with other judges. The course laid the foundation and the judges identified the “lessons learned” that NJC incorporated into the Bench Guide, which you can download here.
To assist judges who may see cases in the 2024 election cycle, the NJC just released new video content:
Judicial Practices to Adjudicate Election Case by the Deadline (37-Min. Webinar)
Election Evidence & Experts (101-Min. Webinar)
Beyond the Courtroom (46-Min. Podcast on public access/information)
All recordings (including last winter’s webinars) are available to all judges at golearn.judges.org. Please register for an NJC On-Demand account at golearn.judges.org if you do not have one already. Once you are logged in to your account, click the link below to “enroll”. You will be added to the waitlist until your enrollment is confirmed. After confirmation, you will have 24/7 access to these materials.
If a high-profile election case gets filed in your court, NJC can offer individualized courthouse security expert consultation and assistance, to prepare for large crowds interested in your case. If you are interested in this assistance, please contact Alf W. Brandt at alfb@judges.org.
Question of the Month
Almost half of judges surveyed responded that they did not feel prepared to adjudicate an election case.
