National Judicial College

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The National Judicial College (NJC) was established in 1963 [1] as an entity within the American Bar Association. The NJC moved to the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno in 1964 [2] and became a Nevada not-for-profit (501)(c)(3) educational corporation in 1977. [3] The NJC provides judicial training to judges from across the United States.

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History

The American Bar Association joined with the American Judicature Society and the Institute of Judicial Administration to organize the Joint Committee for the Effective Administration of Justice in 1961. [4] Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark served as chair of the committee. In 1961, Justice Clark held hearings across the U.S. to discuss improvements that could be made in the delivery of legal services and conduct of judicial matters. [5] In 1963, Justice Clark and his Committee presented a final report, which included several recommendations including one stating the need to create an entity to provide judicial education.

The National Judicial College (originally operating under the name National College of State Trial Judges) opened its doors to judges in 1963 using money donated by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. [6] The NJC was located on the campus of the University of Colorado at Boulder. [7] The State of Nevada provided funding to relocate the NJC to the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno in 1964. [8] The NJC's first building on the Reno campus was erected in 1972 with money from the Max C. Fleischmann Foundation. [9] The NJC became a Nevada not-for-profit (501)(c)(3) educational corporation on January 1, 1977. [10]

Donald W. Reynolds National Center for the Courts & Media

The NJC partnered with the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno on the Center for Courts and Media. [11] The Center for Courts and Media's intent is to provide the physical location and the appropriate atmosphere for debates and discussions among journalists and judges on the relationship between the two.

Leadership and governance

The NJC has a 21-member Board of Trustees that sets policy and provides leadership in achieving the NJC's mission. The NJC's 16-member Board of Visitors is charged with furthering the quality of education offered by the NJC. The NJC's 10-member Faculty Council helps ensure that quality teaching standards are maintained and that the curricula offered are relevant to the college's participants. The NJC's president is Benes Z. Aldana. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/state.../stj_50com_book.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  2. ↑ Times, Stuart Taylor Jr. and Special To the New York (6 July 1983). "SCHOOL THAT SHARPENS JUDGES'S SKILLS MARKS 2 DECADES OF UNUSUAL MISSION". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ Find the Company - National Judicial College
  4. ↑ "Notes 46 Journal of the American Judicature Society 1962-1963". Journal of the American Judicature Society. 46: 10.
  5. ↑ "Right in Reno's Backyard - The Harvard of Judicial Colleges". bizNEVADA Magazine.
  6. ↑ "Congressional Record Online - National Judicial College".
  7. ↑ Mayer, Martin (7 January 2014). The Judges: A Penetrating Exploration of American Courts and of the New Decisions--Hard Decisions--They Must Make for a New Millennium. St. Martin's Press. ISBN   9781466862081 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ Lyles, Sharon; Leach, Marilyn; Joel, Ruth (27 March 1996). Directory of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Associations and Research Centers. DIANE Publishing. ISBN   9780788147302 – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ Journal of Dispute Resolution - Judging as Judgment: Tying Judicial Education to Adjudication Theory
  10. ↑ "THE NATIONAL JUDICIAL COLLEGE - GuideStar Profile". www.guidestar.org.
  11. ↑ "Reynolds j-school gets $8M gift for multimedia transformation". Poynter. 8 December 2009.
  12. ↑ "Benes Z. Aldana elected president of The National Judicial College".

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