Technical Assistance to the Marin County Drug Court
Marin County Superior Court 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA, United StatesJSI President Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) will provide technical assistance to the Marin County Drug Court on June 11-13 to monitor their grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to expand substance use treatment capacity. She will meet with the individual team members, attend staffing and observe the adult drug court
Trauma for Judges
Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK, United StatesJSI President Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) will present a workshop on trauma for Oklahoma judges through the Deptartment of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services on Aug. 3 in Oklahoma City.
The Right to Counsel
Kaua'i Marriott Resort 3610 Rice Street, Lihue, HI, United StatesJSI President Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.), Vice President David Wallace and JSI COO Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will speak on the Right to Counsel. The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to legal counsel at all significant stages of a criminal proceeding starting with a defendant’s first appearance in court. This right is so important that
Ola Lokahi: Finding Judicial Balance and Renewal
Kaua'i Marriott Resort 3610 Rice Street, Lihue, HI, United StatesJSI Associate Judge Michael Town (Ret.) will discuss with other panelists how judges can maintain perspective and achieve a healthy work-life balance while experiencing daily stressors and confronting vicarious trauma. Participants will be asked to share strategies for staying healthy and happy while consuming a daily diet of conflict and dysfunction. The presentation will conclude with Michael Town, author
“Working Therapeutically”
“…herapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) is an interdisciplinary field of philosophy and practice that examines the therapeutic and anti-therapeutic properties of laws and public policies, legal and dispute resolution systems, and legal institutions. TJ values psychologically healthy outcomes in legal disputes and transactions, without claiming exclusivity in terms of policy objectives.” Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) and JSI
The Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment (AODT) Court Model in Aotearoa: Judicial Perspectives
University of Auckland 12 Grafton Rd, Auckland, New ZealandIn order to debate how the Aotearoa AODT Courts should be shaped going forward, we must first understand how they currently operate. The AODT Court model was developed in the United States (US) to respond to recidivist offenders addicted to alcohol and other drugs. Since 2012, two pilot adult AODT Courts have been operating in
Looking Back and Moving Forward
Novotel Sydney 350 Church Street Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaJSI President Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) will be the keynote speaker at the 2019 Australian Drug Court Practitioners’ Annual Conference. The conference will be held at the Novotel Hotel, Parramatta (Sydney, Australia), on Friday 22 February 2019. Judge Hora will speak on “Looking Back and Moving Forward.”
What’s in Your Alcohol Monitoring Toolbox
Lansing Center 333 E. Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI, United StatesNot all alcohol monitoring tools are created equal, EtG, transdermal, and breath detection tools have different detection capabilities. If you are only using one type of alcohol detection tool for all stages of your program, you might be missing more drinking events than you are catching. JSI CFO Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will be part
Good Testing Procedures Ensures Good Testing Results
Lansing Center 333 E. Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI, United StatesEvery treatment court professional has to be proficient with the basics of alcohol and other drug treating order to do a competent job. This session will give attendees the fundamentals of chemical testing as well as the standards for tests both forensic and treatment court related. JSI CFO Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will address those
Scientific Evidence Under the Daubert Standard
Arrowwood Resort at Cedar Shore 1500 Shoreline Drive, Oacoma, SD, United StatesJSI President Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) and JSI CFO Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will discuss making good rulings about scientific evidence under the Daubert standard and evidentiary and admissibility issues for electronic and digital evidence at the 2019 Spring South Dakota Judicial Conference. As a result of this program the attendees will be able to: 1.
