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.
Procedural Fairness in the Courts
Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, United StatesJSI CFO Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will discuss Procedural Fairness in the Courts at New Mexico's Judicial Conclave in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Procedural Fairness, is a subjective evaluation of a person’s experience in the justice system and is separate from the actual outcome of the case. While the result is important, an individual’s willingness to accept
Court Docket Management for Wellness
Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, United StatesJSI Associate Judge Kevin Burke will discuss Court Docket Management for Wellness at the New Mexico Judicial Conclave in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After the presentation those in attendance will be able to: 1. Articulate the effects good docket management has on judicial wellness ; 2. Anticipate problems in docket management; and, 3. Create a docket management
The Effects of Marijuana Legalization on the Courts
Virgin Islands Cardiac Center Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands (U.S.)JSI President Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) will be presenting a workshop on “The Effects of Marijuana Legalization on the Courts” at the Virgin Islands Judicial Conference: “Advancing Justice through Collaboration and Judicial Education.” The goal of the conference is to address pressing issues facing the local judiciary, needs for reforms in certain areas of law
