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
Science for Judges: A series of eight webcasts
Judges are the guardians of our system of justice, but forensic developments in the last 50 years have made their jobs significantly harder. The existing rules of evidence and procedure have not always anticipated new scientific discoveries. As evidentiary gatekeepers, judges must be able to anticipate and pre-pare to rule on admission of new areas
LifeSafer NADCP Expert Panel
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD, United StatesLifeSafer is sponsoring this event to explore the role of mobile alcohol monitoring in treatment courts. The attendees will discuss current experiences with mobile monitoring technology, advantages and limitations to each type of monitoring as well as, how courts make their choices. This is the first phase of an ongoing project to examine ways to
Procedural Fairness is a Critical Component of Veteran Treatment Courts
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD, United StatesProcedural 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 decisions is rooted in their perceptions of how they were treated during the process itself. Thus, procedural fairness is a
Ethical Landmines in Veteran Treatment Courts
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD, United StatesCases of judicial discipline are being reported in VTCs for behavior rarely seen in Drug Treatment Courts. What is the reason for judges acting differently in VTCs? What should judges be on the lookout for? JSI President Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) will address these and other questions during her session of “Ethical Landmines in VTCs” at
Judicial Ethics in Treatment Courts
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD, United States“The basic function of an independent, impartial and honorable judiciary is to maintain the utmost integrity in decision making,” according to Judge David Rothman (Ret.) of the Los Angeles Superior Court. The Model Code of Judicial Conduct is the codified embodiment of this principle. The traditional Canons, however, did not anticipate a collaborative court system
Procedural Fairness: A Critical Component of Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Università degli studi Internazionali di Roma Via Cristoforo Colombo 200, Rome, ItalyJSI President Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.), Vice President David Wallace, and CFO Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) along with Carol Fisler will discuss procedural fairness and its role in therapeutic jurisprudence at the 36th International Congress on Law and Mental Health in Rome, Italy. More specifically: Therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) says that the processes used by courts
Improving Outcomes in a DWI/Drug Court Through Testing
San Francisco Marriott Marquis 780 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesEvery probation and parole officer has to be proficient with the basics of alcohol and other drug testing in order to do a competent job. This presentation by Judges Peggy Hora (Ret.) and Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will give you the fundamentals of alcohol testing in DWI/Drug Courts as well as prepare you for new trends
The Science Bench Book: Teaching Judges about their Role as Scientific Gatekeepers
Crowne Plaza Minneapolis Northstar Downtown 618 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesMost of the forensic science portrayed on CSI and Forensic Files is wrong. Yet much of this same suspect evidence is admitted into courtrooms across the United States. This is true in part because judges do not come to the bench with a deep understanding of science and may be inclined to accept expert scientific
Drugged Driving Update
Drugged driving cases present unique problems to judges as there are no per se limits to indicate impairment. JSI Founder and President Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) will present during this 60-minute webcast and update judges on new trends in drug use and impaired driving cases. After participating in this webcast, you will be able to:
