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:
Judicial Renaissance
Bordeaux, France Bordeaux, FranceNowadays, lifelong learning is essential to maintain skill and knowledge in one’s chosen profession. During this program, judges will engage with experts from the arts, humanities, and science in order to better understand the context of the legal system and their place within it. Judges will rediscover the foundations of justice as embodied within the
Procedural Fairness
ND State Capitol, Coteau Room 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND, 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
Science for Judges: Unique Concerns in DNA Testing
JSI President Peggy Hora will be presenting at the 41st annual conference of the National Association of Women Judges with California Associate Justice Ming Chin. Their presentation is entitled: Science for Judges: Unique Concerns in DNA Testing From solving a cold case through familial database searches (like Ancestry.com), to exonerating the wrongfully convicted, to limiting
The Trauma-Informed Courtroom
WMU Fetzer Center 2251 Business Ct., Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesWhy do judges and other justice professionals need to be cognizant of trauma as it relates to court cases? Like it or not, trauma seems to be the overwhelming negative factor affecting many people who come to court. From treatment court participants to those who have experienced child abuse and neglect, “adverse childhood events” (ACE)
