• Thirty-six people from courts across the nation will attend the Court Manager Program concluding seminar this week, achieving Certified Court Manager status from ICM on Nov. 21.
• The Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal will hold its annual educational conference in Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 18-22.
• Presiding Justice Jonathan Lippman of New York will receive the NCSC's annual William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence during a ceremony Nov. 20 at the U.S. Supreme Court. Read more
• NCSC consultants will present findings and recommendations from a statewide needs assessment on Nov. 20 to the AOIC’s Internal Advisory Committee in Springfield, Ill., to help them enhance their automated data collection and reporting capacity in child protection cases.
• Register soon for "Fundamental Issues of Caseflow Management: Child Abuse and Neglect Cases," a national course offered by the Institute of Court Management Dec. 9-11 in Williamsburg. Course details

Center for Sentencing Initiatives launches

The NCSC and its partners have gathered the latest information on evidence-based practices and sentencing reform in one place online. Visit

Special issue of NCSC’s Justice System Journal examines capital punishment

The new issue brings together social-science researchers and attorneys engaged in the practice of capital law to examine how capital-punishment cases affect not only court operations, but also participants.

Walking on Common Ground
Tribal/Federal/State Justice Gathering
Palm Springs, CA, December 9-10
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A DVD explaining Election Controversies: The Basics of Election-Related Litigation is now available free of charge from the NCSC and the College of William & Mary School of Law.
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More press releases

NCSC offers answers to budget questions
As the fiscal crisis worsens, we provide comprehensive information on state court budgeting, including state links, survey results and more.

N.Y. judge to receive 2008 Rehnquist Award

Presiding Justice Jonathan Lippman of the Appellate Division of the First Judicial Department of the New York State Supreme Court will receive the NCSC's William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence.