AMERICAN JUDGES ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN JUDGES FOUNDATION
2012 Annual Educational Conference
September 30-October 5
New Orleans, Louisiana
Index to CD Materials
Topic: Review of Recent Decisions of Significance of the U.S. Supreme Court; Faculty:
Steven D. Schwinn, Associate Professor of Law, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
No files on CD
Topic: Judicial Ethics in the Internet Age; Faculty: Ann E. Brenden, Administrative Law
Judge, Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, Des Moines; John Priester, Administrative
Law Judge, Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, Des Moines
File names beginning with “D”
Topic: It’s About the People Who Work in the Courthouse; Faculty: Kevin S. Burke,
Hennepin County District Court, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Lynda M. Connolly, Chief Justice,
Massachusetts Trial Courts
No files on CD
Topic: New Approaches to Procedural Fairness; Faculty: Kevin S. Burke, Hennepin County
District Court, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Steve Leben, Kansas Court of Appeals; Pamela M. Casey,
Principal Court Research Consultant, National Center for State Courts
No files on CD
Topic: The 10 Key Components of Veterans Treatment Courts; Faculty: Robert T. Russell,
Buffalo (New York) City Court
File names beginning with “E”
Topic: Asking Questions from the Bench to Assess Risk: The Judge’s Role in Pro Se
Protective Orders; Faculty: Rebecca Thomforde Hauser, Center for Court Innovation; Jerry
Bowles, Family Court, Louisville, Kentucky; Lisa Bloch Rodwin, Erie County (New York) Family
Court
File names beginning with “F”
Topic: The Importance of Wellness and Fitness for the Judiciary, and Food as an
Integral Partner; Faculty: Holly Clegg, Cookbook Author, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Mike
Pittman, First Judicial District Court, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
No files on CD
Topic: Issues in Civil Cases; Faculty: C. Vincent Phelps, 17th Judicial District Court, Brighton,
Colorado; Gertrude Speigel, Superior Court of Justice, Ontario
Files names beginning with “G”
Topic: Issues in Child Custody; Faculty: Tom Tremaine, Presiding Judge, Kalispel Tribal Court;
Lori Van Wallendael, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of North Carolina Charlotte; Joan
S. Meier, Professor of Clinical Law, The George Washington University School of Law
File names beginning with “H”
Topic: What Journalists Want: How the Courts Can Help; Faculty: Benjamin Holden,
Director, Donald W. Reynolds National Center for State Courts and Media, Reno, Nevada
No files on CD
Topic: Community Justice: An International Innovation; Faculty: Greg Berman, Center
for Court Innovation; Russell Canan, D.C. Superior Court; Victoria Pratt, Newark Municipal Court;
Courtney Bryan, Midtown Community Court; Thomas Gove, Vancouver (Canada) Community Court
No files on CD
Topic: Multijurisdictional Judging: Bringing Lessons from Rural Judges to the City;
Faculty: Rebecca Thomforde Hauser, Center for Court Innovation; Rick Bollar, 5th District Court,
Burley, Idaho; John Rowley, Integrated Domestic Violence Court, Ithaca, New York
Files names beginning with “I”
Topic: HOPE Probation: What Have We Learned So Far; Faculty: Steven S. Alm, First
Circuit Court, Honolulu, Hawaii; Aubrey Fox, Center for Court Innovation
File names beginning with “J”
Topic: Courts and Media: A Primer; Faculty: Georgeann Herbert, Content and Community
Engagement, Detroit Public Television; Rich Homberg, President and General Manager, Detroit
Public Television
No files on CD
Topic: Using Technology to Supervise Defendants; Faculty: Mary Celeste, Denver County
Court; Brian MacKenzie, 52/1st District Court, Novi, Michigan
File names beginning with “K”
Topic: Toronto Domestic Violence Court; Faculty: Joseph W. Bovard, Toronto Integrated
Domestic Violence Court; patti cross, J.D., Family Counsel, Office of the Chief Justice, Ontario
Court of Justice; Jennifer Lofft, Assistant Crown Attorney
No files on CD
Topic: Drugged Driving: The New Threat; Faculty: Harvey J. Hoffman, 56A District Court,
Charlotte, Michigan
File names beginning with “L”