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Court Review: Volume 38, Issue 1 - Courting Justice With The Heart: Emotional Intelligence In The Courtroom, Nancy Perry Lubiani, Patricia H. Murrell Apr 2001

Court Review: Volume 38, Issue 1 - Courting Justice With The Heart: Emotional Intelligence In The Courtroom, Nancy Perry Lubiani, Patricia H. Murrell

Court Review: The Journal of the American Judges Association

American culture certainly has a word for sadness. In fact, we have several words, depression, dejection, sorrow, melancholy, despondency, and even a few colloquial phrases: “the blues,” “down in the dumps.” Sadness is probably one of the mildest emotions that judges see in their courtroom. On any given day they might also see anger, frustration, fear, impatience, apathy, boredom, awe, respect, intimidation, perhaps even some of the more welcome emotions, such as happiness, relief, or even joy, and that is just when the judge is on the bench. The list could go on and on. Other aspects of judicial work …

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Court Review: Volume 38, Issue 1 - Robes And Rehabilitation: How Judges Can Help Offenders “Make Good”, David B. Wexler Apr 2001

Court Review: Volume 38, Issue 1 - Robes And Rehabilitation: How Judges Can Help Offenders “Make Good”, David B. Wexler

Court Review: The Journal of the American Judges Association

Problem-solving courts—such as drug treatment courts, mental health courts, and domestic violence courts—may be the most obvious examples of “therapeutic jurisprudence in action,” but it is crucial to recognize the potential application of therapeutic jurisprudence generally—in civil cases, appellate cases, family law cases, and, of course, in criminal and juvenile cases. The importance of the therapeutic jurisprudence perspective beyond the specialized problem-solving court context was underscored by a “vision statement” recently agreed to by the District Court for Clark County, Washington.

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Court Review: Volume 38, Issue 1 - President's Column, Chris Williams Apr 2001

Court Review: Volume 38, Issue 1 - President's Column, Chris Williams

Court Review: The Journal of the American Judges Association

To further this objective, COSCA’s Policy and Liaison Committee appointed Dr. Hugh Collins of Louisiana as liaison to the AJA. It is my hope that we continue this connection with other associations and that we continue our liaison, through our president and president-elect, not only to CCJ and COSCA, but also to the State Justice Institute, the National Association of State Judicial Educators (NASJE), the National Association for Court Management (NACM), the National Conference of Court Public Information Officers, the National College of Probate Judges, the National Conference of Metropolitan Courts, the National Court Reporters Association, the National Association of …

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Court Review: Volume 38, Issue 1 - Letters Apr 2001