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Court Review: Volume 38, Issue 1 - Coming To A Court Near You: An Unlicensed Immigrant Driver, Mary A. Celeste Apr 2001

Court Review: Volume 38, Issue 1 - Coming To A Court Near You: An Unlicensed Immigrant Driver, Mary A. Celeste

Court Review: The Journal of the American Judges Association

There are currently as many as 13 million illegal immigrants in the United States; 5 million are illegal Mexican immigrants, with 46,000 living in my home state of Colorado. There is a push by the Mexican government at both the state and federal levels to change the legal status of those immigrants. President Vicente Fox of Mexico recently added the issue of permitting undocumented migrants to apply for a driver’s license to his agenda for a meeting with governors from the United States. On the federal level, President Bush is now weighing plans to grant legal residency to Mexican illegal …

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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