Overview
Description
Comprehensive introduction to judicial system, role of judges, recent developments (legal, procedural, technological) in trials and the judiciary as a specialized institution.
Units
LectureN/A
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Attributes
S U Only
Learning Outcomes
- manage courtroom and individual cases, including cases involving self-represented litigants.
- handle juries and sentencing more effectively.
- make fair and unbiased decisions.
- communicate more effectively from the bench.
- summarize and apply developments in 4th & 5th amendment law, civil ADR techniques, domestic violence and family law.
- rule on evidence more confidently.
- create an appropriate case flow management system for their court.
- examine and address electronically stored information discovery issues.
- develop tools to address media inquiry and social media use in their courtroom.