Past Conference Materials
2022 NACM Midyear Conference
February 20-22, 2022, Bellevue, WA
Resilience and Reinvention: Transforming the Future of Courts
2021 NACM Annual Conference
July 11-15, San Diego, CA
Justice for All: Courts at the Crossroads
2021 NACM Midyear Educational Series
February 15, March 18, April 22, and May 20, Virtual
Videos of the recordings are available on the NACM store.
2020 NACM Virtual Education Experience
August 20-October 22
(Intra)Connected Courts: Expanding Justice in Our Communities
2020 NACM Midyear Conference
February 9-11, 2020, Charlotte, NC
(Inter)Connected Courts: Ensuring Justice in Our Communities
2019 NACM Annual Conference
July 21-25, Las Vegas, NV
Courts and Society: Creating Public Trust Through Engagement and Innovation
2019 NACM Midyear Conference
February 10-12, Little Rock, AR
Advancing Today's Courts to Meet the Challenges of Tomorrow
2018 NACM Annual Conference
July 22-26, Atlanta, GA
Mind the Gap: The Power of Active Engagement
2018 NACM Midyear Conference
February 11-13, Orange County, CA
Bridging the Gap: The Power of Strategic Collaboration
2017 NACM Annual Conference in Partnership with IACA
July 9-13, Arlington, VA
Excellence on a Global Scale
Schedule | CLE Form | Agenda & Handouts (Click on session you are interested in and any available handouts will be listed below the presenters.)
2017 Midyear Conference
February 5-7, Portland, OR Improving the Public's Trust and Confidence in the Judiciary
Monday, February 6 Plenary
Community Engagement in the State Courts (Introduction: Vicky Carlson, NACM President-Elect Speakers: James D. Gingerich, Director, Administrative Office of the Courts, Little Rock, AR Hon. Jimmie Edwards, Circuit Judge, 22nd Judicial Circuit, St. Louis, MO Rev. Aundreia Alexander, Esq., Associate General Secretary for Justice and Peace, National Council of Churches of Christ, USA, Washington, DC Hon. Ronald B. Adrine, Presiding Judge, Cleveland Municipal Court, Cleveland, OH)
A Path Toward Racial Equity
(Speakers: David Dwight IV, Catalyst, Communications and Strategy, Forward Through Ferguson)
Slides Handout 1 | Handout 2 | Handout 3
Extending the Core® to Your Court: Public Trust and Confidence and Public Relations
(Speakers: Kathryn Griffin, NACM Board Member & Court Administrator, St. Joseph County Circuit, Probate Court, Centreville, MI Kevin Bowling, NACM Past President & Court Administrator, 20th Circuit Court, Grand Haven, MI Alfred Degrafinreid II, NACM Board Member & Chief Deputy Clerk, Chief Administrative Office, Office of the Criminal Court Clerk, Nashville and Davidson County, Nashville, TN)
Slides
Judicial Performance Evaluations by the Public: A Critical Element of Public Trust
(Speakers: Marcus W. Reinkensmeyer, Director of Court Services, Administrative Office of the Courts, Arizona Supreme Court, Phoenix, AZ Kent Batty, Court Administrator (retired), Pima County Superior Court, Tucson, AZ Marcy Podkopacz, Director of Research and Business Practices Divisions, Fourth Judicial District Court of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN)
Slides Handout 1 | Handout 2 | Handout 3
The End of Debtors’ Prisons: Effective Court Policies for Successful Compliance with Legal Financial Obligations
(COSCA 2016 Policy Paper) (Speakers: Casey Kennedy, Director, IRM, Office of Court Administration, Austin, TX Michael Sommermeyer, Public Information Officer, Nevada Appellate Courts, Las Vegas, NV)
Slides
Let Social Media & Technology be your PIO!
(Speakers: Casey Kennedy, Director, IRM, Office of Court Administration, Austin, TX Michael Sommermeyer, Public Information Officer, Nevada Appellate Courts, Las Vegas, NV)
Slides
Our Changing Community: Trust and Confidence in a Time of Shifting Demographics
(Speakers: Peter C. Kiefer, Civil Court Administrator, Maricopa Superior Court, Phoenix, AZ Phillip Knox, Principal, KSA Consulting Solutions, LLC, Phoenix, AZ )
Slides Handout 1 | Handout 2 | Handout 3
The Court Administrator’s Role in Improving Public Trust and Confidence: Activism, Assessment and Accountability
(Speakers: Janet Cornell, Court Consultant, Phoenix, AZ)
Slides | Handouts
User-Friendly Courts Guide: An Essential Resource for Court Managers Seeking to Enhance Public Trust and Confidence
(Speakers: Renee Danser, District Court Administrator, 43rd Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Stroudsburg, PA James Beight, Director Justice Architecture, Dewberry, Fairfax, VA Sue Humphreys, Director, Industry Relations, equivant, Englewood, FL)
Slides | Handouts
Legal advice and information—what managers and supervisors need to know
(Speakers: John Greacen, Principal, Greacen Associates, LLC, Regina, NM)
Slides | Illinois policy Colorado directive
Minimizing Bias and Improving Access to the Courts: LGBT Perspectives
(Lisa Cisneros, LGBT Program Director, California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc., Watsonville, CA Ming Wong, Supervising Helpline Attorney, National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA)
Slides | Handouts
Special Interest Group (SIG) NACM Talks for Professional Development
(Facilitators: Roger Rand, It Manager, Multnomah OR Judicial Dept., Portland, OR Ellen Haines, Applications Training Supervisor, Multnomah OR Judicial Dept., Portland, OR)
Slides
Special Interest Group (SIG) Small Courts: You Are Not Alone!
(Facilitator: Dawn Williams, Administrator, Bremerton Municipal Court, Bremerton, WA)
Slides
Tuesday, February 7 Plenary
National Task Force on Fines, Fees, and Bail Practices(Speakers: Jeff Chapple, Court Administrator, O’Fallon Missouri Municipal Court, O’Fallon, MO Scott Griffith, Director of Research and Court Services, Texas Office of Court Administration, Austin, TX Yolanda L. Lewis, District Court Administrator, 5th JAD, Superior Court of Fulton County, Atlanta, GA )
Slides | Handout | Media
Don’t be afraid to go there: How to use Self-assessment, Community Outreach, and Training to Improve Access to Justice in your court
(Speaker: Speakers: Judge Adrienne Nelson, Multnomah Circuit Court, Portland, OR Barbara Marcille, Trial Court Administrator, Multnomah Circuit Court, Portland, OR Roger Rand, Information Technology Manager, Multnomah Circuit Court, Portland, OR)
Slides
Language Access Beyond the Courtroom
(Speakers: Speakers: Jacquie Ring, Manager, Language Access Services, National Center for State Courts, Arlington, VA Cristina Llop, Attorney and Certified Interpreter, Occidental, CA)
Slides
Meeting the Challenge of High-Volume Civil Dockets
(Speakers: Paula Hannaford-Agor, Director, NCSC Center for Jury Studies, Williamsburg)
Slides
Why Does That Court Have All of Those Cool Public Service Tools and I Don’t? Getting the Right People in Your IT Shop! Presented by Court Information Technology Officers Consortium (CITOC)
(Speakers: Speakers: Heather Pettit, Chief Information Officer, Contra Costa Superior Court, Martinez, CA Shannon Stone, HR Director/Attorney, Contra Costa Superior Court, Martinez, CA)
Slides
Evidence-Based Practices and Access to Justice
(Speakers: Christopher Griffin, Research Director, Access to Justice Lab, Harvard Law School Ericka Rickard, Associate Director of Field Research, Access to Justice Lab, Harvard Law School)
Slides | Handout 1 | Handout 2
New Issues in High-Profile Trial Management
(Speakers: Beth Riggert, CCPIO President & Communications Counsel, Supreme Court of Missouri, Jefferson City, MO Rick Pierce, Judicial Programs Administrator, Administrative Office of PA Courts, Mechanicsburg, PA)
Slides
No Time to Waste, Bridging the Service Gap in High-Volume Court Functions
(Speakers: Amber Emery, Criminal Operations Manager, Multnomah County Circuit Court, Portland, OR Nancy Harlan Crean, Civil Operations Manager, Multnomah County Circuit Court, Portland, OR Bud Lee, Administration Services Manager, Multnomah County Circuit Court, Portland, OR)
Slides
The Color of Justice: Promoting Public Trust and Confidence through the Improvement of Workforce Diversity
(Speakers: James D. Gingerich, Director of the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts)
Slides Media | Resource
Lunch and Plenary: The 100% access movement — What is it and where is it going?
(Speaker: Hon. Laurie D. Zelon, Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Div. 7, Los Angeles, CA)
Handouts
2016 Annual Conference
July 11-14, Pittsburgh, PA
Making Connections: Integrative Leadership and Court Performance
2016 Midyear Conference
February 14-16, Mobile, Alabama
Extending Out From the Core: The Profession in Practice
2015 Annual Conference, July 12-16
Committed To Excellence: Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow
Louisville, KY
2015 Midyear Conference, February 8-10
Founded in Tradition, Focused on the Future
Lost Pines, TX
2014 Annual Conference, Juy 13-17
Embracing the Courts of the Future
Scottsdale, AZ
2014 Midyear Conference, February 9-12
Embracing the Courts of the Future
Savannah, GA
2013 Annual Conference, July 14-18
"Court Management 2.0"
San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter
101 Bowie Street
San Antonio, Texas
- Attendee List
- Conference Agenda
- Business Meeting Agendas
- Business Meeting Committee Reports
- Continuing Education Credits Form
- Future Conferences 2014-2016
- Exhibit Show
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Michigan State University (MSU)
- Pre-conference Information
- Human Resource Management
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Purposes & Responsibilities of Courts
- Presentation
- Handouts
- Speaker Biographies
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Speaker Handouts
- Embracing the Auto Clerk and Preserving Procedural Fairness (Monday)
- Managing Probate Courts (Monday)
- Keynote - Brain Drain:Easing the Pain of Transferring Knowledge to the Next Generation of Court Workers (Tuesday)
- Keynote Follow-up - Hiring People: The Biggest Mistake You'll Ever Make as an Employer (Tuesday)
- Building Staff Capacity to Assist Self-Represented Litigants (Tuesday)
- Keynote - The Twenty-five Hour Day (Thursday)
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Speaker Presentations
- Embracing the Auto Clerk and Preserving Procedural Fairness (Monday)
- Managing Probate Courts (Monday)
- Balanced Performance Management (Monday)
- Leadership 2.0: Energy Leadership, a Path to Court Management 2.0
- Court Operations Decisions Support System Initiative at Orange Co. Superior Court
- Is Your Court Putting Millions of State Revenues at Risk? (Monday)
- Doing More With Less: Using Remote Interpretation to Provide Language Access (Monday)
- Keynote - Brain Drain (Tuesday)
- Keynote Follow-up- Hiring People (Tuesday)
- Safeguarding the Assets of Vulnerable Persons Under Court Jurisdiction (Tuesday)
- Impact of Healthcare Reform on the Criminal Justice System, Specialty Courts and Community Treatment Resources (Tuesday)
- Expanding Differentiated Case Management (Tuesday)
- Examining the Work of Maricopa Probate Court (Tuesday)
- Building Your Leadership Credentials for the Future: Moving You and the Profession Forward (Thursday)
- Keynote - The Twenty-five Hour Day (Thursday)
- The Big Bang: A Theory on Balancing the Current with the Future (Thursday)
- Encouraging the Heart of Court Management (Thursday)
- Sponsors Bonus Session Presentations
2013 Midyear Conference February 10-12, 2013
"Making Tough Choices and Coping with Change"
Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites
Los Angeles, California
- Conference Agenda with Session Description
- Conference Videos
- Speaker Biographies
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Speaker Handouts
- Making Tough Choices to Improve Criminal Caseflow Management (Monday)
- Keynote Address: Rules of Pursuing Personal Excellence (Tuesday)
- Keynote Follow-up: Creating & Maintaining Life Balance (Tuesday)
- Leadership for Decisive Change Notebook and Cover Page (Tuesday)
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Speaker Presentations
- Bonus Session: Evidence-Based Pretrial Release (Sunday)
- Making Tough Decisions (Monday)
- Making Tough Choices to Improve Criminal Caseflow Management (Monday)
- Overcoming Courtroom Automation Challenges (Monday)
- Managing Change from the Sidelines (Monday)
- Enhancing Pretrial Justice While Reducing Criminal Court Caseload (Monday)
- Keynote Address: Rules of Pursuing Personal Excellence (Tuesday)
- Keynote Follow-up: Creating and Maintaining Life Balance (Tuesday)
- Using CourTools to Make the Tough Decisions (Tuesday)
- The "M" Factor (Tuesday)
- Leadership for Decisive Change (Tuesday)
- Sponsors
- Exhibitors
- Continuing Education Credit Form
- Attendee List
- Shared Interest Group Attendees
2012 Annual Conference July 15–19, 2012
"Promoting Improved Court Leadership and Governance"
Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
Orlando, Florida
- Conference Agenda with Session Descriptions
- Speaker Biographies
- Sponsors
- Exhibitors
- Court2Court Showcase
- Attendees List is available in the Members Only section
- Speaker Materials
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Michigan State University Materials
- Essential Components of Courts
- Leadership
2012 Midyear Conference February 5-7, 2012
"Transformative Governance and Leadership"
Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Program by Day with Session Descriptions
- Speaker Biographies
- Sponsors
- Exhibit Show Company Descriptions
- Attendees List is available in the Members Only section
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Speaker Materials:
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Roger Hall – Keynote and Keynote Follow up
Combating Information Overload and Decision Fatigue -
Robert M. Coyne
Moving Beyond the Fire Drill – Hitting the "Re-set" Button on Priorities for Your Court -
Marlene Martineau
Combating Technology Frustrations: Tips and Tricks for Leading Change in Your Court -
Jude Del Preore
Transformative Leadership 101 -
Tom Langhorne – Keynote and Keynote Follow up
Courts Coping with the New Normal: Courts' Unique Strengths and Coping Strategies -
Peter Kiefer and Karl Thoennes
Ethics: Applying the Codes in Times of Change -
Janet Cornell
The Court Administrator and Court "Professional" (at any level in courts): Your Role as Leader, Executive, and Transformer
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Program by Day with Session Descriptions
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Michigan State University Materials
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Resources, Budget & Finance Course:
- MSU RBF Course at NACM 2011 PowerPoint Presentation
- MSU RBF Course at NACM 2011 Budget Reduction Opportunities Worksheet
- Mark Van Bever Bio
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Court & Community Communications Course:
- NACM Annual 2011 Preconference Information
- Activity - Court Community Communication - Mission Statement
- Court Community Communication Resources
- Hypo - Court Community Communication
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Resources, Budget & Finance Course:
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Roger Hall – Keynote and Keynote Follow up
2011 Annual Conference July 10-14, 2011
Joint Conference with the National Association of State Judicial Educators
"Pushing the Boundaries: Coming Together to Strengthen and Support the Administration of Justice"
Red Rock Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
- Attendees List is available in the Members Only section
2011 Midyear Conference
February 6-8, 2011
"Looking Back and Thinking Ahead: The NACM National Agenda" Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel
Baltimore, Maryland
- Program by Day with Session Descriptions (PDF)
- Sponsors (PDF)
- Exhibit Show Company Descriptions (PDF)
- Attendees List is available in the Members Only Section
- Speaker Materials
2010 Annual Conference
July 20 – 24, 2010
“Wisdom in Action: Proven Court Practices”
New Orleans, Louisiana
- Program by Day with Session Descriptions
- Sponsors
- Exhibit Show Company Descriptions
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Speaker Materials
2010 Midyear Conference
January 31 – February 2, 2010
“Court Space, Security, and Emergency Planning”
The Broadmoor
Colorado Springs
- Program by Day with Session Descriptions
- Sponsors
- Exhibit Show Company Descriptions
- Attendees List is available in the Members Only Section
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Speaker Materials
2009 Annual Conference
July 7 – 11, 2009
Boston, Massachusetts
2009 Midyear Conference
March 8-10, 2009
“The Purposes and Responsibilities of Courts”
Marriott Portland Downtown Waterfront
Portland, OR
- Program by day with session descriptions
- Sponsors
- Exhibit Show Company Descriptions
- Attendee List is available in the Members Only Section
- Speaker Materials
- Events and Pictures
2008 Annual Conference
July 13-17, 2008
Anaheim Marriott Hotel
Anaheim, California
- Program and Session Descriptions
- Sponsors
- Exhibit Show Program
- Attendee and Guest List is available in the Members Only Section
- Speaker Handouts
- Events and Pictures
2007 Annual Conference
July 8-12, 2007
Fairmont Chicago Hotel
Chicago, Illinois
- Attendee and Guest List is available in the Members Only Section
- Speaker Handouts
On July 12, NACM’s 2006-2007 president, Skip Chesshire (right), passed the
gavel to Paul Burke, NACM’s 2007-2008 president.
2007 Midyear Conference
February 11-13, 2007
The Roosevelt Hotel
New York, New York
2006 Annual Conference
July 9-13, 2006
Marriott Harbor Beach Resort
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Program
- Sponsors
- Speaker Handouts
- Exhibit Show Program
- NACM 2006 Award of Merit presentation to Sue Dosal
- Events and Pictures
2006 Midyear Conference
January 29-31, 2006
The Broadmoor
Colorado Springs, Colorado
2005 NACM Midyear Conference
February 12-15, 2005
Beau Rivage Hotel
Biloxi, Mississippi
2005 NACM Annual Conference
July 10-14, 2005
Hyatt Regency Hotel
San Francisco, California
2004 NACM Annual Conference
July 11-15, 2004
Gaylord Opryland Texan Resort and Convention Center
Grapevine, Texas