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The Governance Committee maintains and updates NACM’s Strategic Plan and National Agenda, reviews the Operations Manual and Bylaws to recommend needed revisions, and ensures all work reflects strong ethical standards and NACM’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through the DEI Committee.

Question of Ethics Podcasts

Courtney Whiteside

Committee Chair

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Agendas & Minutes

Date Agenda Minutes
August 20, 2026Agenda
September 17, 2026
October 15, 2026
November 19, 2026
December 17, 2026
January 21, 2027
February 18, 2027
March 18, 2027
April 15, 2027
May 20, 2027
June 17, 2027

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Standing Positions

Erica Payne-Santiago

Committee Co-Chair

Tess Kalicharan

DEI Co-Chair

Resources

CategoryTitleYearTags
GovernanceGovernance and DEI committee agena 8-20-20262026No tags
GovernanceNACM Model Code of Conduct 20182018Ethics
GovernanceCourt Employee Appreciation Toolkit2025No tags
Governance2024 Model Code of Conduct for Court Professionals - Final2025Ethics
GovernanceNACM Core Competency - Court Governance (Part 1)2016Conference VideoAnnual Edition
GovernanceGovernance: As Case for Court Governance Principles2014Conference VideoAnnual Edition
GovernanceOur Courts and Our Community- How the Ethics Core Helps You (Part A)2019Conference VideoAnnual EditionEthics
GovernanceEthics and the Court Manager-Presiding Judge Partnership2018Conference VideoAnnual EditionEthics
GovernanceVegas Social Media Ethical Court: Social Media and the Ethical Court Employee2011Conference VideoAnnual EditionEthics
GovernanceKeynote: Universal Principles of Good Governance2021Conference VideoAnnual Edition
GovernanceOur Courts and Our Community- How the Ethics Core Helps You (Part B)2019Conference VideoAnnual EditionEthics
GovernanceNACM Core Competency - Court Governance (Part 2)2016Conference VideoAnnual Edition
GovernanceStrategic Plan2026Video
GovernanceNational Agenda2020OfficersGuide
GovernanceResolutions2006Guide
GovernanceEthics Education Modules2017Conference VideoAnnual EditionEthics
GovernanceGifts, Gifts, Gifts2017Amy QuinlanJoseph HammConference VideoAnnual EditionEthics
GovernanceEthics Codes Catalog2010GuideEthics
GovernanceArticles of Incorporation2014Brenda EukertWebinar
GovernanceBylaws2014Guide
GovernanceNACM Model Code of Conduct (adopted 08/24/18)2025Ethics
GovernanceCourts, COVID, and Vaccinations: What Have We Learned, What Are We Still Learning?2025Ethics
GovernanceEthics Issues and Challenges2025Ethics

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